If a man and a woman need a a marriage license to get married, what does two lesbians need to get married?
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A place that has no or shitzy laws.   Like most developing countries.  I think st martin allows lesbian marriage but if you go there bring all the gay guys with you, i actually dont mind the fact their gay, if you could just bring all the puzzy, flamboyant ones with you that would be awsome with me cause they annoy the piss out of me with their puzzyness I mean WTF, no matter what you like there is no reason to talk with a lisp, have a limp wrist, or shove bananas up you bung  I mean come on people, you want human rights act like humans not like a bunch of fake pansies looking for attention and if you are a flamboyant fag or an excessively butchy dyke then thats what you are FAKE!! just be gay and dont exaggerate it like you are special or something.  And the what the H E double hockey sticks is up with gay parades, if we wanted a straight parade you different people would have a cow.
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The marriage is valid under Church doctrine, but not under U.S. law.\n\nIf your marriage occurred outside the United States, you need to apply for an marriage license within the United States as well in order for your legally recognized by the Federal and State governments.
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Not even close.  Even with extensive paperwork, a hospital can still deny a homosexual's partner from seeing them.  All a hetero person has to say is "I'm their wife/husband" and no questions are asked.  No request for a marriage license, nothing.\n\nI said "I do" and I came into a whole LOAD of rights...right then and there.  Gay people don't have that.\n\nAnd it's a shame.
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Actually 'marriage between gays and lesbians' is legal everywhere in the world, as the gender definition fits...\n\nGay marriage, or lesbian marriage, is legal only in a few countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S. state of Massachusetts).\n\nI'm looking for information about family law in the UAE but I haven't been able to find it yet.\n\nAnyway, to answer your question: sooner or later, they will probably realise that they will have no choice but to secularise their laws. A few well-publicised trials might raise enough noise among the foreign community (which is the vast majority of the resident population of the UAE, as I understand), and they'll probably wind up not repealing but decriminalising a lot of family crime.
139046
depending on the state you live in, you must get tested to get a marriage license. i've never been tested, but i've not been with a bunch of people
446419
i don't need to be a lesbian to answer this because the answer is in the question.....\nlong distance makes a relationship fall apart...they live in 2 diff states....
3861
No I dont but the bible says a man and a woman are to leave thier families and become one with thier spouse. Always put him before any others and honor your marridge. Do not let anyone put preasure on your maridge and they had thier chance when you got married to speak or forever hold thier peace,,,perhaps you could remind them of that .....
1139054
"Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman."
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I don't think any state does. I think it's a federal law that they can't. Some states however can get civil unions.\n\nMy opinion is that not allowing gays and lesbians to be married is steping on our constitutional rights. The only way they can justify why they can't get married is what. Due to thier beliefs that it should only be man and woman. I'm sorry but this sounds like a religious view to me; and in the U.S. we have freedom of religion. We also have Seperation of church and state, so what is thier reason for this.
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the probate court in your town/county should have information on marriage licenses and the requirements.\n\nwe needed photo IDs....but that's in ohio.  and if you were married before you need proof of either a spouse's death (if widowed) or divorce papers.  some state require blood tests and have waiting periods.
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A marriage license is the document you present to whoever is performing the marriage to show proof that you have received permission from both the county and state authorities where you are getting married. \n\nThe marriage certificate is the document that authenticates your marriage was performed by a duly authorized person to perform marriages in the state and county where the marriage took place.
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If there is any Christian Church in the United States that has married a same sex couple it is definitely the Metropolitan Community Church which is a denomination explicitly welcoming of gays, lesbians, etc. If any other has performed a same sex wedding, it would probably the United Church of Christ or the Episcopal Church as they are probably the two most liberal mainstream churches. Unitarians of course marry same sex couples all the time, but they aren't necessarily Christians.
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The only options for lesbian couples are 1) have sex with a chosen male friend who knows what is happening or 2) Intrauterine insemination with donor sperm.  You can choose many characteristics from a list of sperm donors - race, height, build, intellect, personality choices etc.  Discuss this with your partner and your gyn to consider your options.
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Only one, Massachusettes.  Although recently a ruling was made by the New Jersey Supreme Court that they must offer equal rights to gay relationships but the name hasn't been determined.  Whether they call it "marriage" or "civil unions" hasn't been determined yet.
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If they live in MA where gay marriage is legal then they can do everything that straight couples can do - get married, get divorced, remarry (each other or new partners) etc.\n\nIn other states gay marriage is not recognized although a few do acknowledge civil unions.  I'm sure that civil unions can be dissolved and then the parties can rejoin (I don't know what the correct term is for entering a civil union)
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Right now, a lot of the state (so-called) defense of marriage acts (DOMA) say that they won't recognize same-sex marriages in other states. \n\nHowever, I think there will be a good case under the full faith and credit clause of the constitution to recognize a valid marriage when the couple moves to another state, even thought that's what currently being used to support the federal DOMA. \n\nCurrently, a same-sex couple, married or recognized as domestic partners, are granted only state rights. They don't have federal rights. The GAO has found 1,138 federal benefits granted when a couple marries; all of these are denied to same-sex couples (link is on this page: http://www.thetaskforce.org/community/marriagecenter.cfm). So, if a couple of 18-year-olds go on a bender, go to Vegas and get married by Elvis, they've got those rights that a gay couple who've been together for decades, own property together, raise kids together, etc., will always be denied. \n\nIn some states, I believe Ohio, Utah, and Virginia among them, state law goes as far to say that couples can't contract in a way that suggests a marriage. That would mean wills and other estate planning, power of attorney or advance medical directives, etc.\n\nI really don't see the benefit to the state in denying all of this to a small percentage of the population. Especially since marriage and property ownership are shown to be good overall for a stable population, property transfer, etc.\n\nAs for the analogy to marijuana, over the last few years the federal government has definitely been going after the medical marijuana growers. (What's easier to find, a street dealer or a cancer patient at a pot club?) Again, seems like a lot of effort for the gain. Not that I want people driving around high, but it seems like something akin to how we treat alcohol is in order.\n\nFull Faith and Credit (US Constitution Article IV, Section 1): \nFull Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof. \n\nThe Federal DOMA text:\n1 USC Sec. 7\nIn determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word “marriage” means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word “spouse” refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. \n\n28 USC Sec. 1738C. Certain acts, records, and proceedings and the effect thereof\nNo State, territory, or possession of the United States, or Indian tribe, shall be required to give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a relationship between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage under the laws of such other State, territory, possession, or tribe, or a right or claim arising from such relationship.
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how can she be a lesbian when she is a man..