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Marriage equality has come to the British Overseas Territory via a judge's ruling in favor of a same-sex couple. Marriage equality has come to the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands ruled on Friday that the government was wrong to have refused a marriage license to Chantelle Day and her partner, Vickie Bodden Bush. Chief Justice Smellie determined the action was discriminatory, saying it violated Cayman’s constitution by interfering with the right to a...

It's called the 'contact effect' A new study found if you know someone who’s gay or lesbian, you’re more likely to support marriage equality. You’re also more likely to support LGBTI causes in general. It’s a phenomenon known as the ‘contact effect’. Daniel DellaPosta is an assistant professor of sociology at Pennsylvania State University. He said coming out as gay or lesbian and being open about it can accelerate an attitude change about issues affecting the LGBTI community. He analyzed data from the General...

Jakub Kwiecinski and Dawid Mycek are back, and this time they’re getting engaged… 100 times. Instinct Magazine has covered this Polish Lip Syncing Couple several times before. From when they made a tribute to George Michael, to when they got surprised at the International LGBTQ Awards Show, to when they got married in Portugal, and when they initially said goodbye to video making. But, it looks like the boys are back again, and this time it’s to make a point about...

A gay Mexican couple who got married in New York City will be the first to see their same-sex union recognised in their home country. Daniel Berezowsky and Jaime Chávez Alor got married on November 26 after winning a legal challenge against the Mexican government. The couple, who first moved to the US in 2016 to pursue their master’s degrees at Columbia University, first applied for a marriage licence in May at the General Consulate of Mexico in New York. Their request...

Taiwan’s race towards same-sex marriage has just reached a major obstacle. We’ve kept you updated on the entire situation surrounding Taiwan and its legal battles towards marriage equality. Despite the country’s highest court stating that the Civil Code’s definition of marriage, being between a man and a woman, was unconstitutional, religious groups are fighting to keep the definition that way. After making that historic ruling in 2017, Taiwan’s parliament, the Legislative Yuan, was tasked with creating a new law that would...

Several major corporations have signed on to a letter urging the UK Parliament in London to introduce legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. Marriage equality has been the law of the land in England, Scotland and Wales since 2014, and the Republic of Ireland voted for marriage equality via public referendum in 2015. That leaves Northern Ireland as the only part of Western Europe to not allow LGBT couples to marry. The only legal recognition available for same-sex...

Who doesn’t love a good wedding? Long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours has made headlines as the show celebrated the series’ first-ever same-sex wedding. Check out a recap on the love story between “David” and “Aaron” below: https://twitter.com/NeighboursTV/status/1035814770304143361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1035814770304143361&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Faustralias-neighbours-celebrates-marriage-equality-first-same-sex-wedding In the 33-year run of the popular show, 42 couples have said ‘I do.” And a Neighbours wedding is always a big to-do. Back in 1987, pop star Kylie Minogue was a cast member who saw her character, “Charlene,” get hitched to longtime love “Scott” in a TV...

Cuba is getting one step closer to legalizing marriage equality. The communist country of Cuba has been making great strides in terms of LGBTQ rights, such as non-discrimination laws, in the past few years. This is mostly due to the advocacy of Castro’s niece Mariela Castro. According to Reuters, Cuba’s secretary of the council of state, Homero Acosta, told lawmakers earlier today that the new constitution will open the door to gay marriage. As for why they are drafting a new construction,...

The government recently shot down an amendment that would have extended parental rights to gay and lesbian couples. Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv this Sunday to protest the government’s denial of equal parental rights to same-sex couples. A new law enacted in Israel this week granted single women surrogacy rights. However, conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his religious-right political coalition blocked an effort to pass an amendment that would have extended those same...

The conservative country, where marriage equality is still illegal, had fought the ruling Romania must recognize the residency rights of same-sex spouses of European Union citizens, the Constitutional Court ruled. The historic ruling follows a six-year legal battle, with Romanian citizen Adrian Coman (above) seeking to obtain those rights for his American husband, Claibourn “Cali” Robert Hamilton, who was denied, as marriage equality has still not come to the conservative country. Adrian Coman (L) and his father watch a video call of...

An LGBTQ church in the Philippines’ Quezon city held several gay weddings earlier today. The weddings, which were merely ceremonial as gay marriage is still illegal in the country, were held by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Straight (LGBTS) Christian Church at 8 am, according to Efe which also has video and photos of the event. The Church holds this mass wedding every year to give LGBTQ citizens the opportunity to at least participate in the wedding ritual. While the Philippines...

The Czech Republic is one step closer to legalizing gay marriage. A few hours ago, news broke that the Czech Republic’s government decided to support a parliamentary bill that will legalize same-sex marriage. The draft that was introduced to parliament earlier today will give the same rights that straight couples have to same-sex couples. This includes the right to a widow’s pension, equal guardian rights over children, and access to family care. Since 2006, the country has been allowing gay and lesbian...

Bermuda made history as the first country to repeal marriage equality, but now the Supreme Court has ruled it legal again Bermuda’s Supreme Court just ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, making it legal in the country again. Bermuda officially legalized same-sex marriage in May last year. But then it became the first country in the world to repeal same-sex marriage legislation in February this year. The repeal officially came into effect just days ago, on 1 June. But now the Supreme...

A new report has found that two-thirds of people in Northern Ireland support same-sex marriage. The research, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and published by Queen’s University Belfast, was designed to discover what people think about the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland. As well as asking respondents what their attitudes to Brexit were, the researchers also asked about issues that are “hampering inter-party agreement to resurrect the Northern Ireland Executive”, including same-sex marriage. The study found...