Tag: Marriage Equality
Naomi Long slams Arlene Foster over ‘childish’ reasons for gay marriage stance
DUP leader says she will continue to use petition of concern to block gay marriage and insists ‘vicious’ online abuse will not convince her otherwise.
First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster being anti-gay and ‘will keep blocking same-sex marriage in NI’
First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster has said her party will keep using the contentious petition of concern to block same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland for at least another five years.
Launch of new campaign for a marriage equality free vote in the Australian parliament
Australians for Equality (A4E) & Australian Marriage Equality (AME) today launched ‘The Equality Campaign’, a new joint campaign for marriage equality to be achieved through a parliamentary vote so that every Australian is treated equally under the law.
Ashers ‘gay cake’ verdict is defeat for freedom of expression
The Appeal Court in Belfast has today ruled that a local Christian-run business, Ashers Bakery, was wrong to refuse to decorate a cake with a pro-gay marriage message.
Australian LGBTI groups and leaders call for parliament to block the plebiscite and provide a parliamentary pathway
A network of almost 90 LGBTI organisations and leaders have again come together releasing a statement calling for parliament to block the plebiscite legislation.
Joint Statement On Marriage Equality From Australian LGBTI Organisations And Leaders
As organisations and leaders of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities, we wish to express our gratitude to the many Parliamentarians across the political spectrum who have supported marriage equality for many years, and in particular those who reflected the concerns of LGBTI people, their family members and supporters of marriage equality about the impact of plebiscite. We value your support in continuing to advocate for a Parliamentary vote.