by Jen | Jan 11, 2014 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Announcement comes after state’s governor put status of couples ‘on hold’ pending appeal of marriage ban ruling. US Attorney General Eric Holder had some good news for the more than 1,000 same-sex couples in Utah who got married in recent weeks:...
by Jen | Jan 7, 2014 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
The U.S. Supreme Court halted Utah’s same-sex weddings while the state presses an appeal, reducing the number of states with gay marriage to 17 and slowing the drive toward nationwide rights. Read more
by Jen | Dec 20, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
The Supreme Court in New Mexico has legalised equal marriage, declaring it is unconstitutional to deny marriage rights for same-sex couples. On Thursday, the New Mexico State Supreme Court issued its ruling. Eight of the state’s 33 counties started issuing marriage...
by Jen | Dec 20, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Same-sex couples pack the Bernalillo county clerk’s office in Albuquerque with anticipation of obtaining a marriage license. The New Mexico supreme court legalised same-sex marriage in the state on Thursday, declaring in a ruling that it is unconstitutional to...
by Jen | Nov 21, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, who is openly gay, told parliament of her respect for the institution of marriage, adding: “I want that right to extend, not just to me, but also to the thousands of people across Scotland who are told that the law...
by Jen | Nov 21, 2013 | Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
In a bipartisan vote being hailed by advocates as a crucial first step toward enacting marriage equality in Scotland, members of the Scottish Parliament voted 98-15 to move an equal marriage bill forward to a parliamentary committee. The vote, which took place...
