Same Sex Marriage
First Dance
APPLE today launched a beautiful new advert in Australia for the IPhone X just in time for Sydney’s Mardi Gras Festival. It celebrates same-sex marriage and features footage from a number of weddings, filmed on the phone, set to a cover of the track ‘Never Tear Us Apart’, sung by Aussie musician Courtney Barnett. The…
Bermuda tries to rescind same-sex marriage rights
A vote by Bermuda’s lower chamber to rescind same-sex marriage rights granted only months ago has drawn sharp criticism from island groups and many politicians in the British overseas territory. The House of Assembly voted late Friday, by a margin of 24-to-10, to replace same-sex marriage rights with a domestic partnership status. Jeffrey Baron, shadow…
Evan Wolfson on FREEDOM TO MARRY
Evan Wolfson, the founder and president of Freedom to Marry, a group that worked for same-sex marriage, and who is considered by many to be the father and leader of the LGBT marriage movement, talked to queerguru on the occasion of the digital launch of Freedom To Marry Movie, and we re-visit it now that the documentary is now…
Man -Up Malcolm Turnball
The right-wing Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is trying to dodge the inevitability of making same-sex legal in his country by passing the buck. Instead of just passing a law that he has the power to do, he has set up a postal vote, which is informal and not regulated by any law. asking the…