Tag: gay marriage

'He’s not doing it for the money because I haven’t got much money left' A 79-year-old English gay vicar who defied the church to marry his 24-year-old Romanian partner has been left homeless after their break up. Retired vicar Philip Clements went against Church of England teachings to marry male model Florin Marin, who is 55 years his junior. But since marrying in April, they separated in August. The couple, who met on a dating website, lived together in Bucharest, Romania. This was...

KSHB's Gary Lezak has been on the air since 1999. A Kansas City weatherman took his holiday message as an opportunity to come out to viewers as gay and in a relationship. On December 19, KSHB Channel 41 weatherman Gary Lezak wrote that he’s been out to coworkers and friends for some time. https://twitter.com/glezak/status/943309487502450688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fkansas-city-weatherman-comes-out-as-gay-and-married-hes-the-one-who-makes-me-whole%2F12%2F2017%2F “Although I have been out to myself for many years since I was a teenager, it wasn’t until I was around 20 years old, in 1982, when I finally...

If you've planned that big ol' gay destination wedding or have been invited to attend nuptials on a cruise ship, you had better check your plans. Marriage ceremonies onboard P&O cruise ships are no longer legal. The company had announced earlier this year that it had begun taking bookings for legal same-sex weddings at sea, with the plan to have ceremonies start begin offered in January 2018. But it's a cruise ship and at sea. What kind of political change would...

AUSTIN, Texas — A man who sued over the right to marry his partner said Tuesday that he is running as a Democrat in 2018 in a bid that would make him the first openly gay state senator in Texas if elected. Mark Phariss, a lawyer from the Dallas suburb of Plano, said he is encouraged by recent high-profile Democratic upsets in Virginia and Alabama as he launches his first run for public office in Dallas’ conservative northern suburbs. Phariss and...

Last month, we reported to you that Bermuda's government was considering banning gay marriage despite only legalizing it earlier this year. Gay marriage came to the island in May after gay couple Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche (shown above) fought several court battles to gain its legalization. That said, the government wasn't ready to stop and the Minister of Home Affairs, named Walton Brown, introduced the “Domestic Partnership Bill.” That bill, though unable to affect already married couples, now makes it so...

A hearty congratulations to newlywed couple Greg Berlanti and Robbie Rogers, who married on December 2 in Malibu, Calfornia. https://www.instagram.com/p/BcYTD3hlaNb/ On Instagram, Rogers writes: "Still recovering from the most emotional beautiful day, exceeding any dream I ever had. To marry the man I love in front of all of my loved one’s was not something I grew up thinking would ever happen. Thank you to the men and women who made this day possible. Also thank you @hanaasano for capturing this picture,...

But they have to wait until 2019 to be able to tie the knot Same-sex couples will be soon be able to marry in Austria. The Austrian Supreme Court yesterday lifted legal restraints that prevented same-sex couples from marrying. Marriage equality from 2019 The old regulation will end on 31 December 2018. This means that same-sex couples will have to wait until 2019 before they’re able to get married. Previously marriage was defined as for ‘different sex’ partners. The Court examined and repealed the phrase ‘different...

Aunt: 'God isn't okay with gay marriage' Me: 'But he's okay with your two divorces?' Forcing yourself to relate to people that you’re actually related to is hard, and that’s what happens for a lot of people at Thanksgiving. That dinner around the table with homophobic, biphobic or transphobic relatives is made even worse when you’re expected to shut up and keep the peace. Well, sometimes you can’t keep quiet, and you’ve got to give a little back. These people on Twitter have...

50 years after they first met, two men believed to be Australia's oldest gay couple plan to finally get married. John Challis, 89, and Arthur Cheeseman, 85, shared their intention to wed following the news that nearly eight million Australians had voted in favor of same-sex marriage. And although the men have been together for decades, they say that they want their wedding to be a simple affair, stating that they'll likely go to a local registry office, or celebrate with...

I'm literally crying into my gluten-free bread right now. Who am I kidding, it's a burrito. It's been a rough time for LGBTQ people in Australia, who are still waiting on word regarding if gay marriage will be legalized down there. So we here at Instinct Magazine wanted to share a beautiful and emotional story of one Aussie guy proposing to his equally cute Aussie boyfriend, in a way to show just how amazing love is no matter who you...

Conor McGregor recently came under fire calling an another MMA fighter a faggot. People were not happy with the use of the slur. McGregor has now apologized in a taped segment on the Irish TV Show, "The Late Late Show". He explained the situation saying he was trying to console a fellow fighter after a loss and said his words got away from him. He continued, "I witnessed him lose a fight in a potential career-defining or a career-ending fight in a...

The disgraced media personality continues to be a Grade A pr**k. Milo Yiannopoulos has encouraged Australians to vote ‘No’ to equal marriage in the country’s ongoing postal survey on the issue – just weeks after marrying his own boyfriend in Hawaii. The disgraced journalist and media personality, who resigned from right-wing news outlet Breibart in February following the leak of a video in which he appeared to defend paedophilia, said he opposed equal marriage on the grounds of religious freedom. He he...

There were five times as many gay divorces in England and Wales in 2016 than in 2015 Same-sex female couples made up the majority of divorces in England and Wales in 2016. Out of the 112 divorces among same-sex couples, over three-quarters (78%) of them were among two women. A new Office of National Statistics report there were five times as many gay divorces in 2016 than in 2015, where 22 couples legally separated. In 2015, 12 female and 10 male couples divorced. Marriage...

EXCLUSIVE: And they have lots of home renovation tips for anyone thinking of following their example A couple in Boston, Massachusetts, are building an Instagram following with their ongoing home renovation projects. David St. Russell, 29, works at a SAAS company as an Operations Manager. Husband Stephen, 27, is an Architectural Designer working for a large AEC software company. They tell GSN that they met in High School. ‘Throughout high school we had mutual friends, went to the same parties, but didn’t...