by John | Dec 19, 2012 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
ORANJESTAD, Aruba — A speck of an island in the Dutch Caribbean has become increasingly popular with gay couples after legislators legalized same-sex marriages in a region still openly hostile to gays and lesbians. Two men were recently married in Saba, marking the...
by John | Dec 18, 2012 | AME media releases, News
The newly-formed Victorian branch of Australian Marriage Equality has set itself an ambitious program. Victorian AME Convener, Carl Katter, said, “Support for marriage equality has always been strong in Melbourne, and we aim to channel that support into more...
by John | Dec 17, 2012 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
MANY gays would consider Kath and Kim’s Jane Turner “super awesome”: in an early episode of the TV comedy, her character Kath encouraged her daughter Kim’s suspected lesbianism and even danced with drag queens at a gay club. Then, in 2010,...
by John | Dec 17, 2012 | Other resources, Overseas commentary, Weblog
When I was a baby, my non-biological mother, Donna, would carry me on her hip on outings and strangers would invariably come up to us, assuming that Donna was my biological mother. “What a cute baby!”, they’d beam. “Yes, we’re very proud...
by John | Dec 17, 2012 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
PARIS (Reuters) – Supporters of same-sex marriage and adoption marched through Paris on Sunday to back the French government’s planned reform and counter unexpectedly strong opposition from conservative and religious groups. Police said about 60,000...
