by John | Jul 30, 2012 | News, World news
Prime Minister John Key says he’ll vote in favour a bill to allow marriage equality for same-sex couples because it won’t impact on his relationship with his wife. Mr Key said on Radio Live he would use a conscience vote to vote in favour of a bill...
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 28, 2012 | News, World news
Vietnam could become the first country in Asia to allow for same-sex marriage, with a senior minister from the country’s government speaking about the issue for the first time as it continues its public consultation on the issue. In early July, the Ministry of Justice...
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 27, 2012 | News, World news
The same-sex marriage bill looks likely to pass its first stage of Parliament, according to a Close Up poll. Labour MP Louisa Wall’s private members bill, which would allow all New Zealanders to marry regardless of their sexual orientation, was pulled from the...
