EUROPEAN UNION RIFT OVER GAY MARRIAGE: From 365Gay.com

Slovakia, a member of the European for less than a year, has plunged the EU into a new crisis. At a meeting of European Union foreign affairs ministers in Brussels Slovakia said it would not recognize some sections of the European human rights laws, especially in the areas of gay rights.

The government then informed the EU that it was taking unilateral action and would not recognize gay marriages, civil unions, or domestic partnerships conducted in other EU member countries.

The Netherlands and Belgium have legalized gay marriage. Spain has similar legislation pending before Parliament, and all other states have varying forms of recognizing same-sex couples. ...

Slovakia's decision will mean two separate human rights laws within the EU and has some European leaders concerned that if one country can opt out of laws, other countries could to the same with laws with which they disagree ultimately emasculating the Union.

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