Facebook adds civil partnerships to relationship options
Facebook has added ‘In a civil union’ and ‘In a domestic partnership’ to its choice of relationship statuses.
Continue ReadingFacebook has added ‘In a civil union’ and ‘In a domestic partnership’ to its choice of relationship statuses.
Continue ReadingIn a poll by the Equality Project, Britney Spears has been named the ultimate gay icon of all time.
Continue ReadingMP for Gainsborough Edward Leigh has come under fire for suggesting on his website that only a ‘tiny number’ of gay people want marriage instead of civil partnerships… and that giving gays marriage rights is to ‘mangle’ the language of marriage.
Continue ReadingThe decision on whether or not the sponsors of Proposition 8 have a legal right to defend their 2008 ballot has been delayed by California’s Supreme Court.
Continue ReadingThe state of Hawaii has passed the bill legalising civil unions for gay couples, with votes coming in at 18-5 in favour of the proposal. It has also just appointed its first gay Supreme Court Judge.
Continue ReadingA lesbian mother in Australia has been forbidden from moving her daughter to New South Wales after the Family Court ruled that the woman’s ex-partner has equal rights to the child.
Continue ReadingThe government today announced that same-sex couples now have the right to become civil partners on religious premises. The ruling is in an opt-in basis and will not force any religious group to conduct ceremonies.
Continue ReadingHanding Rihanna her award at last night’s BRITs, presenter Cheryl declared: “And the winner of the Best International Female solo artist is, my girl crush, what’s her name? Rihanna.”
Continue ReadingA soldier from Edmonton, Canada has been jailed for ‘Superman-punching’ a gay man in a nightclub.
Continue ReadingThe Halton Catholic School Board (HCSB) in Canada forbids the formulation of any student group containing the word ‘gay’ in its title, despite passing a new equity and inclusive education policy on 15 February.
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