by Carol Burger | Nov 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Watch the votes for marriage equality come in at the Illinois House of Representatives. (November 5, 2013). The General Assembly today narrowly approved a gay marriage bill, clearing the way for Illinois to become the 15th state to legalize same-sex unions. The bill...
by Jen | Jul 10, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed a change of heart on the issue by prominent Catholic priest and lawyer, Fr Frank Brennan SJ. Fr Brennan is professor of law at the Australian Catholic University and has previously opposed marriage equality, despite being a...
by Jen | Jul 10, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
The US Supreme Court and our newly installed Prime Minister have put their weight behind legal recognition of same sex marriage. Kevin Rudd before resuming the prime ministership wrote that he had ‘come to the conclusion that church and state can have different...
by Jen | Jul 6, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Next week my partner and I are heading to the US. We plan to marry in New York.She’s American and I’m Australian and we are beneficiaries of the US Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down the Defence of Marriage Act – a ruling that has...
by Jen | Jun 29, 2013 | Australian news, News
A LESBIAN couple who spearheaded a fight for same-sex marriage in California became the first on Friday to tie the knot hours after a ban was lifted, following a landmark US Supreme Court ruling. Cheers erupted at San Francisco City Hall after Kristin Perry and Sandy...
