by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME media releases, AME Talks
Marriage equality advocates say Census data released today, including a doubling in the number of children being raised by same-sex couples, re-inforces the case for marriage equality. Australian Marriage Equality national director, Rodney Croome said, “The...
by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, World news
David Cameron has said he wants “to export” same sex marriage around the world. The Prime Minister spoke of his pride at legalising same sex marriage, just a year after explicitly giving a personal guarantee to do it by 2015 to a reception for the Lesbian, Gay,...
by Carol Burger | Jul 25, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary
A bill to legalise same-sex marriage in South Australia will be sabotaged by the state’s Labor government in an attempt to wedge the Liberal Party, gay rights advocates say. The government will force the bill to a vote today despite it not having the numbers to...
by Carol Burger | Jul 24, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian news
A vote on same-sex marriage is likely in Parliament’s Lower House tomorrow but the instigator of the legislation is not confident it will gain the approval of enough MPs. Even if the Same Sex Marriage Bill 2013, introduced by Labor backbencher Susan Close, is...
by Carol Burger | Jul 24, 2013 | AME Talks, Overseas commentary, World news
It has been nearly a month since the Supreme Court decided to strike down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal government’s legal discrimination against gays and lesbians, and I still find myself unsettled by the reaction from some in our...
by Carol Burger | Jul 24, 2013 | AME Talks
As Australian gay couples travel to New Zealand to tie the knot, we take a look at great destinations around the world allowing gay marriage. New Zealand Our neighbour across the Tasman has become the first country in the Asia-Pacific to allow same-sex couples to...
