by Carol Burger | Aug 25, 2014 | AME media releases, AME Talks
Marriage equality advocates have issued a plea to a Senate inquiry to respect the marriages of Australian couples married overseas. At a hearing into a Greens’ bill that would recognise overseas same-sex marriages, Australian Marriage Equality national director,...
by Carol Burger | Aug 25, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian news, Uncategorized
Hundreds of Australian same-sex-couples have married in New Zealand since marriage equality laws came into effect a year ago. In the first 12 months, 926 same-sex couples have tied the knot in New Zealand, according to the New Zealand registry of marriages. Of those,...
by Carol Burger | Aug 25, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian news
There were cheers of joy, people fist-pumping and placards being waved in the air. But this wasn’t supporters passionately barracking for a football team. Instead it was a group of Labor activists celebrating a milestone in their campaign for marriage equality...
by Carol Burger | Aug 24, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Australian news
A proud Brisbane mother is helping other parents understand, accept and support the gay sons and daughters living in the community. In 1995, Shelley Argent was an “ordinary, stay-at-home mother” when her son James’ announced: “Mum, Dad… I’m...
by Carol Burger | Aug 24, 2014 | AME media releases
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed today’s Queensland State Labor conference’s decision that all Labor MPs should uphold the party’s pro-marriage equality policy. A motion calling on all Labor MPs to vote for marriage equality was passed...
