Tag: same-sex couples

In April, Aceh passed a law to no longer do this in public Authorities flogged a gay couple more than 80 times each in Indonesia’s conservative province Aceh on Friday (13 July). According to a report by ABS-CBN News, the men were part of a group of 15 who were flogged in front of a vocal crowd. Authorities punished them for having gay sex. Islamic law in the province outlaws such acts. Aceh is the only Indonesian province to enforce such Islamic...

From Madrid, Spain to Nesjavellir, Iceland, here are the best wedding photos on Insta Love is a powerful thing. It knows no color, no gender, no religion. And these couples around the globe are going to prove you this. Are you going to see 19 newlyweds? But they are not just simple couples because they are in same-sex relationship! But how happy they are! Just have a look at all of them! 1 Madrid, Spain https://instagram.com/p/BktPccWggbf/?utm_source=ig_embed 2 Francavilla al Mare, Italy https://www.instagram.com/p/BkuPko_h47F/?utm_source=ig_embed 3 Ile-de-France, France https://www.instagram.com/p/BktKzxDFt3-/?utm_source=ig_embed 4...

Volvo is the latest company to step up and support the LGBTQ community. The car company has teamed up with Westfield shopping center and implemented LGBTQ representation in family parking areas in a Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush. The new parking spots feature same-sex couples with children, single parents, elderly, disabled, and nuclear families. These new spots are part of a venture for Volvo as they promote their new V60 vehicle that they are calling “The New Family Model”...

Two Ecuadorian judges ruled in favor or marriage equality! The judges from the Family, Women, Children and Adolescents Court ruled in favor of two lesbian couples who had their marriage license applications rejected by the Civil Registry. Both Judges Iliana Vallejo and Ruth Alvarez ruled that the Civil Registry should “immediately” allow the women to get married. The two ruled this way after citing the historic Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling from January that opened the door for same-sex marriage in...

Hong Kong’s Immigration Department has lost a longtime battle over the rights of same-sex couples. A British lesbian named QT has been fighting with the government since 2011 in order to get the same visa and immigration rights as straight couples. Having married her partner in a UK civil partnership years before they moved tp Hong Kong in 2011, QT applied for a dependent visa during the transition. Unfortunately, the Hong Kong Immigration Department denied that visa as Hong Kong does...

A new study by Italian scientists says that the psychological adjustment in children of same-sex parents is the same for kids of heterosexual parents. Professor Roberto Baiocco, PhD, and several of his colleagues from Sapienza University of Rome have conducted a survey to see the difference in how children grow up depending on whether their parents are gay men, lesbian women, or a straight couple. The Study, titled With Same-Sex or Different-Sex Parents, Child Outcomes Linked to Family Functioning, was published...

However the ban on same-sex couples adopting still stands… In a landmark move, Greece’s Hellenic Parliament has voted to allow same-sex couples in civil partnerships to foster children by 161-103 votes. However, despite the passing of the milestone legislation, a ban on same-sex couples adopting children in the country still stands. The passing of the legislation was praised by the country’s Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras. According to The Greek Observer, he said that the legislation was a “humane obligation” towards those...

One lawmaker who voted in favor of the bill, which the governor has pledge to sign into law, said it was necessary to stop the "homosexual agenda." In the early hours of Friday morning, Kansas lawmakers passed legislation making it legal to discriminate against same-sex couples looking to adopt. After weeks of inaction, the Senate passed the bill 24-15, after the House approved it earlier on Thursday night with a 63-58 vote. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Jeff...

If the bill passes then Thailand would become only the second Asian country to recognise same-sex couples. A bill set to legalise same-sex civil partnerships is set to be introduced to the Thai parliament. Last year, the Thai government confirmed their aims to legalise gay rights in the country, which is largely accepting on the whole. The bill is still being drafted by a subcommittee, but will be submitted by one of the country’s Justice Ministers when it’s finalised. The bill...

"This case is really about the right of all Americans to speak in accordance with their beliefs." A pair of Arizona artists are suing for the right to refuse to design invitations and artwork for same-sex weddings. Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, co-owners of art and calligraphy business Brush and Nib Studio, say Phoenix’s inclusive anti-discrimination statute infringes on their First Amendment rights. The duo, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, didn’t wait for a same-sex couple to request their work...

Lots of couples flocked to have their relationships registered in just the first few days Same-sex couples can now register their relationship in Fukuoka, one of Japan’s biggest cities. Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima made the announcement about the good news in February. But now everything is up and running for the partnership oath system which allows same-sex couple to register their relationship at the municipal government. Couples could start registering their relationship from 1 April with many flocking to sign up in the...

"We feel like we've received congratulations from society.” On Monday, the Japanese city of Fukuoka began recognizing same-sex partnerships, the seventh municipality to issue certificates legally acknowledging the relationships of LGBT people. The first was Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward in 2015. Mayor Soichiro Takashima handed certificates to five couples at City Hall. “We’ve already spent our lives together as a family but we’re happy ,” Anri Ishizaki, a 33-year-old trans man who married his 27-year-old girlfriend, told Japan Times. “We feel like we’ve...

A gay British citizen and his US-Cuban partner are appealing for public support after they were told that they would be able to survive their relationship across the Atlantic through the “use of modern means of communication” in a Home Office decision, PinkNews can reveal. Donavan, who is a UK citizen, lives with his partner Alex in Sheffield with their two daughters, from Donavan’s previous relationship. The couple, who have lived together for three years in the UK, are hoping that...

Researchers believe women have 'higher standards' for relationships than men Married gay male couples are the least likely to divorce and break up. Researchers have found same-sex male couples are twice as likely as not to break up as lesbians. Women in same-sex relationships are 1.5 times as likely as heterosexual couples to have broken up. Lesbian couples ‘most likely’ to break up A study following 515 couples in Vermont has found longer relationship length, older rage, and better relationship quality reduced the chances...