by Jen | Jun 7, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Fighting marraige equality is wrong, and the battle does nothing to strengthen the institution overall. Let’s be honest: The marriage equality debate is nearly over, and nothing the Supreme Court does when it delivers its opinions on the federal Defense of...
by Jen | Jun 7, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, World news
But Mark Regenerus, the discredited University of Texas at Austin researcher who claims children are harmed by gay parents, has attacked the much larger study out of Australia. Despite the line being pushed by antigay activists, the world’s largest study of...
by Jen | Jun 7, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
The House of Lords has crushed an attempt to kill off the gay marriage Bill by 390 votes to 148 – a majority of 242 in favour of same-sex weddings. In total more than 90 peers spoke during the marathon two-day debate, with those opposed warning gay marriage...
by Jen | Jun 5, 2013 | News, World news
The French love a good street protest, to the point where it could be thought of as a national sport. And there has been no shortage of people on French streets making their views felt recently. But there are not the usual suspects, trade unions protesting to protect...
by Jen | Jun 3, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, World news
YOU might think it’s been a good year for the gays; rainbows, marriage and a bunch of legislation that’s changing the way we view homosexuality and equal rights. Last month, France joined the likes of New Zealand, Belgium, Spain and Canada to become the...
by Carol Burger | Jun 2, 2013 | AME Talks, World news
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Frank Ferri made peace with God years ago. Last month, Ferri defeated the Roman Catholic Church. The openly gay state representative led the fight to legalize same-sex marriage in what may be the most Catholic state in the nation’s most...
