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Couple’s celebration recognised by law
Tasmanian couple Isha Cavan and Sonja Plitt ‘tied the knot’ on the weekend in a ceremony which was recognised by law. The couple are among the first to do so, after ... Read more
Fri March 19th, 2010 - No Comments
Nixon tops list of gay advocates
Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon and The View’s Joy Behar have topped the honours list at the 21st Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards. Held annually, the ... Read more
Mon March 15th, 2010 - No Comments
Tassie pollie poll positive
Tasmanian gay rights activists have pinned down key political parties on GLBTI issues ahead of the state election on March 20. Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group spokesman Rodney Croome said ... Read more
Fri March 12th, 2010 - 2 Comments
Let’s go pollie shopping
As we get into election season, I’m shopping for pollies. Here’s what I want from mine. Same-sex marriage. The ‘nationally consistent system of state-based registers’ the Government wants remains a joke. ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
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Push for religious civil unions in UK
A coalition of high-ranking Christians and politicians is pushing for the UK’s civil partnership laws to be amended to enable religious denominations to marry same-sex couples and to use religious ... Read more
Sat March 6th, 2010 - 6 Comments
Greens marriage sell-out
Questions have been raised about the Greens’ commitment to the Marriage Equality Bill after it emerged the party brokered a deal with the major parties that limited debate and forced ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - 52 Comments
Marriage back on the agenda
Federal Parliament will debate the Greens Marriage Equality Amendment Bill this week, three months after a Senate committee recommended against it. Opinions in the committee fell along party lines, with Labor ... Read more
Tue February 23rd, 2010 - 3 Comments
Hickey to challenge Plibersek
The Greens are hoping to mobilise voter dissatisfaction over the Government’s policy on same-sex marriage at the next federal election in their campaign for the seat of Sydney. Local gay man ... Read more
Wed February 17th, 2010 - 2 Comments
Unions called in to marriage fight
In a bid to swell support, Parents and Friends of Lesbians And Gays (PFLAG) has called on trade unions to support same-sex marriage. Although union support remains patchy, PFLAG national convenor ... Read more
Wed February 10th, 2010 - 4 Comments
Outdoor Rec Party goes pro-gay
The NSW Outdoor Recreation Party is to change its tune on gay and lesbian issues after merging with the pro-same-sex marriage Liberal Democratic Party. The parties merged to ensure representation on ... Read more
Wed February 10th, 2010 - 2 Comments
Marriage ban costs $700m
Australia’s ban on same-sex marriage is costing the economy more than $700 million according to new research by political action group Australian Marriage Equality (AME). Using a formula developed by economists ... Read more
Tue February 2nd, 2010 - 4 Comments
Marriage push takes step forward, and two back
The international push for same-sex marriage has taken one step forward, and perhaps half a step back as weddings on two continents are received differently. Jose Maria Di Bello and Alex ... Read more
Tue January 5th, 2010 - No Comments
Mexico City first city to legalise same-sex marriage
Mexico City has become the first Latin American city to legalise same-sex marriage after lawmakers passed a bill in a vote of 39 to 20. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard of the Democratic ... Read more
Tue December 22nd, 2009 - 3 Comments
Game on for marriage fight
Marriage equality advocates have again vowed to pressure the federal Government on same-sex marriage ahead of next year’s federal election, following a meeting yesterday with Attorney-General Robert McClelland. Australian Marriage ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Committee consults with community
Gay community leaders have met with the Human Rights Consultation Committee to discuss marriage, anti-discrimination legislation and the need for a human rights charter. Committee chair Frank Brennan and member Mary ... Read more
Tue September 15th, 2009 - 2 Comments
Majority want marriage
More than half of Australia’s gay and lesbian population wants to be married, according to a University of Queensland survey. According to Not So Private Lives, the first national poll of ... Read more
Mon September 14th, 2009 - 5 Comments
Senate marriage inquiry count underway
Although the official final count is unknown, more than 20,000 submissions have been received by the Senate Inquiry into same-sex marriage. The Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009, introduced by Greens Senator ... Read more
Thu September 3rd, 2009 - 5 Comments
Amnesty calls for marriage
The Australian Government is failing to live up to its UN treaty obligations as long as it continues to deny same-sex marriage, Amnesty International Australia has warned. Writing to the Senate ... Read more
Tue September 1st, 2009 - 4 Comments
Tasmania tempts marriage laws
The same-sex marriage debate took to the states last week, with Tasmanian Greens and gay rights activists appealing for state governments to take up the issue. State Greens Leader Nick McKim ... Read more
Tue September 1st, 2009 - 4 Comments
Hundreds sign on to support same-sex marriage
More than 600 people registered their support for same-sex marriage during a submissions drive led by Community Action Against Homophobia over the weekend. The race for same-sex marriage submissions held by ... Read more
Mon August 24th, 2009 - No Comments
Gay clash at marriage breakfast
The Rudd Government's representative at last week's anti-gay marriage breakfast, Senator Ursula Stephens, has been caught rewriting history after the event became embroiled in controversy and an alleged assault. And Senator ... Read more
Tue August 18th, 2009 - 20 Comments
A secretary for social exclusion
August 13 has become a day of shame for the ALP for the second time in five years. First was Labor's support for the 2004 ban on same-sex marriage. This time ... Read more
Tue August 18th, 2009 - 5 Comments
Double push for marriage
Australian Marriage Equality has launched two parliamentary petitions to remind politicians the demand for same-sex marriage isn't going away. AME national convenor Peter Furness said they were hoping for 10,000 signatures ... Read more
Tue August 11th, 2009 - 3 Comments
Expats contribute to marriage debate
Australian expatriates married or living in countries that allow same-sex marriage are being encouraged to contribute to the Senate marriage inquiry currently underway. We're calling on Australian same-sex partners married and ... Read more
Tue August 11th, 2009 - No Comments
The PM is out
Now the dust has settled after the ALP National Conference, what have we got? A sub-optimal outcome, as they say at NMG board meetings. Same-sex marriage has its advocates in both ... Read more
Tue August 11th, 2009 - 1 Comment
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