by Alex Greenwich | Nov 18, 2011 | Overseas commentary
Opponents of gay marriage use many of the same arguments as foes of interracial relationships did before Loving v. Virginia outlawed state bans on interracial marriage in 1967, said law professor Kim Forde-Mazrui at a talk sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race...
by Alex Greenwich | Oct 15, 2011 | Overseas commentary, World news
New York: When Freedom to Marry’s Evan Wolfson weds his partner Cheng He on Saturday, it will cap a long effort to win the right. When I opened the invitation my breath caught. “Cheng He and Evan Wolfson invite you to join us in celebrating our exercise of the freedom...
by John | Sep 23, 2011 | Overseas commentary
The Government has announced that it is planning to launch a consultation with the aim of legalising gay marriage. It’s a very welcome announcement indeed. The case for gay marriage is clear and it is great news that the Government seems to be ready to accept...
by John | Aug 9, 2011 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
New York governor Andrew Cuomo talks about the state’s recent marriage equality win, the personal reasons behind his leadership, and his commitment to keeping the momentum going. Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make one point very clear about the marriage equality victory...
by Alex Greenwich | Jul 30, 2011 | Australian commentary, Overseas commentary
What’s more cruel and unusual: banning same-sex couples from getting hitched or pressuring them to do it at warp speeds (thereby depriving them of the lengthy fights over floral arrangements and weird furniture that are the birthright of every straight dyad)?...
by Alex Greenwich | Jul 30, 2011 | Australian commentary, Overseas commentary
Former Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, wonders if his opposition to same-sex marriages is “out of touch with community attitudes here and in the US”: Last Sunday gay and lesbian couples from across the US descended on the state of New York to legally...
