Equal Marriage Archives

Australian Senate passes marriage bill

November 29, 2017

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The Guardian reports: The Australian Senate has passed a same-sex marriage bill, the first marriage equality bill to pass either house of federal parliament, succeeding where more than 20 previous attempts have failed. Two weeks after the announcement t ...

Australians vote yes on marriage equality

November 15, 2017

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Sydney News The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), hails the outcome of Australia’s Marriage Law Postal Survey, where results show that 61.6 percent of Australian voters who participated in the survey endorse marriage equality. Since the results of the postal ...

Gay man denied marriage license by Kim Davis now wants to run against her

November 9, 2017

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Getty Images According to Benjamin Butterworth on pinknews.co.uk: A man refused a license to marry his fiancé by Kim Davis is preparing to stand against her in next year’s election. Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis is set to re-run for election in 2018, ...

Arizona judge says anti-gay wedding design company must serve LGBT customers

November 1, 2017

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According to Michael Fitzgerald on Towleroad.com: Superior Court judge in Arizona has ruled that a wedding invitation design company must serve LGBT customers. Joanna Duka (above left) and Breanna Koski (above right), the evangelical Christian owners of ...

Almost 12 million return ballots in Australian marriage vote

October 24, 2017

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According to Andy Towle on Towleroad.com: The Australian government announced today (Oct. 24) that almost 12 million people have returned ballots in the postal vote underway on same-sex marriage. News.com reports: Almost 12 million survey forms have bee ...

Texas church won’t marry straight couples until it can hold same sex weddings

October 5, 2017

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According to Mayer Nissim on pinknews.co.uk: Texas and the church aren’t often known for their progressive nature, but one church in Austin has decided to take a significant stand on LGBT rights. The First United Methodist Church on 1201 Lavaca has this ...

President Obama, LGBTQ groups celebrate the legacy of Edie Windsor

September 13, 2017

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Edith Windsor, whose landmark Supreme Court case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 and granted same-sex married couples federal recognition for the first time, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. She was 88. President Obama said, “America’s long ...

Edie Windsor, marriage equality heroine, passes at 88

September 12, 2017

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: Edith Windsor, 83, acknowledges her supporters as she leaves the Supreme Court March 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case 'Edith Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity as Executor of the Esta ...

Human Rights Watch: Australia marriage vote is cruel, anti-gay

September 11, 2017

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According to Kyle Knight on The Advocate: The Australian government will let people to “have their say” on same-sex marriage. The Australian High Court ruled Thursday that the government’s postal vote can proceed, so this week ballots will arrive by mail, ...

Thousands rally for marriage equality in Australia as polls narrow

September 11, 2017

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A same-sex marriage rally in Sydney, where thousands marched ahead of a contentious postal vote on gay marriage AFP / SAEED KHAN Towleroad posted on Sept. 10, with permission from AFP: Thousands of Australians dressed in rainbow colours rallied Sunday i ...