by John | Dec 7, 2012 | News, World news
Washington state has begun issuing marriage licences to same-sex couples, hours after the governor signed a law legalising gay unions. It is one of three states that passed gay marriage by popular vote in November. The first weddings will take place on Sunday, as...
by John | Nov 23, 2012 | Australian commentary
The US election was a victory for marriage equality, writes Rodney Croome. The first US president to publicly endorse marriage quality was returned. For the first time in US history a vote of the people delivered a pro-marriage equality result, in not just one but...
by John | Nov 13, 2012 | Australian commentary
The main stories coming out of the recent elections in the United States have of course been that Barack Obama won a second term, and which party controls the House and the Senate. However, the election produced a number of other interesting outcomes, not least of...
by John | Nov 8, 2012 | Australian commentary
I write to you as a tax paying citizen, a brother, a son, an uncle and a member of the homosexual community frustrated with our politicians’ lacklustre stance on the rights of gay and lesbians in our fair nation. On both sides of the political fence, that is. News...
by John | Nov 8, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Voters in Maine and Maryland on Tuesday approved same-sex marriage on a day of election results that jubilant gay rights advocates called a historic turning point, the first time marriage for gay men and lesbians has been approved at the ballot box. In Minnesota, in...