by Alex Greenwich | Jan 12, 2011 | Australian news, News
A new gay and lesbian-friendly church in Northcote is set to become a Melbourne hub for same-sex marriage. Acts2Faith Church pastor Becky Bauer said strengthening legal rights for gay partnerships was a common prayer item for the church, which has attracted a loyal...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 12, 2011 | Australian news, News
A federal Opposition MP has written to a constituent, claiming that marriage equality is not a human rights issue and that the majority of Australians oppose it. The letter was sent by Peter Slipper, the Liberal National Party member for the Queensland seat of Fisher,...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 11, 2011 | Overseas commentary
Elected officials who are Catholic are stepping up to support marriage equality—often despite heavy-handed tactics by the Catholic hierarchy. Political figures know that Catholics in the electorate continue to grow in their acceptance of marriage equality for LGBT...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 11, 2011 | News, World news
Labour leader Ed Miliband has called for progress on gay marriage by the end of this year. Speaking on Saturday on the tenth anniversary of the equal age of consent, he said that there was more to do on marriage equality. Mr Miliband said: “The introduction of civil...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 10, 2011 | Overseas commentary
Opponents of same-sex marriage worry that allowing two men or two women to wed would radically transform a time-honored institution. But they’re way too late on that front. Marriage has already been radically transformed – in a way that makes gay marriage...
