LGBTQ+ activists in Thailand celebrated another victory on Tuesday, April 2 after a marriage equality bill overwhelmingly passed a first reading in the upper house, a key step bringing the country closer to becoming Asia’s third territory to legalise same-sex unions. “It’s like we’ve been embraced and accepted by the people in the entire country,” […]
Presenter Lorraine Kelly conducted the marriage of Welsh gay couple Luke Avaient and Gavin Sheppard live on her daytime programme Lorraine on Thursday, March 28 to mark 10 years since England and Wales’ first same-sex marriages. Nurse Gavin said the wedding was “amazing” while consultant Luke called being married “totally different”. Lorraine thanked both for […]
Think tank the Pew Research Centre has published a study showing which countries’ residents support same-sex marriage the most, and which countries have the lowest level of public support. The findings show that Sweden has the highest level of support for legal same-sex marriage, with 92% of adults favouring it, while the UK comes in at […]
A lesbian priest couple – Catherine Bond and Jane Pearce – were among the first same-sex partnerships to be blessed in the Church of England on Sunday, December 17. Catherine and Jane held hands as they were blessed at St John the Baptist church in Felixstowe, Suffolk in a service which followed the General Synod voting […]
The top court in India has declined to legally recognise same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling, which was streamed live across the country and to crowds gathered outside the court. During the two-hour ruling, Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud said queerness is a “natural phenomenon,” and told the government to ensure the “queer community is […]
Dorset Gardens Methodist Church in Brighton proudly hosted its first same-sex marriage on Saturday, October 7. Dariusz Plata and Ben Parrish walked down the aisle after a national vote to allow same sex couples to wed. Ben, who has been with partner Dariusz for over four years, said: “We were thrilled to have a Christian […]
The five-part series titled Danny Beard On Same-Sex Love and Marriage delves into the experiences of LGBTQ+ relationships since the legislation passed in July 2013
Supporters of same-sex marriage rallied outside the Church of England’s General Synod at Church House in London today as Synod members arrived to debate and vote on the issue.
Taiwan has ruled in favour of a trans woman who appealed against the barriers to obtaining legal recognition of her gender.
An overwhelming majority have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in Switzerland, with 64.1% supporting the notion.
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