Tag: same-sex couple

The U.S. State Department is being sued by a gay couple, after their infant daughter, who was born via surrogacy in Canada, was denied birthright citizenship. Currently, birthright citizenship in the United States is extended to children born elsewhere in the world to U.S. citizens, however, Roee and Adiel Kiviti from Maryland say their daughter

He compares it to an 'obscene' act A Brazilian politican over the weekend compared same-sex kissing to ‘obscene’ acts. He also said such kissing could be punishable with prison time. Federal Deputy for São Paul, Coronel Tadeu of the right-wing conservative Social Liberal Party, made the comments in a tweet on Saturday (9 March). He attached a photo of two men kissing at a January 2018 event in São Paulo. Seen in the background of the photo is former President of Brazil...

A Kansas kindergartner was refused enrollment because of same-sex parents. Outraged parents of students at a Catholic grade school in Kansas are taking action after the school denied enrollment to a child of a same-sex couple, The Kansas City Star reports. Craig Maxim, pastor of St. Ann Catholic Church and School in Prairie Village, sent a letter to parents explaining that a prospective kindergartner had been rejected simply because their parents were of the same sex. Neither the child’s name nor gender...

After a married same-sex couple was denied housing at a local retirement community, they brought the case to court. On Wednesday, the court dismissed their lawsuit. Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance have been together for almost forty years. They were finally able to get married in 2009, and eventually began looking for a retirement community that would suit their needs in their advanced years. In 2016, they toured Friendship Village in their town of Sunset Hills, Missouri. They had friends there...

Bisexual people are more likely to be politically liberal than other groups, according to a new study. The study was conducted by University of Oklahoma sociologist Meredith Worthen and was published in Sexuality Research and Social Policy. It looked at political perspectives among lesbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual students. The study divided heterosexual people into “mostly heterosexual” and “exclusively heterosexual” and looked at the attitudes of students in the southern United States. How liberal are bisexual people? The study found that there was...

Check out more amazing photos from the wedding A beautiful interfaith couple married both cultures and each other in New York City this past weekend. Martin and Amit, a same-sex couple, wed at the luxurious New York City landmark venue Cipriani Wall Street. The wedding happened on 20 October. Interfaith couple hold Indian wedding in New York City Because the wedding was so big, many Wall Street blocks closed. The couple arrived on extravagantly decorated horses. 300 special guests celebrated the couple’s nuptials in Manhattan. ‘The...

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...

In a historic ruling by the European Court of Justice, all EU member states must recognise the residency rights of married same-sex couples – even if the country has not yet legalised equal marriage. The ruling is in response to a case in which Romanian authorities were accused of discrimination against Adrian Coman, who wanted to live in his home country with his American husband Claibourn Robert Hamilton. The couple had been living together for four years in the US, before...

Neighbours will hold its first ever same-sex wedding. The soap is in a race to become the first programme on Australian TV to show a same-sex couple tying the knot, but will take a big step towards that landmark this week. On May 18, the country’s longest-running drama – which has been on our screens for 33 years – will feature a gay proposal. And it sounds like it’ll be adorable, as long-term partners Aaron Brennan and David Tanaka both go to...

Designer Giovanni Ciacci and his partner, Raimondo Todaro, are blazing a trail on the Italian version of the international franchise. A same-sex couple is competing on Dancing with the Stars for the first time and they just advanced to the grand finale. Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of the international franchise, is the first to feature two men dancing together, gay fashion designer Giovanni Ciacci and his professional dancer partner, Raimondo Todaro. https://www.instagram.com/p/BgdLLZQhnsh/?utm_source=ig_embed So far, both the U.S. version of the...

A new study published by the Archives of Sexual Behavior has found that, when it comes to gay sex, straight guys just can’t get enough. Researchers spoke to over 24,000 undergraduate students about their same-sex sexual experiences. They found that 1 in 8.5 straight-identifying men have had sex with other men yet don’t consider themselves to be gay or bi. “Not everybody who has same-sex relationships is secretly gay,” the study’s co-author, Arielle Kuprberg, says. “There was a big disconnect between...

An Australian skating rink has closed its doors after two women accused a staff member of demanding they leave for kissing in front of children. Maddie Dellosa and Amy Hudson, both 20, were apparently told their behaviour was “not tolerated” at Oak Flats Roller Skating Rink because it was a “family venue”. After the couple went public with their complaint, the venue was inundated with abuse and has now closed permanently over concerns for the safety of staff, the Illawarra Mercury...

"What we've had to go through, we don't want anyone else to feel the same way," says Chattahoochee High class president Carter Hebert. Two gay high schoolers in Georgia say administrators won’t allow them to run together as prom kings. Joel Lerner and Carter Hebert were both nominated by classmates to be in the Royal Court at Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek. They were two of three boys nominated, and students also nominated three girls. But their hopes of becoming...

The three men reportedly escaped charges due to lack of witnesses. Spanish police have arrested three British men after they allegedly “mocked” a same-sex couple, Daily Mail reports. The British couple claims they were continuously “verbally assaulted” earlier this month throughout a flight from England’s East Midlands Airport to Gran Canaria, as well as later on an airport transport bus. Gran Canaria is a popular LGBT travel destination in the Canary archipelago, which is governed by Spain. Hate crimes and speech based...