Washington State votes for gay marriage

Australian marriage equality advocates have hailed the vote of Washington State’s legislators in support of marriage equality. The bill had previously passed the state Senate and today passed the House with a vote of 55 to 43. Australian Marriage Equality...

Olle: Modern marriage meets machismo

When Argentina became the first country in Latin America to recognise same-sex marriage, the debate was the first time the federal legislature of this deeply conservative, largely Catholic nation had ever even discussed homosexuality. Eighteen months on, the sky...

Gay couple plan happy trip to court

WHEN the Michaels’ first child is born in April, they want it to know it came into the world as part of a loving family. A loving, legally recognised, family. Suzanne, 29, and partner Shannon, 30, were married in Canada a little more than two years ago, but...