by Jen | Aug 20, 2013 | Australian news, News, World news
THE world was watching but Speers Point pair Paul McCarthy and Trent Kandler only had eyes for each other as they became the first Australian same-sex couple to marry in New Zealand. Wearing matching pale pink waistcoats and black suits, they said ‘‘I do’’ just like...
by Jen | Aug 20, 2013 | Australian news, News, World news
BIT by bit, the laws and prejudices that have kept society’s heterosexual majority on a pedestal above and away from their differently oriented brothers and sisters are being steadily consigned to the past. The latest step along the road to true equality and...
by Jen | Aug 20, 2013 | Australian news, News
Thousands of Kiwi Same-Sex couples have started walking down the aisle across New Zealand. They will soon be joined by a growing number of Australian couples, who will travel to Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, and Queenstown to be afforded a human right they...
by Jen | Aug 20, 2013 | Australian news, News
Unilever brand Ben and Jerry’s will launch a campaign this Thursday in support of gay marriage encouraging voters to elect pro-gay-marriage candidates, regardless of their political party. The as-yet unveiled Ben and Jerry’s campaign, which will be launched with major...
by Jen | Aug 20, 2013 | Australian news, News
Legalising same-sex marriage would give a billion dollar boost to Australia’s faltering retail and tourism industries. As same-sex marriage becomes legal today in New Zealand, gay rights advocates warn Australia is exporting jobs by denying gay couples the right...
by Jen | Aug 19, 2013 | Australian news, News
It’s been promoted as a way of boosting the economy of a city under threat by its major employer cutting jobs: legalise same-sex marriage in Canberra and promote the ACT as a wedding destination for gays and lesbian couples from around Australia. The idea...
