by Alex Greenwich | Aug 12, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Two Newcastle men who will make history as the first Australian same-sex couple to marry in New Zealand, say they were surprised and excited by Kevin Rudd’s comments on gay marriage during the election debate. Twitter activity peaked during the leaders’...
by Carol Burger | Jul 29, 2013 | AME Talks, News, World news
New York (AP) — Amid a surge of anti-gay violence and repression in several countries, the United Nations’ human rights office on Friday launched its first global outreach campaign to promote tolerance and greater equality for lesbians, gays, transgender people...
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 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 Jen | Jul 19, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow told politicians that the royal assent had been given Wednesday – the day after the bill to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales cleared Parliament. The queen’s approval was a formality. It clears the way for...
by Carol Burger | Jul 19, 2013 | AME Talks, News, Uncategorized, World news
Well, she was obliged to. Queen Elizabeth II has given her royal assent to the Bill that will give gays, lesbians, bi and trans people the right to marry in England and Wales, after it was passed by both houses of British Parliament. This means the first legal...
