Home Affairs minister admits marriage laws not working for all
Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa’s marriage laws need to be revised as they allow for discrimination against some citizens, including the LGBTIQ community.
Home Affairs looking at single marriage law in SA
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, will host a dialogue on the development of a new single marriage law for all South Africans, regardless of sexual orientation or culture.
Kentucky ordered to pay legal fees to Kim Davis’ victims
A US court has ordered the state of Kentucky to pay the legal costs associated with infamous Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis and her refusal to marry same-sex couples.
Trump administration blocks some same-sex couples at the UN
The US says it will now deny visas to unmarried same-sex partners of UN employees and foreign diplomats.
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court legalises same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court in Costa Rica ruled on Wednesday that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and must be reversed within 18 months.
Bermuda | Supreme Court rules for same-sex marriage, again!
In a stunning development, after becoming the first nation in the world to reverse marriage equality, Bermuda’s Supreme Court has ordered it to be reinstated. The court first legalised same-sex marriage in May last year, but in February, the government enacted a controversial law replacing same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships. The Domestic Partnership Act offered […]
EU countries must recognise residency rights of same-sex spouses
An American man will finally be allowed to live with his Romanian husband in Romania after a groundbreaking ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on same-sex spouses. The court decided on Tuesday that every member country in the European Union (EU) must now give equal residency rights to spouses of the same-sex even […]