Chile moving to legalise same-sex marriage
The Chilean Senate’s Constitution Commission has approved crucial articles which will allow the country’s government to move forward with a marriage equality bill.
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First same-sex couple to marry in NI criticise failure to deliver full marriage equality
The first same-sex couple to legally marry in Northern Ireland have criticised the region’s Secretary of State for the delay in allowing same-sex weddings in churches and conversion of existing civil partnerships to marriages.
Outright Action International calls for people NOT to boycott Bermuda
Last week, Bermuda became first in the world to legalize and then revoke same-sex marriage legislation. Same-sex couples no longer have equal rights to marry and are only able to access a civil union – a step backwards for equality.
Jersey recognises humanist and same-sex marriages
Humanists UK led the campaign for recognition of humanist marriages and supported legal same-sex marriages as well. A tabled amendment to give religious business-owners the right to refuse good and services to same-sex couples was soundly defeated by a majority of States Assembly members.
Here comes the Pride! Celebrity cruises holds historic wedding at sea
In a historic ceremony hosted on board Celebrity Equinox yesterday, January 29 at 14.30 EST, Francisco Vargas and Benjamin Gray became the first same-sex couple ever to be legally married at sea on a major cruise line.
OPINION: I am what I am
Craig Hanlon-Smith responds to the Facebook rant by Richard Wolstencroft, festival director of the Melbourne underground film festival following the positive vote for gay marriage in Australia.
Northern Ireland High Court dismiss same-sex marriage cases
The High Court in Belfast has today rejected a claim brought by a same-sex couple who got married in England and wanted to have their marriage legally recognised in Northern Ireland, and by two other couples who wished to challenge the failure of the Northern Ireland Assembly to legalise same-sex ma