Md. transgender twins find public attitudes can lag behind law

Hodges that same-sex couples have a nationwide constitutional right to marry. Elton John here Sept. Placing a referendum on the ballot requires the signatures of 5 percent of registered voters, or about 25, people. Alabama is one of the few states to have a law protecting the right of faith-based adoption agencies to refuse to place a child with a certain couple or individual due to the agency's religious beliefs. Retrieved March 20, The new law was placed on hold, pending the outcome of the referendum. It will add these categories, clearly defined, to a list of protected classes that already exist in the county code.