by Jen | Nov 13, 2014 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
Today U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel ruled against South Carolina’s constitutional amendment banning marriage equality, making the Palmetto State the latest to see such a ban struck down in court since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its historic marriage...
by Jen | Nov 13, 2014 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
The Supreme Court on Wednesday night lifted a stay on issuing same-sex marriage licenses in Kansas, making it the 33rd state in which gay unions are allowed.
by Jen | Oct 19, 2014 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
The marriage equality debate arrived within walking distance of the Vatican on Saturday as Rome’s mayor registered 16 same-sex marriages celebrated abroad in open defiance of Italy’s government.
by Jen | Jul 23, 2014 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
Having persuasive face-to-face conversations with someone who supports same-sex marriage can lead opponents to have significant and long-lasting shifts in their views about marriage equality, especially when the person they’re talking to is gay, according to a...
by Jen | Jul 4, 2014 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
The United Nations announced today that it will now recognize all legal marriages by where they were performed, and not by the laws of the county where the married couple are citizens.
by Jen | Jul 4, 2014 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
The first ever consular same-sex marriage took place in Sydney, Australia today, and the happy couple were congratulated by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.