Ο πρόεδρος των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών Αμερικής, Μπαράκ Ομπάμα, χαιρέτισε
σήμερα την απόφαση του Ανωτάτου Δικαστηρίου βάσει της οποίας ο πολιτικός
γάμος μεταξύ ανθρώπων του ιδίου φύλου θα εξασφαλίζει ισότιμα δικαιώματα
σε ευεργετήματα από το ομοσπονδιακό κράτος και διέταξε τον υπουργό
Δικαιοσύνης Έρικ Χόλντερ να αναθεωρήσει όλους τους σχετικούς
ομοσπονδιακούς νόμους ώστε να εξασφαλιστεί η εφαρμογή της απόφασης
αυτής.
«Είμαστε ένας λαός που διακηρύσσουμε πως όλοι έχουν γεννηθεί ίσοι,
και πως η αγάπη με την οποία δενόμαστε με τον άλλο είναι εξίσου ίση»,
δηλώνει στη γραπτή του δήλωση ο Ομπάμα, καθώς ενημερώθηκε για την
ετυμηγορία μέσα στο αεροσκάφος καθ' οδόν προς την Αφρική.
Ο Ομπάμα υπογραμμίζει πως η απόφαση αφορά τους πολιτικούς γάμους και ο
τρόπος με τον οποίο ορίζει την έννοια του γάμου και τελεί τις γαμήλιες
τελετές κάθε θρησκεία εναπόκειται στους δικούς της εκκλησιαστικούς
θεσμούς.
«Ήταν μία διάκριση καθαγιασμένη διά νόμου. Μεταχειριζόταν
την αγάπη, τα αγαπημένα ζευγάρια του ιδίου φύλου ως ξεχωριστές και
κατώτερες κατηγορίες ανθρώπων. Το Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο διόρθωσε αυτό το
σφάλμα και η χώρα μας είναι καλύτερη μετά από αυτό», προσθέτει στην
ανακοίνωσή του ο Ομπάμα.
Παράλληλα, οι προασπιστές της απαγόρευσης του γάμου των ομοφυλοφίλων
στην Καλιφόρνια, γνωστοί ως κίνημα «Πρόταση 8», ανακοίνωσαν πως θα
επιδιώξουν μία θωράκιση κι ενίσχυση της σχετικής απαγορευτικής
νομοθεσίας έως ότου αρχίσει η επιβολή της νέας ετυμηγορίας σε πανεθνικό
επίπεδο.
Η σχετική ανακοίνωση του Άντριου Πούγκνο, επικεφαλής της
ProtectMarriage.com, ήλθε αμέσως μετά την απόφαση του Ανωτάτου
Δικαστηρίου που καταργεί την «Πρόταση 8».
Στην ανακοίνωσή του αυτή, ο Πούγκνο δηλώνει πως η απόφαση του
Ανωτάτου δικαστικού οργάνου της χώρας «δεν επιλύει άμεσα ζητήματα της
δικαιοδοσίας» της προηγούμενης ετυμηγορίας χαμηλόβαθμου δικαστηρίου.
Πηγή: http://www.newsbeast.gr/world/arthro/550532/istoriki-apofasi-gia-ta-dikaiomata-ton-omofulofilon-stis-ipa/
APA
PRAISES DOMA DECISION AS VICTORY FOR
SCIENCE, HUMAN DIGNITY
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WASHINGTON
– The American Psychological Association
commended Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court
ruling that the federal Defense of
Marriage Act is unconstitutional.
"The
U.S. Supreme Court ruling today
overturning the Defense of Marriage Act is
a triumph for social science and
recognition of the basic dignity of all
American citizens," said APA President
Donald N. Bersoff, PhD, JD. "The American
Psychological Association is gratified
that the court found there is no
legitimate reason for denying equal
treatment under federal law to same-sex
couples."
APA
filed "friend of the court" briefs in both
the same-sex marriage cases decided by the
court –
Hollingsworth
v. Perry, which challenged
California’s Proposition 8, and
U.S.
v. Windsor, which challenged the
federal Defense of Marriage Act. The court
found the petitioners in the Proposition 8
case did not have legal standing to
challenge a lower court decision finding
that the referendum did not pass
constitutional muster. The ruling in Perry
that stands after today’s Supreme Court
ruling includes extensive citations to
social science research as the basis for
its conclusion that Proposition 8 did not
further a valid governmental purpose.
Denying
recognition to legally married same-sex
couples stigmatizes them, according to
APA’s briefs. "Empirical research
demonstrates that the psychological and
social aspects of committed relationships
between same-sex partners largely resemble
those of heterosexual partnerships," the
briefs stated. "Like heterosexual couples,
same-sex couples form deep emotional
attachments and commitments. Heterosexual
and same-sex couples alike face similar
issues concerning intimacy, love, equity,
loyalty and stability, and they go through
similar processes to address those
issues."
