by Jen | Nov 29, 2013 | Australian news, News
In this June 2011 photo Vernita Gray, left, and Patricia Ewert smile during their civil union ceremony at Millennium Park in Chicago. US District Judge Thomas Durkin ordered the Cook County clerk to issue an expedited marriage license to Gray and Ewert before the...
by Jen | Nov 28, 2013 | Australian news, News, Overseas commentary
The fall of 1995 does not really seem all that long ago, does it? To me, it is as vivid as yesterday, yet also ancient as Babylon. I am walking with my father in Belfast, Ireland, and he is urging me to abandon my rash idea, which is to write in support of same-sex...
by Jen | Nov 28, 2013 | News, World news
Ten years ago this month, the Supreme Court in the US state of Massachusetts effectively legalised gay marriage when it ruled that a legislative ban on same-sex unions was unconstitutional. The court’s decision proved a political headache for the Democratic...
by Jen | Nov 28, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Many heterosexual couples are altering their own marriage vows in support of marriage equality. That means a lot to Danielle Buhagiar – who would like to throw a killer wedding of her own The wedding was in Red Hill, a picturesque little town nestled in...
by Jen | Nov 28, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Julian Porteous, the former auxiliary Bishop of Sydney under Cardinal George Pell, has been a tireless opponent of marriage equality. Despite his recent appointment as Archbishop of Hobart, Porteous hasn’t changed his views or his focus. His first column in the...
