by John | Jan 31, 2013 | Australian news, News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
AUSTRALIAN Marriage Equality has ridiculed a submission made to New Zealand’s parliament to rename gay marriage ‘sarriage’. Local campaigner Russell Morrison put his proposal to the government administration committee yesterday during a public...
by John | Jan 31, 2013 | News, World news
Support for equal marriage has risen substantially in Ireland, and now three quarters of the population would vote yes in a referendum to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples, a new poll suggests. The Millward Brown poll, commissioned by Marriage Equality...
by John | Jan 30, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
More than perhaps anyone else in America, David Blankenhorn personifies the struggle so many have experienced over same-sex marriage. First he was agnostic, then he was against it, now he’s for it. This is to say that Blankenhorn — a long-standing opponent of same-sex...
by John | Jan 17, 2013 | Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, Politicians, Who supports equality, World news
A total of 330 MPs have confirmed they will vote in favor of same-sex marriage legislation when it is introduced at Westminster later this year. In contrast, just 126 Members of Parliament (MPs) have publicly stated that they remain opposed to a change in the law,...
by John | Jan 3, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
First legislative hearing discusses possible same-sex marriage equality. Court case could force first legal gay wedding in Asia Taiwan is moving closer to allowing same-sex marriage but a judge has said proposed legislation may fall short of what is needed. The...
by John | Dec 29, 2012 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
PORTLAND, Maine — The first gay couple to be married in the state of Maine took their vows in a short ceremony in the Portland city clerk’s office at approximately 12:25 a.m. “We finally feel equal and happy to live in Maine,” said Steven Bridges, who married Michael...
