boycott. 22 – H.B. 1515 is defeated in the Washington state senate by a single vote. Two Democratic-party lawmakers join all 23 Republican state senators to defeat the bill. 25 – Four same-sex couples in the Canadian province of New Brunswick ask their Court of Appeal to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples. 26 – Civil unions begin in New Zealand. May 20 – In Canada, a same-sex couple from the Northwest Territories sue the government over the right to be married. 23 – In the United States, the American Psychiatric Association votes at its annual convention to support government-recognized marriages between same-sex partners. June 5 – Fifty-eight percent of voters in Switzerland vote in favor of extending rights for registered civil unions for same-sex couples. This is the first time that the topic has been put to a national referendum. Same-sex couples will be treated in the same way as opposite-sex married couples in terms of pension and taxes. However, they will not be able to marry, to adopt children or undergo fertility treatment. 21 Jerrold Nadler, U.S. congressman from New York, reintroduces H.R. 3006 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Patrick Leahy, U.S. senator from Vermont, reintroduces the Permanent Partners Immigration Act/Uniting American Families Act (S. 1278) in the U.S. Senate. 28 – The House of Commons of Canada passes Bill C-38, a proposed law to legalize same-sex marriage on a national basis, by a vote of 158–133. 30 In Spain, the Congress of Deputies passes legislation to legalize same-sex marriage. Legislation is introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to ban discrimination based upon sexual orientation in hiring practices among the federal workforce. July July 1 Bill Lockyer, attorney general of the state of California, asks the California Supreme Court to decide whether same-sex marriage is permitted under the state's constitution. A group of gay veterans rally in Austin, Texas, to protest state governor Rick Perry's comments that gay military veterans should leave Texas. An estimated 65,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender veterans live in Texas. 3 – Same-sex marriage (with step-child and joint adoption) begins in Spain 5 – Uganda amends its constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage. 19 – The Senate of Canada passes Bill C-38 by a vote of 47–21. 20 – Bill C-38 receives Royal Assent, legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada nationwide. The first same-sex couple to receive a marriage license under the new