by John | Jan 21, 2012 | Australian news, News
THE first openly gay state MP, Ian Hunter, will marry his long-term partner, Leith Semmens, in Spain at the end of the year. It is believed Mr Hunter will be the first sitting gay politician of any Australian parliament to be married, although the ACT’s Andrew...
by John | Jan 15, 2012 | Australian news, News, World news
Australian same-sex couples who married in Canada have welcomed a decision by the country’s government to close a loophole that may have invalidated their marriages. The announcement by the Canadian Justice Minister, Rob Nicholson, came after a lawyer there...
by John | Jan 14, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed a statement from the Canadian Justice Minister, clarifying that Canadian same-sex marriages involving foreigners are valid. (Report here) The statement comes after a Canadian Government lawyer filed a document in a same-sex...
by John | Jan 14, 2012 | Australian news, News, World news
OTTAWA — The Harper government will change the law to legally recognize the marriages of thousands of foreign gay couples, even if the laws of their home country do not. The legislative change will apply to all marriages performed in Canada regardless of the laws of...
by John | Jan 13, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates say they are increasingly confident that gay Australians married in Canada have nothing to fear from a Canadian Government document declaring same-sex marriages involving overseas couples are invalid. Australian Marriage Equality national...
