by Jen | Sep 26, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Another prominent Republican has come out in support of same-sex marriage — or at least, in support of one particular same-sex marriage. Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara served as an official witnesses Saturday at the Maine wedding of Bonnie...
by Jen | Sep 10, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday called for a special legislative session to move forward on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. If lawmakers pass a bill, Hawaii would join 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in allowing gay marriage. The special...
by Jen | Aug 30, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D) attempted to nudge state lawmakers into action on Wednesday, releasing a draft of a bill that would make his state the 14th to legalize gay marriage. The legislation, based off a bill that stalled earlier this year in the state Senate,...
by Jen | Aug 28, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
The first gay couple to register to marry in Uruguay when a new equal marriage law took effect on 5 August, have married as gay rights activists celebrate in the country. Sergio Miranda and Rodrigo Borda married in Montevideo last Thursday accompanied by 30 friends...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 15, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, Labor Party, News, Our Say, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, Politicians, Supporters of Equality, Where do the parties stand, Who supports equality
Kevin Rudd says he’s ready to move on marriage equality. The new sense of urgency is welcome – and it’s a shift that makes good political sense for Labor, writes Rodney Croome Kevin Rudd’s commitment to introduce marriage equality in his first hundred days...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 12, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Two Newcastle men who will make history as the first Australian same-sex couple to marry in New Zealand, say they were surprised and excited by Kevin Rudd’s comments on gay marriage during the election debate. Twitter activity peaked during the leaders’...
