Keyword: Equal marriage
Finland introduces marriage equality
Finland has become the 12th European country to introduce same sex marriage Continue reading
Italy: Police charge LGBT-rights activists for same-sex kissing
Prosecutors are urged to drop a prosecution against six gay-rights activists charged because they kissed during a demonstration Continue reading
Gay marriage ban struck down across the US
Supreme court ruling clears a path for gay marriage to be legalised across the nation Continue reading
Same-sex marriages take off
The Office for National Statistics has revealed that there were over 1,400 same-sex marriages in the first three months of them becoming legal. Continue reading
John Barrowman surprises viewers by kissing his man under Gretna Green’s blacksmith anvil
John Barrowman kisses his ‘lover’ during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, in front of over a billion viewers. Continue reading
UN human rights monitors still include countries which kill gays
Despite the UN officially recognising the equal marriages of its own staff, its human rights bodies continue to officially discriminate against LGBT people Continue reading
Civil partners can marry free for the first year
The government has said that civil partners can convert to marriage free of charge for the first year Continue reading
TUC: pensions policy still discriminates against same sex couples
Government must change pension rules so that same-sex couples do not lose out when their partners pass away. Continue reading
Civil partners can convert to marriage ‘from December’ – plus transexual people can change gender without divorce
Civil partners can convert to marriage, and transgender people can change gender without divorce, from December Continue reading
TUC urges support for same sex marriage in Jersey
TUC sends letter urging Jersey’s chief minister to ask him to support the introduction of equal marriage on the island. Continue reading