Town clerk Sherrie Eriksen apologizes for denying gay couple a marriage license On July 30 last summer, Thomas Hurd and Dylan Toften went to the office of their town clerk in Root,…
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News Round-Up: January 24, 2019
Ryan Worley (photo: Vinnie Cassidy) Some news items you might have missed: • Las Vegas based photographer Vinnie Cassidy captures a gorgeous sunset moment (above) with Chippendales’ hottie, Ryan Worley. • Australia’s postal…
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Austria Celebrates Marriage Equality In The New Year
Shortly after midnight, two women in Velden, Austria, exchanged wedding vows becoming the first same-sex couple to officially marry in the country. After being engaged for four years, Daniela Paier and Nicole…
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LGBTQs In Brazil Rush To Marry Fearing New Anti-Gay President
Even though same-sex marriage has been legal in Brazil since 2013, LGBTQ couples are hurrying their wedding plans before right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro is sworn into office as the country’s new president.…
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Cuban Government Removes Marriage Equality Language From New Constitution
The government of Cuba announced Tuesday that the proposed constitutional Article 68, which would open the door for same-sex marriage in the island nation, has been removed from the draft of a…
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Gay Dating Apps Weigh In On Grindr CEO’s Marriage Equality Debacle
Last week, the blog INTO, which is owned by Grindr, wrote that Chen had shared an article on his Facebook regarding Cher Wang, the CEO of HTC, who apparently supported anti-LGBTQ organizations…
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Judicial Secretary-General Confirms Marriage Equality Will Come To Taiwan By May 2019
Citizens in Taiwan celebrate 2017 ruling by Constitutional Court on marriage equality(image via Instagram) As I reported on November 24, Taiwan citizens overwhelmingly voted ‘no’ via public referendum to amend the country’s…
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Taiwan Votes ‘No’ On Amending Constitution To Allow Same-Sex Marriage
Taiwan Pride 2018 (image via Instagram) Results from the LGBTQ referendums held on Nov. 24 in Taiwan are in, and by a disappointing lop-sided vote, the Civil Code will remain unchanged in…
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Bermuda Legalizes Marriage Equality – Again
Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche led the fight for marriage equality in Bermuda In 2016, voters in Bermuda rejected marriage equality by a ratio of 2-1. Then in May 2017, the Caribbean…
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President Of Cuba Announces Support For Marriage Equality
American LGBTs saw the power of the presidency in action when President Obama announced his ‘evolution’ and support for marriage equality in May 2012. His statement made an enormous impact on the…