by Carol Burger | Mar 5, 2014 | AME Talks, Australian news, World news
Years after she took Australia on from the netball court and rugby field, Louisa Wall is challenging its Prime Minister in an entirely different arena. The double-international turned same-sex marriage champion is currently there for the Pride season, with Sydney...
by Carol Burger | Feb 27, 2014 | AME Talks, World news
U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled Wednesday that Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Garcia issued a preliminary injunction on the state’s ban, citing Supreme Court precedent. However, Garcia issued a stay on his order, meaning the...
by Carol Burger | Feb 17, 2014 | AME Talks, World news
The past two months have seen nonstop legal movement across the country toward marriage equality. What is happening, why, and when is it going to be resolved? WASHINGTON — Utah, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Virginia. In the past two months, five federal judges...
by Jen | Feb 5, 2014 | News, World news
A bill which allows same-sex weddings to take place in Scotland has been passed by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. MSPs voted by 105 to 18 in favour of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill. The Scottish government said the move was the right thing to do...
by Jen | Jan 26, 2014 | Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
More than a quarter of all same-sex marriages in New Zealand are couples from Australia, according to the first release of statistics since same-sex marriage laws were introduced. Read more here: (Source: theguardian.com)
by Jen | Jan 11, 2014 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Announcement comes after state’s governor put status of couples ‘on hold’ pending appeal of marriage ban ruling. US Attorney General Eric Holder had some good news for the more than 1,000 same-sex couples in Utah who got married in recent weeks:...
