Tag: same-sex marriage
An Unfair Australian Marriage Equality Plebiscite
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) yesterday said the Government’s proposed Legislation regarding a Marriage Equality Plebiscite is deeply unfair, overly complicated and totally unnecessary.
Row over Australian same-sex marriage plebiscite funding heats up
The Australian federal government is expected to reveal details of its same-sex marriage plebiscite this week.
Australian Marriage Equality welcomes statement by Anglican Archbishop
AME welcomes the Anglican Archbishop’s statement on marriage equality. We strongly agree with the Archbishop that the introduction of civil marriage equality in Australia will have no negative impact on religious marriage.
Finland’s Lutheran Bishops’ Synod: Church weddings only for hetero couples
Finland’s Evangelical Lutheran Church says it will only officiate at marriages for heterosexual couples.
More than 180 same-sex couples marry in first months of 2016 in Ireland
More than 180 same-sex marriages were registered in the first three months of 2016, according to the CSO’s latest quarterly vital statistics – the first full set since new marriage legislation came into effect.
Australia’s Opposition to propose own legislation to legalise same-sex marriage
Australian Labour leader Bill Shorten used the first meeting of Parliament since the election to announce that he would propose the bill on Wednesday.