Tag: gay marriage
Deeply Troubling: Carly Fiorina Denies Her Own Words on Marriage Equality
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, reacted to news that Carly Fiorina has attempted to deny and walk back her own words suggesting that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v Hodges, the case that led to nationwide marriage equality is the law of the land.
Australia : Advocates Say Anglicans Have Nothing To Fear
Marriage Equality advocates have dismissed concerns from the Anglican Archdiocese of Sydney that marriage equality will lead to violations of religious freedom.
Oireachtas Committee Approves Draft Marriage Bill For Same-sex Marriages
Ireland has moved another step closer to marriage equality this evening.
S. Dakota to pay $242K in gay marriage fees
South Dakota has agreed to pay $242,000 to attorneys for same-sex couples who challenged the state’s ban on gay marriages.
Author Sends Gay Memoir to 278 Catholic Leaders
Disheartened by recent comments from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops that the June 26 SCOTUS decision on marriage equality was ‘a tragic error’, Rochester NY author Gregory Gerard has successfully raised funds to mail a hard copy of his gay, Catholic, coming-of-age memoir to 278 active US cardinals, bishops—and Pope Francis.
Equal marriage amendment enacted too fast, court implies
Difficulties were caused by referendum being signed into the Constitution before Supreme Court could consider a challenge to the result.