by Alex Greenwich | Jul 15, 2011 | News, World news
In the year since Argentina lawmakers legalized gay marriage, 2,697 gay and lesbian couples have tied the knot, La Nacion reported. Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize gay marriage after President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner signed the...
by Alex Greenwich | Jun 29, 2011 | AME media releases, News, World news
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed a Brazilian court decision upgrading same-sex civil unions to full marriages.(Details can be found here) Australian Marriage Equality National Convenor, Alex Greenwich, said the decision highlights the fact that civil unions...
by Alex Greenwich | Jun 29, 2011 | News, World news
The first gay marriage was celebrated in Brazil overnight after a court gave its blessing to the couple living together for eight years, local media said. Sergio Kauffman Sousa and Luiz Andre Moresi were wed at a family court in Jacarei, in the Sao Paulo state in...
by Alex Greenwich | Jun 29, 2011 | News, World news
In the 35th-floor conference room of a Manhattan high-rise, two of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s most trusted advisers held a secret meeting a few weeks ago with a group of super-rich Republican donors. Over tuna and turkey sandwiches, the advisers explained that New...
by Alex Greenwich | Jun 26, 2011 | Australian news, News, Overseas commentary, World news
Across the country and around the globe, the news of New York’s legalization of gay marriage dominated the wires. The impact of the Empire State’s vote was felt in newspapers like the U.K. Telegraph, who predicted that the news “will be the cause of huge...
by Alex Greenwich | Jun 25, 2011 | News, World news
New York made history last night by becoming the sixth and largest state to legalize gay marriage. The state Senate passed the bill by a 33-29 margin and Gov. Cuomo quickly signed it five minutes before midnight. Now, the rush to the altar can begin in 30 days when...
