MSPs voted by 105 to 18 in favour of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill. Establishes belief ceremonies, such as humanist ceremonies as a "third form of marriage", alongside…

Sources: www.scottish.parliament.uk/… www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotl… www.hrc.org/blog/entry/same…

Defines a hate crime as a criminal act committed because the victim's perceived: disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or association with a person or…

Sources: www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/03-0…

California law states that an adult related to the child, a person named in a deceased parent’s will, a legal guardian, or a person with whom the child has been placed for adoption is permitted to…

Sources: www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/… www.hrc.org/laws-and-legisl… www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/california California Family Code §8600, 8601 Sharon v. Supreme Court, 31 Cal. 4th 417 (2003)

The Section 53 of the Belize Criminal Code states that all kinds of sexual acts, except for the natural sex, are illegal. People found guilty are liable for a 10-year imprisonment. "Every person who…

Sources: www.belizelaw.org/web/lawad… (Section 53)