Tag: same-sex partners
Trump administration to deny U.S visas to unmarried same-sex partners of UN diplomats
Exemption that recognised difficulties faced by LGBTQ+ couples around the world revoked under new rules.
Thailand : Same-sex marriage bill is two steps away from becoming law
Thailand’s government has moved to allay fears that time is running out before next February’s general election to enact new legislation that protects the rights of same-sex partners.
Germany : How gay and lesbian couples are still facing obstacles in parenting rights
Despite Germany allowing same-sex couples to wed from October last year, hurdles for gay and lesbian partners regarding parental rights and the civil registry have recently emerged.
South Australian Parliament supports equality and same-sex couples through the Relationships Register Act
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) and Australians for Equality (A4E) would like to extend their congratulations to South Australian Parliament for showing bipartisan support for both equality and same-sex marriage by passing the Relationships Register Act yesterday.
Refusal to grant a same-sex (non-EU) partner a residence permit was discrimination based on sexual orientation
The European Court of Human Rights has stated that Italy’s refusal to grant one partner in a same-sex couple a residence permit violated their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. Today (30 June 2016) the Strasbourg court held that to deny same-sex couples residence permits on ‘family grounds’ was discrimination.
Civil union bill passes Italian Senate – but children in rainbow families get left behind
Tonight, the Italian Senate (one of two parliamentary chambers) voted in favour of a Same-Sex Civil Union and Cohabitation Bill which would establish an institution of civil unions for same-sex partners and cohabitation for all couples. This is the first time that Italian parliamentarians have supported the legal recognition of same-sex couples.