Marriage Equality Act
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant | Proposed by: Sanctaria
The General Assembly,
BELIEVING that this Assembly is a progressive institution,
UNDERSTANDING that due to social or cultural objections, for example religious beliefs, some nations are opposed to marriage equality,
HOWEVER DISREGARDING these objections because equality, equity, and fairness should triumph over individual belief systems,
Hereby
MANDATES that no member state that recognises marriage as a legal institution which confers any responsibilities, benefits, rights, or privileges exclusively to those that enter said institution, may forbid two consenting adults from contracting a marriage, based on their gender or sex, religion or creed, race or nationality, or on their ethnic or social status;
PERMITS member states to regulate all other requirements for, and rights and privileges derived from, marriage in accordance with their own laws and applicable World Assembly resolutions, provided that such remain equal for all individuals regardless of gender or sex.