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 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 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 Jen | Jul 12, 2013 | Overseas commentary
CLOUDBURST – the award winning romantic comedy about life, love and marriage equality hits screens around the country this week after sell out seasons in festivals world wide. Session Times are available at www.cloudburstmovie.com.au for those in Melbourne, Adelaide,...
by Jen | Jun 30, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary
Support: 51 per cent of Americans favour same-sex marriage. Photo: Getty Images/AFP Forty-four years to the day after drag queens stood their ground against a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, sparking rioting in New York and marking the beginning of America’s...
by Jen | Jun 30, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary
Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie. Bert and Ernie. Gay? We always suspected, but we never knew. In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling to overturn the Defence of Marriage Act, New Yorker magazine has decided to answer the question. That...
