NYT > Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and Domestic Partnerships

• Nevada Question 2 Election Results: Allow Same-Sex MarriageSee full results and maps from the Nevada election.
• Supreme Court Weighs Legacy of Same-Sex Marriage CaseThe justices considered whether a city may exclude a Catholic social services agency from its foster care system because it refuses to work with gay couples.
• Pope Backed Gay Civil Unions but Didn't Change Doctrine, Vatican SaysThe Vatican said the pope’s statements in favor of civil unions for gay couples did not change church doctrine.
• Pope Francis’ Views on Same-Sex Civil Unions Were Cut From a 2019 Vatican InterviewA Mexican broadcast company says Francis made the comments to its correspondent more than a year ago, and people close to the company say the Vatican then edited them out.
• The Pope and Same-Sex Civil UnionsA reader reacts to Francis’ “substantial course adjustment in calling for respect” for same-sex civil unions. Also: The illusion of small-town life; the president’s taxes.
• In Shift for Church, Pope Francis Voices Support for Same-Sex Civil UnionsThe comments, shown in a new documentary, are the strongest yet from a pontificate that has taken a more tolerant and inclusive tone.
• Gay Marriage, Religion and the CourtReaders take issue with an opinion written by Justice Clarence Thomas and joined by Justice Samuel Alito.
• Justices Thomas and Alito Question Same-Sex Marriage PrecedentThe justices, who dissented from the 2015 decision establishing a right to same-sex marriage, said it had cast “people of good will as bigots.”
• Thailand Moves to Legalize Same-Sex Unions, a Rare Step in AsiaThe bill avoids the term “marriage,” but allows for couples to adopt children and jointly own property. Though approved by the country’s cabinet, the plan has to get through Parliament to become law.
• Same-Sex Marriage in Conservative Costa Rica Was Not a MiracleThe country’s model of social inclusion by way of law kicked in.