Once again, in just two days major advances for marriage and family equality, in Europe and in the US. As expected, the French lower house of parliament today approved legislation for both gay marriage, and gay adoption. In the US,…
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Gay Marriage: Where Next?
The passage of marriage equality in Uruguay will take to fourteen the number of countries where equal marriage applies country wide, either by legislative means (eleven), or de facto by court ruling (Mexico, Brazil). Several more are preparing to follow.…
French Parliament Approves Equal Marriage. More Will Follow.
A week ago today, the British lower house approved the second reading of an equal marriage bill, sending it to the committee stage for clause by clause scrutiny. Across the channel, the French equivalent to our bill has already gone…
French Bishops: Respect Gay Relationships (1).
In conservative Catholic commentary, there is alarm that the French bishops have responded to proposals for marriage equality in France, by proposing instead a strengthening and improvements to the existing system of PACS (the French version of civil unions). Their…
Catholic Paper Declares Support for Gay Marriage (France)
A French Catholic weekly, Témoignage chrétien, has seriously angered the Vatcan, by publishing a declaration in support of gay marriage – a proposal currently being developed by the French government, and which is being vigorously opposed by French bishops. Pointedly and…
Poll finds widespread Muslim & Sikh support for gay rights
From Politics Report: A survey of ethnic and religious attitudes in Britain has discovered a startling liberal approach to gay rights in the Muslim community and what appears to be a major shift in opinion since 2009. The poll, conducted…
Gay Marriage for Germany, France?
While the bulk of English language reporting on gay marriage has focussed on three English – speaking countries, the state level battles in the US, the promise of equality for the UK, and on the political push in Australia, there…
