by Jen | Nov 19, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
A pastor who could be defrocked for officiating at his son’s same-sex wedding pleaded not guilty at a church trial to charges he broke his vows. The Reverend Frank Schaefer, 51, could face punishment ranging from a reprimand to suspension to losing his...
by Jen | Nov 19, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Boston — Today, Monday, Nov. 18, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of a pivotal moment in our nation’s history. On that day, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court handed down its decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, which paved the way for same-sex...
by Jen | Nov 13, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Supporters celebrate after Hawaii’s senate approved a bill allowing same-sex marriage to be legal in the state. The Hawaiian senate passed a bill on Tuesday legalising same-sex marriage, putting the state a signature away from becoming a same-sex wedding...
by Jen | Oct 20, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Gary Sabock, left, and his partner, Joshua Bloom, were already getting ready Saturday for their marriage in New Jersey Monday. Romance and bureaucracy are rarely a good match. But this weekend, gay couples in New Jersey are hurrying to overcome administrative hurdles,...
by Jen | Oct 20, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Same-sex couples can start marrying on Monday across New Jersey, after the state’s Supreme Court denied Gov. Chris Christie’s attempt to block the weddings and suggested that he would have a difficult time winning an appeal of a lower-court ruling that allowed them. A...
by Jen | Sep 28, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
A New Jersey judge on Friday ordered state officials to allow same-sex couples to marry starting October 21, saying the current civil union system unfairly deprives them of federal benefits available to married couples. Judge Mary Jacobson in Mercer County Superior...
