by Jen | Dec 8, 2013 | Australian news, News, Overseas commentary
Ivan Hinton, right, gives his partner Chris Teoh a kiss after taking their wedding vows during a ceremony at Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Same-sex couples from around Australia joined in fragile marriages in Canberra on Saturday...
by Jen | Dec 7, 2013 | Australian news, News
Regardless of how the High Court rules next week on the validity of the ACT’s same-sex marriage law, marriage equality advocates know they have had an historic victory. Pictures of same sex-couples getting married in Canberra will be seen around Australia and...
by Jen | Dec 6, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
They do: Jennifer Lloyd, left, will marry partner Glenda Lloyd on Saturday. This Saturday, I’m going to stand up before my family and friends and declare my faithful love and commitment to the woman I have loved and shared my life with for more than 10 years....
by Jen | Nov 22, 2013 | Australian news, News
Having taken Eurovision by storm, Irish pop star twins Jedward have now lent their support to this weekend’s marriage equality rallies taking place across Australia. Here for a series of three concerts that started in Perth last night, the twins were earlier snapped...
by Jen | Nov 7, 2013 | Australian news, News
Who can and cannot get married has long been a source of contention. In Australia marriage is a legal contract, and for around 30 per cent of Australians it’s also an act that reinforces religious faith with ceremonies often taking place in churches, synagogues,...