by John | Jul 24, 2012 | News, World news
New York this week celebrates the first anniversary of legal gay marriage in the state. New York’s gay marriage law took effect on July 24, 2011. A record 659 couples married in New York City on that day as New York became the sixth – and most populous – state...
by John | Jul 23, 2012 | News, World news
PARIS (AFP) – A newlywed homosexual Frenchman is on a mission to prove that “being gay and Muslim is possible” after feeling forced for years to choose between his religion and sexuality. It took Algerian-born Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed, 35, two decades...
by John | Jul 20, 2012 | Australian news, News, World news
THE gay marriage debate has taken an interesting twist with outgoing Liberal councillor Shayne Mallard set to marry his Danish partner of more than 10 years in a Lutheran Church in Copenhagen next year. Cr Mallard has been at odds with much of his own party for years...
by John | Jul 18, 2012 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News, World news
From the ABC’s Big Ideas website: *** Marriage Equality: The International Experience Highlights: watch now Entire Talk: watch now – listen to audio [49.05 Mb] – download video (mp4) [255.84 Mb] You may have already seen our excellent IQ2 debate –...
by John | Jul 16, 2012 | News, World news
COUNTRIES that have introduced gay marriage have experienced no changes in the stability of heterosexual marriage, according to a report from a right-wing think tank. Policy Exchange said that the number of divorces had decreased in Holland, Belgium, Canada and South...
