by John | Sep 5, 2012 | AME media releases, News
A new advertisement combating myths about marriage equality has been sent to all federal and Tasmanian politicians. The full ad can be viewed here and is voiced by well-known actor Shane Jacobson. Australian Marriage Equality national convener, Alex Greenwich, said,...
by John | Jul 31, 2012 | News, World news
WASHINGTON — A Democratic Party source confirmed to The Huffington Post that the party will include a plank supporting marriage equality in its official platform at the upcoming convention. The news, first reported by the Washington Blade, represents a historic...
by John | Jul 29, 2012 | News, World news
TOKYO — Koyuki Higashi is slim, articulate and intelligent, things that make a would-be wife attractive to many in Japan. But Higashi knows she will probably never marry because she is a lesbian. Despite the increasing tolerance of gay marriage in much of the...
by John | Jul 27, 2012 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
A curious thing happened on the way to the first anniversary Tuesday of New York state’s sanctioning of gay marriage. That curious thing was nothing. Or at least nothing bad. The world did not come to an end. The warning of now-Cardinal and then New York...
by John | Jul 14, 2012 | Australian commentary
On same-sex marriage, the leaders of Australia’s biggest political parties are defying the tide of history. What do slavery, wife beating and child labour have in common? All were once mainstream practices in Western countries. Today, they are unacceptable...
