Category: Around the World
Same sex marriage is now legal in the Republic of Ireland, after legislation passed by referendum in May comes into effect. Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex civil marriage by popular vote with a referendum held in May. It is not yet known when and where the first same-sex wedding […]
A group of Mormons have staged a “mass resignation” after leaders changed church policies regarding gay people. The rules, which were not meant to be made public, say children with gay parents cannot be baptised until they are 18 and only when they renounce homosexuality and their parents. The new rules also say members can be expelled […]
“It’s better to have a gay parade … than Russian tanks in the center of the Ukrainian capital,” said a lawmaker urging his colleagues to vote for the bill. Ukraine has passed a bill protecting GLBT workers from discrimination. Lawmakers had previously rejected the nondiscrimination bill earlier in November, with some lawmakers saying that they feared […]
Obama will become the first sitting US President to be featured on the cover of a GLBT magazine. President Obama will be featured on the cover of Out Magazine’s “Out 100” issue as the publication’s Ally of the Year. The US President earned the distinction for his administration’s support in helping secure the legalisation of […]
Two women face up to six years in jail for holding a wedding in Costa Rica – despite a ban on same sex marriage. Laura Florez-Estrada and Jazmin Elizondo successfully registered their marriage in Costa Rica due to a clerical error that lists Ms Elizondo as male on her birth certificate. The marriage has since been […]
Two Tokyo districts have began issuing Japan’s first certificates officially recognising same sex partnerships. The certificates are only available for residents in two of Tokyo’s 23 wards — and nowhere else in Japan. Mostly symbolic, the certificates are supposed to encourage businesses to grant rights equivalent to marriage. Setagaya and Shibuya are the two districts […]
Over 10,000 marched in Hong Kong calling for GLBT equality. Demonstrators paraded through downtown Hong Kong, with many complaining that the city lags behind other major Asian hubs in terms of GLBT rights the South China Morning Post reports. Among those marching were a number of diplomats from the United States, Britain and France and other […]
The Harbour Party will not be returning for 2016. In a statement, Sydney Mardi Gras said it would be axing the waterfront party for 2016. “This is a significant shift from our traditional approach,” Mardi Gras said, but a necessary one in a “tough commercial and licensing environment”. The news comes after a $336,000 loss as […]