by Jen | Nov 22, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
The Commonwealth’s challenge to the A.C.T.’s Marriage Equality Bill has left many same-sex couples hoping to marry in limbo. (Shawn Gearhart – Getty Images) With the High Court set to decide whether the ACT’s same-sex marriage laws can survive, Di...
by Jen | Nov 22, 2013 | Australian news, News
Author: Edith Honan Publication: Huff Post / Reuters Date: 21 November 2013 Illinois joined a growing list of U.S. states on Wednesday to allow same-sex couples to wed when Governor Pat Quinn signed a law making it the 16th to extend marriage rights to gay and lesbian...
by Jen | Nov 21, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, who is openly gay, told parliament of her respect for the institution of marriage, adding: “I want that right to extend, not just to me, but also to the thousands of people across Scotland who are told that the law...
by Jen | Nov 21, 2013 | Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
In a bipartisan vote being hailed by advocates as a crucial first step toward enacting marriage equality in Scotland, members of the Scottish Parliament voted 98-15 to move an equal marriage bill forward to a parliamentary committee. The vote, which took place...
by Jen | Nov 21, 2013 | AME media releases, News
Advocates says they are encouraged by overwhelming support for marriage equality in the Scottish parliament, and have called on the Abbott Government to follow the Scottish example by allowing a cross-party conscience vote. Overnight, Scottish MPs voted 98 to 15 to...
