Cindy McCain Endorses Equality
24 January 2010
Gay rights campaigners in the US say they have found an unlikely ally in Cindy McCain, wife of the Republican Party's candidate in the 2008 presidential election...more
 

Portugal's Parliament Approves Equal Marriage
8 January 2010
Portugal's parliament voted today to approve plans to legalise same-sex marriage, less than three decades after revoking the country's ban on homosexuality...more
 

First Same-Sex Marriage in Argentina
28 December 2009
They had to travel to the the ends of the earth to do it, but two Argentine men have succeeded in becoming Latin America's first married same-sex couple...more
 

Mexico City Legalises Same-Sex Marriage
22 December 2009
Mexico City's assembly passed legislation on Monday night, 39 votes to 20, which allows same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples...more
 

Victorian ALP Supports Gay Marriages
21 November 2009
A meeting of the party faithful in Melbourne today called on the federal government to change the Marriage Act to allow gay couples to marry...more
 

Marriage Hearing "A Turning Point"
10 November 2009
Australian Marriage Equality has hailed yesterday's Senate marriage equality inquiry as a turning point in the marriage equality debate...more
 

We've Come So Far On Gay Rights But It's Not Enough
6 October 2009
Former Governor-General of Australia, the Hon Dr Bill Hayden AC KSJ argues that although much has been achieved since 1978, equality for gay Australians requires marriage rights...more
 

New National Survey Finds Gay Australians Want To Marry
14 September 2009
A national survey conducted by researchers at The University of Queensland has found that the majority of gay Australians reported marriage as their choice for relationship recognition...more
 

Senate Inquiry Into Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009
1 September 2009
Equality advocates believe pro-equality submissions could number more than 10,000, but have emphasised that the number of submissions should not overshadow their high quality...more
 

Here's An Idea: What If Gay Marriage Were Voluntary?
20 June 2009
Isn't it heartening to see both sides of politics united in their determination to protect a vulnerable minority from the whims of the majority? Lisa Pryor writes for the Sydney Morning Herald...more
 

Labor MP Challenges Rudd on Marriage
17 June 2009
A Labor MP today told the South Australian parliament it was wrong for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to continue to impose his personal beliefs on the rest of the community...more
 

60% of Australians Support Gay Marriage
16 June 2009
A Galaxy poll launched today in Canberra showed support for gay marriage rose to 60%, up from 57% two years ago, challenging the Rudd Government's last remaining excuse...more
 

Gay Marriages To Count In Next Census
7 May 2009
Paul Lowe, Head of the Population Branch of the ABS, has announced that same-sex marriages will be counted in the next national Census due on 9 August 2011...more
 

Iowa Approves Equal Marriage
5 April 2009
Australian marriage equality advocates have applauded a unanimous
court decision in the mid-west US state of Iowa allowing same-sex
marriage...more
 

Sweden Approves Equal Marriage
2 April 2009
The Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) voted yesterday to approve same-sex marriage with 261 votes for and 22 against the legislation. The law will take effect from 1 May 2009...more
 

Westpac To Recognise Same-Sex Marriages
31 March 2009
Westpac, Australia's second-largest bank and one of the largest employers in the nation, has agreed to recognise the same-sex marriages of its employees and customers...more
 

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