by Alex Greenwich | Apr 18, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, Your say
Congratulations to the conservative government of New Zealand for allowing a conscience vote there. I was so happy last night when I received a phone call telling me the MP’s across the Tasman had made such a progressive and positive decision, becoming the 13th...
by Jen | Apr 17, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Lyndia Topp, seen here with Donna, says marriage should not be based on gender. Photo / Norrie Montgomery On the 9th of March 2013, my partner of seven years and I got married in our garden. Friends and family came from miles around and locals joined us for a barn...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 17, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, Politicians, Uncategorized, Who supports equality, World news
Vietnam’s Deputy Health Minister is expected to recommend that gay marriage be legalised during a speech reviewing marriage and family law today. Nguyen Viet Tien will deliver the speech in Hanoi, Thanh Nien News reports. He will say that gay people have the...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 16, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
New Zealand is ready to make gay marriage legal with parliament set to vote on the issue tomorrow (17 April). The proposal to amend the country’s 1955 Marriage Act has been well received, and includes backing from Prime Minister John Key, the Global Post reports....
by Jen | Apr 14, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
In 1964 Barry Goldwater voted against the Civil Rights Act. He was labeled a racist and much worse for his position. Goldwater, a dedicated libertarian, voted on the constitutionality of the issue and not on the issue itself. I knew him well, and he was no racist. He...
by Jen | Apr 8, 2013 | Overseas commentary
When Michael Wetherbee, an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer, rose to argue in favour of gay marriage before the Minnesota supreme court in 1971, one of the judges turned his chair round and refused to look at him. The petition was summarily dismissed. “The...
