by Jen | Jul 17, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
New Zealand’s national airline is planning to host the country’s first gay marriage, on board a plane when it becomes legal next month. Air New Zealand is on the hunt for a Kiwi couple to tie the knot on a flight between Queenstown and Auckland on Monday...
by Carol Burger | Jul 17, 2013 | AME Talks, World news
The equal marriage bill for England and Wales has once again been passed in the House of Commons, and will soon will be given Royal Assent to become law. Conservative MP David Burrowes had tabled an amendment and was today once again accused of trying to delay...
by Carol Burger | Jul 16, 2013 | AME Talks, News, World news
A Bogota judge has said the gay couple should easily receive their marriage license using the same laws used for heterosexual partnerships. A Colombian judge has approved what is considered to be the nation’s first same-sex wedding. Carmen Lucía Rodríguez Díaz,...
by Jen | Jul 16, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill has passed the final reading in the House of Lords, and after some clearing up in the House of Commons, will go to Queen Elizabeth II to be signed into law. History is made as marriage equality has passed the final vote for England...
by Alex Greenwich | Jul 16, 2013 | AME media releases, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
According to Australian marriage equality advocates, the House of Lords support for marriage equality leaves Australian politicians with no excuses for not supporting the reform. Overnight, the House of Lords voted in favour of UK government legislation allowing...
by Jen | Jul 6, 2013 | News, World news
Making his first speech to the General Synod of the Church of England as the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has admitted that the Church of England’s opposition to equal marriage was “utterly overwhelmed” by those who support equality for same-sex couples. He...
