Australia Votes for Same-Sex Marriage
Over 60% of Australian voters have said yes to same sex marriage and PM Malcolm Turnbull reckons that same sex partners will be able to… Read More »Australia Votes for Same-Sex Marriage
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Germany to Have Same-sex Marriage and Adoption Rights
The German Parliament has voted to legalise same-sex marriage – and same-sex couples will have the right to adopt children. Until now only civil… Read More »Germany to Have Same-sex Marriage and Adoption Rights
The Scottish Episcopal Church has voted in favour of same-sex weddings
The Scottish Episcopal Church has become the first mainstream branch of Christianity in the UK to allow same-sex weddings. In a vote on June the… Read More »The Scottish Episcopal Church has voted in favour of same-sex weddings
Jane Traies and The Lives of Older Lesbians: Sexuality, Identity and the Life Course
For the last seven years, Jane Traies has been recording and re-telling the life stories of the oldest generations of lesbians in the UK (some… Read More »Jane Traies and The Lives of Older Lesbians: Sexuality, Identity and the Life Course
'Equal Love' Campaign Falls at European Hurdle
The Equal Love campaign is today formally closing its 2011 application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which sought to secure full equality… Read More »'Equal Love' Campaign Falls at European Hurdle
Scottish Same-sex Couples Can 'Upgrade' from Today
From the 16th of December couples in civil partnerships can apply to change them to marriages. This follows the change made in England and Wales… Read More »Scottish Same-sex Couples Can 'Upgrade' from Today
Reverend Richard Coles Discusses Same Sex Marriage on Radio 4
The first same-sex weddings in England and Wales take place on 29th March – yet marriage was the last thing on the minds of pioneering… Read More »Reverend Richard Coles Discusses Same Sex Marriage on Radio 4
Same Sex Marriages Abroad Now Recognised in England and Wales
The rings are symbols of their love and their commitment to each other. But they were also symbols of something Sue Wilkinson and Celia Kitzinger… Read More »Same Sex Marriages Abroad Now Recognised in England and Wales
Burmese Gay Couple to Marry
With the current upsurge in systematic and statutory homophobia in Russia, Uganda and Nigeria the outside world might seem an increasingly hostile place. So it… Read More »Burmese Gay Couple to Marry
The implementation timetable for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
The implementation timetable for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 was announced today – Culture Secretary Maria Miller said: “Marriage is one of our most important institutions, and from 29 March 2014 it will be open to everyone, irrespective of whether they fall in love with someone of the same sex or opposite sex.”