Tag: marriage equality

In the wake of the royal wedding, North Irish men are wondering when it’ll be their turn to marry. Thousands of North Irish citizens are preparing to participate in a march and rally for marriage equality on June 2. One such couple is William Dalzell and Stephen Donnan. Dalzell and Donnan watched the Royal Wedding yesterday with mixed emotions. On one hand, they were excited for the British social event, but they also felt a sense of sorrow. Northern Ireland’s law still...

Believers have changed their tune since marriage equality was made legal in the U A majority of US Muslims now support marriage equality. Over 40,000 Americans from across the US have been surveyed on social issues, and people of faith have improved their views on LGBTI rights. The Public Religion Research Institute’s 2017 American Values Atlas found despite continued opposition from leaders, believers are more relaxed about gay people marrying. The Supreme Court legalized marriage equality across all 50 states in 2015. Majority of...

Kelly Rowland offered to sing at their wedding Six months ago same-sex marriage wasn’t legal in Australia, but now that it is, cute marriage proposals are happening everywhere including on The Voice Australia. The reality TV singing competition has just started a new season in Australia with the blind auditions happening in the latest episode on Sunday (29 April). Singer Nathan Brake wowed The Voice audience and judges with his cover of Nick Jonas song, Jealous. Brake was a hit with judges, Joe...

A large majority of voters in the Czech Republic now support equal marriage – as pressure grows in the country to end a ban on same-sex weddings. 16 countries across Western and Northern Europe have now introduced same-sex marriage, but progress has been slower across Central and Eastern European countries, where polls suggest a majority still oppose the reform – leading to a stark divide across the continent. However, a poll this week in the Czech Republic shows that support for...

After Nathan Etter explained to his class who gave him flowers on Valentine's Day, he was told by administrators "to stick to the curriculum." Supporters are rallying around a gay Illinois teacher who claims he was discriminated against by administrators after talking to his students about marriage equality. On Valentine’s Day Nathan Etter, a first-year music teacher at Prairie View Grade School in Elgin received a bouquet of flowers from his husband, Phillip, prompting some children to make comments like “eww”...

Costa Rican citizens are still celebrating the surprise presidential win of gay marriage supporter Carlos Alvarado Quesada. Many were surprised when the novelist and former labor minister won, because most were expecting his opponent, Fabricio Alvarado Munoz, to come out victorious. This is because Fabricio Alvarado won the initial round of voting back in February. That said, many are now saying that Fabricio Alvarado’s loss (with only 39% of the population’s support) is due to his aggressive campaigning. Fabricio Alvarado came on...

Is Theresa May 'hiding behind the DUP?' UK Prime Minister Theresa May has refused to pass same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. The Conservative leader was accused of ‘hiding behind the DUP’ by refusing to legalize marriage equality. Public support is overwhelmingly in support of same-sex marriage. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK or Ireland that does not allow gay couples to marry. May insisted it was a ‘devolved matter’. However, Stormont has collapsed. There has been a 15-month failure to restore...

Stuart Henshall and James Brechney tied the knot at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Newlyweds in Australia shaded opponents of marriage equality Down Under in the most epic way: Stuart Henshall and James Brechney shredded “Vote No” posters into confetti for their wedding Saturday atop a float at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The couple, who both campaigned for marriage equality, held onto the homophobic fliers after the nationwide postal vote. During the voting period, which ran from September to...

Australia’s first married gay couple just ended in a heartbreaking way. Jo Grant from Queensland married Jill Kindt on December 15 in their home’s garden less than a week after Australia legalized marriage equality. The two had escaped the 30-day waiting period due to “exceptional circumstances” and officially became the first gay couple to marry under the new law. They were then quickly followed by 159 same-sex couples (and counting) wishing to get married. While the two kept things private, the news...

In a new ad made specifically for the Australian market because of the recent passage of marriage equality there, Apple celebrates gay marriages with footage shot exclusively on its iPhone X. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=VjlNKiH1iBk

An Australian couple got married in the cutest, weirdest, and most creative way. Australians Logan Stojcevski and John Woods got married this past Thursday while riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. The two from Wollongong, New South Wales got engaged in 2015 even before marriage equality was made legal in Australia. As soon as that happened, the two flew to Southern California because they knew they wanted to get married in a fun and exciting way. “I’ve...

Late last year, Bermuda became the first country to take away gay marriage after only just legalizing it in the country. That has now set a terrible precedent where a country has taken back the right for same-sex couples to get married. Now, it seems that Taiwan is in a battle of its own to maintain its gay marriage rights. Several religious groups have banned together to start an appeal of the court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in the country. Taiwan...

The Domestic Partnership Act was signed into law today Today Bermuda became the first country to revoke legalized same-sex marriage. Instead, it has replaced marriage equality with domestic partnerships. Governor John Rankin signed the Domestic Partnership Act 2017 into law today (7 February). The bill clarifies that ‘a marriage is void unless the parties are respectively male and female’. A domestic partnership is essentially an interpersonal relationship between adults who share their lives without marriage. Bermuda legalized same-sex marriage on 5 May 2017. An...

How long does it take to know you’ve found the one? A couple years? A few seconds? Well, one couple says it only took them two months. 29-year-old Ricky Zhang and 24-year-old Zak Liu decided to get married January 12 after meeting only two months earlier. “Many people don’t believe in true love at the first sight,” said Ricky to DNA, “But, luckily, we found it.” On top of that, they also believe they are the first Chinese Gay couple to get...