Tag: marriage

Back in February, we shared with you the news that AJ, who appeared on an episode of the revived Queer Eye show, got engaged to his long-time boyfriend. Now, we’re happy to share with you the fact that AJ is now married! If you don’t know, AJ appeared on Netflix’s Queer Eye as a man who, while having a boyfriend for several years, was not out to his family. By the end of the episode titled “To Gay or Not Too Gay,”...

Dame Angela Lansbury talked to Radio Times about her first marriage to Richard Cromwell (who eventually came out as gay). Lansbury married Cromwell in 1945 when she was 19 and he was 35, but the marriage only lasted a year. After that however, the two remained good friends, Cromwell even befriended Lansbury’s next husband Peter Shaw, until Cromwell’s death in 1960. In her interview to Radio Times, Lansbury confesses that she “had no idea that was marrying a gay man." "I...

The German government has made a major error in processing same-sex marriage. Despite a swift and clear vote in favour of introducing the equality legislation earlier this year, the new law could take much longer to be fully introduced. A major technical glitch in Germany’s systems means happy same-sex couples will have to register as ‘man and woman’ to acquire their marriage license. Couples will be able to wed from October, after Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier signed the equal marriage law back...

'I guessed that one!' Planning a civil partnership can be tough, but let’s throw a little more stress one happy couple’s way. Matt Horwood and James Besanvalle are getting a civil partnership in just over a month. But first, can they answer a few seemingly simple questions about each other? We asked the boys some fairly straightforward questions and told them to reveal each answer on the count of three. Watch the hilarious video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENh9xblMGbY A civil partnership instead of a marriage is a ‘political...

A gay couple are suing Venezuela for $10 million in order to have their marriage recognised by the state. Carlos Juan Holder Wendell and Patrick Holder Wendell got married in Massachusetts in 2015. Since the wedding, the two have been in a year long court battle with the Bolivian Republic of Venezuela over issues with having their marriage recognised. “It’s causing a lot of issues. But it’s also the fact that his government in his country is refusing to recognize us as...

Zales Jewelers is under attack. The discount diamond dealer has raised the ire of One Million Moms with its latest commercial. The 30-second TV spot depicts a number of happy smiling couples showing their love for one another with diamond jewelry, including two lesbians getting married. In response, One Million Moms has issued a strong-worded statement saying the commercial is “glorifying sin.” “Zales Jewelers should be ashamed of attempting to normalize sin by featuring two women getting married in their latest commercial,” the statement begins. “It...

And he posted the advert on eBay. ‘Some weather damages and minor eye problems. But overall good physical health and a fine specimen.’ That’s how Gustav Hallén, a photographer, art director and surf instructor from Stockholm, Sweden described himself in his eBay listing. https://www.instagram.com/p/BL0G42XBhwQ/ Yes, you read that correct. Not Tinder, not any other dating website – eBay. Where the tall, blond Swede (jokingly) offered his hand in marriage, for the slim price of $50,000 (€46,845, £40,233.5). Oh, and you’d get a Swedish citizenship,...

In light of the Australian plebiscite which will dictate marriage equality, a series of beautiful couples have shared their stories to persuade voters. Dan and Miki, farm owners in new South Wales, have joined the leagues and shared their heart warming story. They have been together happily for years, but for them the chance to get married would seal the deal. When I first met Miki it was more or less instant. There was definitely an instant attraction and it got serious...

The pair met whilst doing missionary work. Two former Catholic nuns who renounced their vows after falling in love with each other have married. The pair tied the knot in Italy, following the country’s decision to pass a new civil union bill, which legalises same-sex unions . Federica and Isabel fell in love three years during a mission in South America. They belonged to the Franciscan order, which follows the disciplines of Saint Francis of Assisi. However, they were forced to give up their...

The President of Chile has said she will soon send a bill to the country’s Congress to legalise same-sex marriage. President Michelle Bachelet made an address to the Unite Nations General Assembly panel on Wednesday. During the speech, she said the bill would go to Congress in the first half of next year, 2017. “My government has committed to submit to Congress a bill on marriage equality during the first half of 2017,” Bachelet said, reads a transcript. “Furthermore, it will also consider...

He shared a wonderful snap on the couple’s second wedding anniversary. Neil Patrick Harris’s Instagram could not get any cuter right now, after the How I Met Your Mother star took to the site to commemorate his two year anniversary to actor David Burtka. https://www.instagram.com/p/BKBpwOEDnuY/ Neil wrote that marrying Burtka was the ‘best decision ever’ as he posted the shot of their big moment, which is also adorably his phone wallpaper. Sharing a photo from their 2014 destination wedding in Italy, Harris wrote: "Two...

Australian stand-up comedian and actor Jim Jefferies told TMZ he wishes his home country would follow in America’s footsteps on gay marriage. “Not for my benefit, but just for Australia not looking so backwards on the subject,” Jefferies said. “When America, and Ireland, and New Zealand achieve this goal and Australia still hasn’t done it, it’s kind of embarrassing.” He goes on to call Australia “the gayest place on earth,” adding, “You go to Sydney and it’s like super gay. Biggest gay...

Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski wed her longtime partner Betty Iverson this week. Jackie, who made history as the city’s first openly gay mayor and its second female mayor, shared several photos on Facebook to celebrate the moment with friends and followers. She wrote: “Yesterday our family was brought together by marriage. We have always been bonded by love, but now we are joined by law. “Our family and families like ours have come so far to make joyous days like...

Broadway supercouple Michael Arden (Spring Awakening, Big River, Anger Management) and Andy Mientus (Spring Awakening, Les Miserable, Carrie, Smash) tied the knot in Somerset, England today at Babington House. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJQvMx5BNp9/ https://twitter.com/michaelarden/status/766318373907140608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Congratulations, guys!! Source