According to a new poll, the majority of Germans are ready for same-sex marriage to be the law of the land. The survey by YouGov published on Thursday shows over two-thirds of Germans want gay marriage to be legalized, reports The Local de. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Union said they were for legalization and with…
The Tennessee House Civil Justice Subcommittee has voted down an extreme measure being pushed by anti-LGBT activists which sought to eliminate marriage equality in the state and require the state to defend marriage as “between one man and one woman.” The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) strongly condemned the legislation Tuesday ahead of…
The head of the U.S. Episcopal Church has said the Church will not reverse its decision on accepting same-sex marriage, despite sanctions imposed by Anglican leaders. AP reported that in a phone interview from England, where he attended the gathering of top Anglican archbishops, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said he told his fellow leaders they…
The Anglican Communion has voted to suspend the Episcopal Church over its decision to allow its clergy to perform same-sex marriages, a move not taken by the majority of churches in the Anglican Communion. The Huffington Post reported that the vote Thursday (Jan. 14) in Canterbury, England suspended the Episcopal Church from voting and decision-making…
Voice of America (VOA) announced Wednesday that a 20-something gay man has filed a lawsuit against a civil affairs bureau in Hunan province. “Sun Wenlin, 26, filed a lawsuit December 16 against the Furong district civil affairs bureau in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province in central China. His lawsuit challenged the bureau’s refusal to…
Lawmakers on Guernsey, a British Crown dependency in the English Channel and one of the Channel Islands, yesterday voted 37-7 in favor of introducing marriage equality. Guernsey politicians rejected two alternatives to same-sex marriage: the introduction of civil partnerships or a Union Civile, a single legal form of civil partnerships available to all couples, reports Gay…
As the song says “At last my love has come along.” Like most LGBT people, my love affair with same-sex marriage has finally been consummated. I am sure you will agree that the issue that defined 2015 was marriage. June 26, same-sex marriage became the law of the land, at last. While the year and…
Thursday, the Cyprus parliament voted in favor of a Civil Partnership Bill – the first time that the country has voted in favor of recognizing same-sex marriage. Pink News reports that a large majority were in favor of the law – which proponents say offers much of the same benefits of marriage – with 39…
Ireland’s new same-sex marriage law comes into force today, six months after the country voted to allow gay unions in a historic referendum. Existing same-sex marriages registered abroad will be immediately recognized in Ireland, while other couples can now submit their intention to marry, reports Yahoo News. “Today we celebrate the final legal step in…
The Church of Latter Day Saints last week announced a new policy regarding gay couples and their children. The Church now labels married same-sex couples as apostates and bars their children from a naming blessing, baptism or mission call without the approval of the faith’s top leaders. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that late Friday,…
