by John | Sep 1, 2012 | Australian news, News, World news
HOME-GROWN Hollywood star Rachael Taylor has thrown her support behind Tasmania’s push to allow same-sex marriage. The Launceston-born actress issued a statement yesterday saying she was proud to see her home state leading the way on marriage equality. Continue...
by John | Aug 30, 2012 | News, World news
The New Zealand Parliament has given strong support to a bill which would make same-sex marriage legal. The Marriage Amendment Bill has passed its first reading in parliament, 80 votes to 40. Continue reading… Further coverage: NZ’s Prime Minister...
by John | Aug 29, 2012 | News, World news
NEW Zealand’s gay marriage bill has passed its first reading in parliament by 80 votes to 40. The strong majority means it will almost certainly get safely through its remaining stages and become law, even if some MPs change their minds. The first reading debate...
by John | Aug 27, 2012 | News, World news
French Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault has said a same-sex marriage and adoption bill will be passed to the Senate in October French lawmakers have confirmed they will introduce legislation to allow same-sex marriage in October. Fulfilling a campaign promise of...
by John | Aug 27, 2012 | News, World news
A bill to legalise same-sex marriage in New Zealand would get through its first stage according to a poll run by that country’s Herald newspaper. The poll found a slight majority of 61 MPs would at least want the Private Member’s Bill to go on to the...
by John | Aug 24, 2012 | News, World news
The Bishop of Buckingham has become the most senior member of the Church of England to join the Out4Marriage campaign to introduce equal same-sex marriage in the UK. But a spokesman for the Church says that his message of equality is not the official view of the...