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.
Homophobic jeweller Craig Marks threatens legal action against LGBTQ backlash
Craig Marks, a defiant Cape Town jeweller who’s refused to make an engagement ring for a same-sex couple, says that it’s become the victim of hate speech from the LGBTQ community.
What does the Saldanha Bay Diocese’s same-sex union decision mean?
The Anglican Diocese of Saldanha Bay has taken the historic step of agreeing to bless same-sex couples, but what does it mean in practice?
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.
Lesbian couple’s court order against Home Affairs delayed
A court order application by married binational same-sex couple Wendy Kessman and Nomfundo Ngidi against the Department of Home Affairs was delayed on Monday. Kessman and Ngidi expressed their disappointment when they learned that the judge was only willing to grant an interim order against Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba and his department. The […]
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 […]
Gay wedding cake ruling NOT a victory for religious bigots
American LGBTQ activists insist that Monday’s US Supreme Court ruling in favour of an anti-gay baker was a minor setback that does not allow businesses to discriminate. The court found that the rights of Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, had been violated by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which in 2014 found him guilty […]
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 […]