French same-sex couples are set to begin marrying within days after French President Francois Hollande signed a marriage equality bill into law on Saturday.
Australian marriage equality advocates have hailed the decision by a Brazilian judicial council to allow same-sex couples to marry throughout the country.
The latest Essential poll showing the majority of Australians support marriage equality, regardless of which party they vote for, has prompted the Greens to renew calls for a conscience vote on the issue.
Calls for opposition leader Tony Abbott to allow a conscience vote on same-sex marriage have been renewed following Prime Minister Julia Gillard's comment that Abbott should give his fellow members the "courtesy" of a free vote.
Following the removal of the Sydney’s iconic rainbow crossing, City of Sydney Councillor Linda Scott has called for the erection of a flag pole in Taylor Square.
Dear blaze readers, of course I’m not talking about hitching a sail across the Tasman! New Zealand became the 13th country to legislate in favour of marriage equality.
With IDAHO just around the corner on May 17, it gives us pause to reflect on the discrimination faced by lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgenderand intersex people all over the world.
Debate about a referendum on gay marriage continues to roll on, despite both major parties rejecting the idea and Independent Tony Windsor - who first floated the idea - denying he actually had the intention of calling for one.
Same-sex marriage advocates have welcomed Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus' call for another vote on marriage equality before the September federal election.
The passing of legislation allowing same-sex couples to wed in New Zealand is attributable largely to strong leadership and bipartisanship – something Australia is severely lacking, writes Rodney Croome.