The
APA briefs cited empirical scientific
evidence that demonstrates that
"homosexuality is a normal expression of
human sexuality, is generally not chosen
and is highly resistant to change."
Likewise, "there is no scientific basis
for concluding that gay and lesbian
parents are any less fit or capable than
heterosexual parents, or that their
children are any less psychologically
healthy and well-adjusted," according to
the briefs.
"In
drawing conclusions, we rely on the best
empirical research available, focusing on
general patterns rather than any single
study," the briefs stated. All the studies
cited in the brief were critically
evaluated to assess their methodology,
including the reliability and validity of
the measures and tests employed, and the
quality of data-collection procedures and
statistical analyses.
Bersoff
noted that APA has a long history of
supporting equal access to legal marriage
based on years of scientific research. APA
has supported legal benefits for same-sex
couples since 1997 and civil marriage for
same-sex couples since 2004. APA has
adopted policy statements, lobbied
Congress in opposition to the Defense of
Marriage Act and the Federal Marriage
Amendment, and filed amicus briefs
supporting same-sex marriage in legal
cases in Oregon, Washington, New Jersey,
New York (three times), Maryland,
Connecticut, Iowa, and California. In
California, the APA brief was cited by the
state Supreme Court when it ruled that
same-sex marriage was legal in May 2008.
Joining
APA in filing the Windsor and Perry briefs
were: the American Academy of Pediatrics;
American Medical Association; California
Medical Association; American Psychiatric
Association; American Psychoanalytic
Association; and National Association of
Social Workers. Also joining the Windsor
brief were: the New York City and New York
state chapters of the National Association
of Social Workers and the New York State
Psychological Association. Also joining
the Perry brief were the American
Association for Marriage and Family
Therapy; the California Chapter of NASW
and the California Psychological
Association.
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The
American Psychological Association, in
Washington, D.C., is the largest
scientific and professional
organization representing psychology
in the United States. APA's membership
includes more than 134,000
researchers, educators, clinicians,
consultants and students. Through its
divisions in 54 subfields of
psychology and affiliations with 60
state, territorial and Canadian
provincial associations, APA works to
advance the creation, communication
and application of psychological
knowledge to benefit society and
improve people’s lives.
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Wednesday,
June 26, 2013
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Here's
President Obama's statement on the
Supreme Court ruling on the
Defense of Marriage Act
President
Obama released the
statement
below after the Supreme
Court mades its ruling this
morning on the Defense of
Marriage Act. Check it out, then
forward this message to share it
with your friends.
I
applaud the Supreme Court’s
decision to strike down the
Defense of Marriage Act. This was
discrimination enshrined in law.
It treated loving, committed gay
and lesbian couples as a separate
and lesser class of people. The
Supreme Court has righted that
wrong, and our country is better
off for it. We are a people who
declared that we are all created
equal – and the love we commit to
one another must be equal as
well.
This
ruling is a victory for couples
who have long fought for equal
treatment under the law; for
children whose parents’ marriages
will now be recognized, rightly,
as legitimate; for families that,
at long last, will get the respect
and protection they deserve; and
for friends and supporters who
have wanted nothing more than to
see their loved ones treated
fairly and have worked hard to
persuade their nation to change
for the better.
So
we welcome today’s decision, and
I’ve directed the Attorney General
to work with other members of my
Cabinet to review all relevant
federal statutes to ensure this
decision, including its
implications for Federal benefits
and obligations, is implemented
swiftly and smoothly.
On
an issue as sensitive as this,
knowing that Americans hold a wide
range of views based on deeply
held beliefs, maintaining our
nation’s commitment to religious
freedom is also vital. How
religious institutions define and
consecrate marriage has always
been up to those institutions.
Nothing about this decision –
which applies only to civil
marriages – changes that.
The
laws of our land are catching up
to the fundamental truth that
millions of Americans hold in our
hearts: when all Americans are
treated as equal, no matter who
they are or whom they love, we are
all more free.
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στη συνέχεια τα παιδιά πήραν το καθένα από ένα
αυγό, το ζωγράφισαν, το υιοθέτησαν και υποσχέθηκαν ότι θα το αγαπούν,
θα το προσέχουν και θα το φροντίζουν...
Μετά διαβάσαμε 
Τέλος μοιραστήκαμε όλοι μικροί μεγάλοι το κέικ
μας. πολύχρωμο όπως και οι οικογένειές μας με όλα τα χρώματα του
Ουράνιου Τόξου και την ελπίδα ότι φυτέψαμε σήμερα σε αυτά τα παιδιά το
σποράκι του σεβασμού της διαφορετικότητας...
