by Alex Greenwich | Apr 6, 2011 | Overseas commentary
Spring is here and the air is alive with the continual chatter of marriage. Take your choice: gay marriage or royal weddings. They are both on everyone’s radar, but one centres on etiquette while the other revolves around politics. On Monday Stephen Harper...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 5, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Ahead of her tour of Australia later this year, k.d. lang has weighed into the same-sex marriage debate declaring it a matter of “human rights”. Responding to a question about the issue on ABC Radio this morning Ms Lang, said: “…the most...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 5, 2011 | News, World news
Brazilian parliamentarians launched a campaign on March 29 to legalise same-sex marriage in South America’s largest and most populous nation. The campaign is being led by Brazil’s first openly gay lawmaker, Jean Wyllys, who entered politics after winning Brazilian Big...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 5, 2011 | Australian news, News
Former High Court judge Michael Kirby says he longs for the day when gay marriage is legal but he and his partner Johan van Vloten probably wouldn’t tie the knot. Mr Kirby, whose biography Michael Kirby – Paradoxes and Principles by law academic Professor...
by Alex Greenwich | Apr 5, 2011 | AME media releases, News
“For many same-sex partners the right to marry is about affirming the value of family and tradition, not undermining it, and they should have equal access to the Prime Minister to make this point.” – Alex Greenwich, AME National Convener Marriage...
