Tag: same sex marriage

April 7, 2016 is a historical day for the LGBT community as The Constitutional Court of Colombia has ruled that beginning today same-sex couples can get married throughout the South American nation. The 6-3 ruling provides equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. Judges and notaries are have the legal duty to legalize same-sex unions. In 2011 the national Congress was ordered to create a law for same-sex marriage by 2013, but those in charge failed to gather and solve the problem. Instead they technically gave...

This 15-year-old boy wants to know why his local MLA voted against equality and same-sex marriage. This 15-year-old boy is brought up by same-sex parents. Becoming grown-up he decided to ask his local MLA to explain why same-sex marriage is blocked in the county he lives. Same-sex marriage was legalised in England, Wales and Scotland, but it is still blocked in Northern Ireland. The Democratic Unionist Party voted against equal unions. A majority of the Northern Irish Assembly voted in favour of same-sex...

2015 was a historical year for LGBT rights movements, not only after the events in the U.S., but also around the world. We got to see more and more public personalities supporting the LGBT community and Governments changing laws in our favor. While there is still more needed to be changed, let's look back at what made a difference for us in 2015. A great success was the legalization of same-sex marriage in all fifty states in the U.S. under the US Constitution. Everybody was thrilled...

Attendees and watchers of the Brazilian GQ awards must have been stunned when 2 of the sexiest men in the film industry kissed. Bruno Gagliasso(best known for roles in Passione and Sinha Moca) locked lips with actor/writer Joao de Vicente Castro (best known for A Noite da Virada and A Molher do Prefeito). Both are well known for playing macho roles. In the message following his tweet of the picture, Bruno, who is a well-known LGBTQ supporter, explains that this...

In 2011, same-sex marriage was legalized in New York, and this year the law became a constitutional right. But even so, the freedom of marrying your partner for the LGBT people is still constrained by some. Owners of a marriage venue in New York refused to host the wedding of a lesbian couple, respectively, Melisa and Jennie McCarthy. Robert and Cynthia Gifford, own Liberty Ridge Farm in Albany, and in 2013 they rejected to hold Melisa and Jennie McCarthy’s wedding, as...

Citizens spent nearly $800 million on same-sex marriage events for six LGBT months, and the tax payments equal to $52 million. After the US Supreme Court decision in June 2015 concerning the equality of marriage, 96,000 same-sex weddings were registered all over the country over period of time. Experts from the University of California made conclusions concerning the positive impact of the Supreme Court of the US verdict on the country's economy. So, 96,000 gay weddings ensured the creation of nearly 10 000 new...

"Part of being American is having a responsibility to stand up for freedom - not just our own freedom, but for everybody’s freedom. Our individual stories come together to make one large American story." So said Barack Obama in Out Magazine, becoming the first ever US president to appear on the cover of an LGBT publication. He was interviewed by Out after being named their Ally of the Year, a title he received for his work on same sex marriage...

The story behind Nino Esposito and Drew Bosee's attempts to become legally married is a sad reminder of the journey many older gay and lesbian people have been on in their lifetimes. Approaching their twilight years, Nino, 78 and Drew, 68, worried that because same sex marriage was still illegal in Pennsylvania, US, they would have no rights or benefits enjoyed by other straight couples. In the case of inheritance rights and other benefits, this was particularly worrying for them...

The most popular month for gays and lesbians weddings became August 2014, when there were registered about 844 same-sex marriages. The Office of the National Statistics said that during the spring of 2014 15,098 same-sex couples got married. The most popular month for weddings of gays and lesbians became August 2014, when 844 marriages were registered. Furthermore, according to the same data, marriages among women had the greater popularity . Among the couples who have entered into the marriage, 55% are female couples...

The turn of events in Kim Davis’s case, the Kentucky clerk that refused to obey the Supreme Court’s decision to issue marriage licenses, reached its peak Thursday, when she got arrested for defying the court. Kim Davis gained notoriety when she started refusing to marry gay couples, based on her religious beliefs. “To issue a marriage license which conflicts with God’s definition of marriage, with my name affixed to the certificate, would violate my conscience”, Davis said on one occasion. She...

When countries are beginning to change their old-fashion laws regarding marriage, we can begin to celebrate how far we’ve come as a society. This news is representative of what the people of Ireland have been demanding. What’s even more interesting is that it took a change in the country’s constitution for it to happen. Shortly after the United States Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage in June 2015, Ireland’s President, Michael Higgins, signed a similar amendment allowing for equal...

More than 60 same-sex couples got married on Sunday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They exchanged their vows and rings at a mass ceremony, with a crowd of supporters cheering and taking photos. The event became the result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision taken in June and requiring every state to allow same-sex marriages. Soon after that, an executive order was signed. Thus, this Sunday’s ceremony became a “celebration of the triumph of love” as organizer Ada Conde said. Same-sex...

Jake Gyllenhaal was inspired by the US Supreme Court decision to legalize same - sex marriage. The famous Hollywood actor said that his country overcame a long way in a decade. He admitted that he was touched by the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to abolish the bans same-sex marriage in all 50 states of the country. Gyllenhaal, who is currently promoting his latest movie "Southpaw," played a gay man with Heath Ledger in the sensational film "Brokeback Mountain" (2005). In...

Love won! The president of America, Barack Obama, called the decision of Supreme Court concerning same - sex marriage "a victory for America". The US Supreme Court on Friday 26th, June 2015 has put an end to the long-term question of the admissibility of same sex marriages: the highest court in the United States made a decision that the Constitution guarantees same sex couples the right to marry. Thus, the court lifted the ban on gay marriage in 14 states,...