by Jen | Mar 16, 2014 | News, World news
Growing acceptance and legalization of same-sex marriages in the United States and around the globe will fuel the travel and hospitality industries and boost spending by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender consumers, experts say.
by Jen | Feb 5, 2014 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News
Australia is lagging further behind similar countries with Scotland passing a new law allowing same-sex couples to marry. The Scottish Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a marriage equality law, 105 votes to 18, becoming the 17th nation in the world to do so....
by Jen | Sep 21, 2013 | News, World news
Challenging the church: putting the emphasis on being more accepting of people, Pope Francis says “this church with which we should be thinking is the home of all” Pope Francis, in the first extensive interview of his six-month-old papacy, said that the...
by Jen | Aug 28, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
The first gay couple to register to marry in Uruguay when a new equal marriage law took effect on 5 August, have married as gay rights activists celebrate in the country. Sergio Miranda and Rodrigo Borda married in Montevideo last Thursday accompanied by 30 friends...
by Jen | Aug 27, 2013 | Australian news, News
The cost of denying same-sex marriage; Australia has everything to gain from embracing marriage equality and nothing to lose. The issue has been at the front and centre of this federal election and is a campaign that gives people hope. 65% of voters support marriage...