by Carol Burger | Mar 30, 2014 | Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales as sending a “powerful message” about equality.
by Carol Burger | Mar 28, 2014 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Peter McGraith and David Cabreza will marry in London a stroke after midnight on Friday, marking the culmination of a campaign to end a distinction many British same-sex couples say made them feel like second class citizens.
by Carol Burger | Mar 27, 2014 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has ordered the rainbow flag to be flown at Whitehall in order to mark the historic arrival of equal marriage in England and Wales this weekend, PinkNews has revealed.
by Carol Burger | Mar 25, 2014 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Marriage equality says ‘something deeper about the sort of country we are’, David Cameron said ahead of the first weddings this weekend.
by Carol Burger | Mar 22, 2014 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
In a historic ruling that provided a huge morale boost to the gay-rights movement, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman today struck down Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage, making it the 18th state in the nation to allow gays and lesbians to join in matrimony, just...
by Jen | Dec 8, 2013 | Australian news, News, Overseas commentary
Ivan Hinton, right, gives his partner Chris Teoh a kiss after taking their wedding vows during a ceremony at Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Same-sex couples from around Australia joined in fragile marriages in Canberra on Saturday...