In 2015 the US Supreme Court voted in favour of marriage equality On this day is 2015 the LGBTIQ gathered outside the US Supreme Court to anxiously await the decision in the case of Obergefell vs Hodges. The stakes were high if the nine judge bench voted in favour of Ohio man Jim Obergefell – […]
Ireland voted ‘Yes’ for marriage equality in 2015 On this day in 2015 Ireland has overwhelmingly to introduce same sex civil marriages. Voters approved marriage equality with over 60% of people who voted supporting a change to the country’s constitution. The history making vote made Ireland the 20th country to allow same sex couples to […]
Tim Wilson says the passing of marriage equality in Australia was an incredible achievement of the Liberal party. The MP posted his thoughts to Twitter, where it drew a negative reaction. The member for the Victoria seat of Goldstein, who did campaign in favour of the YES vote, told followers the 2017 debate over the […]
Irish-born and Berlin-based lesbian artist Wallis Bird shares Go, a song about beginnings and having the strength to stand out from the crowd to pursue passions and desires. Go is about letting go and embracing the uncertainty of what’s in store, because life’s too short to not try. Go follows the release of Aquarius, Power of […]
The Liberal party has announced its NSW senate ticket for the upcoming federal election and it’s bringing an end to the political career of veteran senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells. Foreign Minister Marise Payne will take the top spot on the ticket, while the third spot will go to Senator Jim Molan. The second spot is allocated […]
Same-gender marriage will soon become reality in the South American nation of Chile in the coming months, after a historic vote this week. President Sebastian Pinera is expected to sign the bill ahead of his departure from office early next year, as an election looms later this month. Chile now joins their South American neighbours […]
Just.Equal Australia has called on Liberal and Labor members who voted for marriage equality four years ago today not to betray the LGBTIQ+ community by voting for the Religious Discrimination Bill. Spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said the moment the bill was a great day of celebration for the Australian community. “When marriage equality finally passed Federal […]
Marriage Equality became law in Australia Today marks four years since a Bill to legislate for marriage equality in Australia passed through the House of Representatives. Following the ‘Yes’ result of 61% in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, the Bill from Liberal Senator Dean Smith with co-sponsorship from Labor, The Greens, Nick Xenophon Team […]
Four years on from Australia’s historic vote for marriage equality For people in Perth it was an early morning rise to find out the results of the postal survey on marriage equality. On this day back in 2017 people gathered in the Northbridge Piazza to listen to a live telecast of the results being announced […]
Voters in Switzerland have overwhelmingly voted in favour of changing the nation’s laws to legislate for same-gender marriage. Results from the referendum held on Sunday have seen 64.1% vote in favour of same-gender marriage, equal adoption rights, citizenship options for spouses and sperm donation access for lesbian couples. The ‘Yes’ vote also won a majority […]
