Day: November 29, 2017

The Australian Senate has passed Dean Smith’s marriage bill, with 43 senators voting for the proposed legislation, and 12 voting against it. The bill will now be sent to the House of Representatives where it will be debated next week. If passed without amendment, it will then go on to the Governor-General for Royal Assent, […]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has delivered a formal apology for historic injustices against LGBT+ people, including homosexual convictions. “This is the devastating story of people who were branded criminals by the government — people who lost their livelihoods, and in some cases, their lives,” said Trudeau. “These aren’t distant practices of governments long forgotten. […]