by Alex Greenwich | Apr 23, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
France is set to become the latest nation to legalise same-sex marriage Tuesday, despite vocal opposition from conservatives, when legislation goes before lawmakers in the lower house for a final vote. The bill, which would also give same-sex couples the right to...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 20, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
A high court judge in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has passed a ruling authorising gay marriage in the Brazilian statee Caludio Nasciemento and friends celeberate Rio de Janeiro state’s judge ruling authorising gay marriage The General Magistrate of...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 18, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
In the New Zealand Parliament, they were singing. Yes, singing in celebration of the vote to legalise same-sex marriage. A century-old Maori love song, no less. Can you picture anything like that happening in Canberra? My boyfriend of 14 years and I sat on the couch...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 18, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
A NEW Zealand MP has won kudos amongst the gay community and same-sex marriage supporters worldwide after delivering a humorous yet thoughtful speech about the ludicrous ideas why not to support gay marriage
and the logical reasons why you should. So poignant is...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 18, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news, Your say
New Zealand proved overnight that big things come in small packages. Off the back of the announcement that the small island country was the first in the Asia-Pacific to legalised same-sex marriage, there was a real sense of hope on the horizon, a feeling of good...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 18, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, Uncategorized, World news
HUNDREDS of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand’s Parliament as the country become the 13th in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalise same-sex marriage. Lawmakers voted 77 to 44 in favour of the gay-marriage bill on...