by John | Jan 24, 2013 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
AUSTRALIAN MARRIAGE EQUALITY Marriage equality advocates have hailed President Barack Obama’s support for full gay equality in his inaugural speech, saying it directly challenges Australia’s national leaders to do the same. Mr Obama, who declared his...
by John | Dec 29, 2012 | News, World news
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois could become the next U.S. state to legalize gay marriage with a bill set to be introduced in the state Senate in early January, even before a new legislature takes office with a super-majority of Democrats in both houses. Buoyed by...
by John | Dec 12, 2012 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
HUNDREDS of same-sex couples have flocked to get married in the northwest state of Washington on the first day possible after the state approved gay marriage in a referendum in November. At the Seattle city hall on Sunday, a parade of couples streamed through –...
by John | Dec 12, 2012 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
Conservative firebrand Glenn Beck has joined a growing chorus of Republican commentators in defending gay marriage, laying out a strong case for ending government opposition to letting same-sex couples wed. “Let me take the pro-gay marriage people and the...
by John | Dec 8, 2012 | News, World news
The Supreme Court announced Friday it will rule for the first time on same-sex marriage by deciding the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, the voter initiative that limited marriage to a man and a woman. The justices also said they would decide whether...