Day: December 21, 2015

Dec 21
Slovenia Votes to Repeal Marriage Equality

Slovenia has voted to repeal same sex marriage in a binding referendum vote.  Voters in the former Yugoslavian republic of Slovenia decided to repeal a marriage equality law enacted by the country’s parliament in March. 63% of people who cast ballots in the election voted to repeal the law, according to preliminary tallies. This gave […]

Dec 21
Tasmania to Apologise For Historic Gay Convictions

Tasmania will become the first state in Australia to formally apologise over past convictions for consenting gay sex. The apology in state Parliament will help at least a handful of people still living with the stigma of conviction, and the surviving families of others, gay rights advocate Rodney Croome told The Sydney Morning Herald. “For […]