Tag: same-sex couple

Last year, in October, Chile has passed the law that allows same-sex couples to enter into a civil union, legalizing their relationship. Hugo Alcalde, a police officer who is an out gay man has taken advantage of the law and entered a civil union with his partner, Jose Luis Valdes. Alcade is the first gay out police officer in Chile, and he revealed that coming out can be hard but for him it was a weight off the shoulders. “To let everyone know that...

Gay dads can't be caring? Who told it? Today a lot of children live happy life being adopted and brought up in same-sex family. To have two moms or two dads - is it a big problem? Homosexual families become a common thing in our contemporary society. But there is one problem. Not every society accept such couples. It means that a lot of same-sex families should hide their love to each other and to children. But is it...

Last year, the couple made of Mad Men star Kit Williamson and his partner and co-star John Halbach announced their engagement after eight years together. “We’ve been together for more than eight years,” Williamson revealed in a statement. “We kind of resisted marriage at first because we were already committed to one another, but all the progress that’s happened over the last few years, and the likelihood of a favorable Supreme Court ruling in June, has made us really think about...

In the world of LGBT celebrities there are a numerous couples whose love has blossomed year after year and made us believe that love can truly last. We made a list with 7 LGBT celebrity couples who give us hope and strength. These couples show to the whole world their love, and prove to have stable relationships. Matt Bomer and Simon Halls Matt Bomer married Simon Halls in 2011, a year earlier before his coming out. Together they have three sons: six-year-old...

A same-sex couple has become the first to openly take advantage of the country’s new civil unions law, speaking out for equality as they tied the knot. The Eastern Orthodox Church is strongly influential in Cyprus, and homosexuality was only legalised in 1998. However, the country has made large strides on equality in recent years, despite a continuing taboo. The country passed a civil unions bill in November last year, with a huge majority in the Cypriot Parliament. The law took effect...

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton released a comprehensive paper regarding LGBT policies. The paper points out federal equality, the support of the LGBT youth, parents and elders, improving military service for LGBT people, support for LGBT living with HIV, transgender rights, and human rights for LGBT people worldwide. The introductory paper highlights that even if gay marriage is possible in all fifty states, there are still many problems the community faces. “LGBT kids continue to be discriminated against and bullied at...