by Jen | Sep 28, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
A New Jersey judge on Friday ordered state officials to allow same-sex couples to marry starting October 21, saying the current civil union system unfairly deprives them of federal benefits available to married couples. Judge Mary Jacobson in Mercer County Superior...
by Jen | Sep 26, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Another prominent Republican has come out in support of same-sex marriage — or at least, in support of one particular same-sex marriage. Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara served as an official witnesses Saturday at the Maine wedding of Bonnie...
by Carol Burger | Sep 23, 2013 | AME Talks, World news
Predominantly Buddhist Thailand is moving to become the first Asian country to allow same-sex marriage. The country of 65 million people has been at the forefront of the gay rights movements for decades despite the fact that sex between men remains illegal in most of...
by Jen | Sep 21, 2013 | News, World news
Challenging the church: putting the emphasis on being more accepting of people, Pope Francis says “this church with which we should be thinking is the home of all” Pope Francis, in the first extensive interview of his six-month-old papacy, said that the...
by Jen | Sep 17, 2013 | News, World news
Vice President Joe Biden retreaded his support for gay marriage in a speech at Sen. Tom Harkin’s (D-Iowa) annual steak-fry fundraiser on Sunday. In a speech hitting economic opportunity and celebrating President Barack Obama’s leadership, Biden merited his...
by Jen | Sep 10, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday called for a special legislative session to move forward on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. If lawmakers pass a bill, Hawaii would join 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in allowing gay marriage. The special...
