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By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer OMAGH, UK — In a set back for same-sex marriage recognition in Ireland, the Northern Ireland High Court dismissed two cases challenging Ireland's ban on same-sex marriage stating that the ban does not violate any rights of same-sex couples and that any change must be made legislatively. “It is not [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer JACKSON, MS — The same-sex marriage legal battle continues over a Mississippi law that allows merchants and government officials use their religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples. Attorneys filed a brief Thursday asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block this outrageous law. Legal experts say [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer After the huge backlash from gay rights activists, top national Democratic Party official Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake, is now making it public that he is requesting a refund of his $1,000 campaign contribution to a New York City Council candidate who is on record opposing same-sex marriage. RELATED: Supreme Court [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer RALEIGH, N.C. – A new GOP bill HB780, filed by two Charlotte-area representatives is aiming to ban gay marriage in North Carolina once again The new proposed bill entitled, “Uphold Historical Marriage Act” , states that the U.S. Supreme Court over stepped its “constitutional bounds” when it ruled in 2015 [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer For the first time in history, a native American tribe in Oklahoma has voted to recognize same-sex marriage. Doing this historic moves allows this tribe to join a small group of prominent tribes changing their law in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic 2015 decision decision legalizing same-sex marriage [...]
By: Jack MacNamara, Staff Writer Controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, came out and said that he now opposes gay marriage after previously stating that he would consider legalizing the statute. Mr Duterte claims that he has "nothing against gays" followed up by claiming that he has several relatives that are homosexual. Are we once again [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer Sun Wenlin and his fiance Hu Mingliang, were denied a marriage licence from the Civil Affairs Authority in Changsha, China. In what is being called a first such court case in the mainland over Gay marriage, Wenlin and Mingliang have captured worldwide press coverage over their lawsuit for marrige equality. [...]
By: Jack MacNamara, Staff Writer Gay marriage now being allowed at Norway's Lutheran Church as sent shock waves through right wing religious extremists. The Lutheran Church voted on Monday in favor of new ceremonial language that will allow its pastors to perform same-sex marriages. This action brings the Lutheran Church of Norway into line with [...]
By: Jack MacNamara, Staff Writer WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — The Incoming conservative Prime Minister Bill English, has shocked his constituents by announcing that he would now supports gay marriage. The Catholic conservative states "I'm proud to support it,” though he once voted against same-sex marriage back in 2012. Even though he voted against the Legislation [...]
By: Andy Powell, Staff Writer ROMANIA — Leading politicians of Romania’s majority party on Friday asked two colleagues to withdraw legislation aimed at a referendum on amending the country's constitution to ban Gay marriage-to be held on the same day as parliamentary elections. Two senators of the Social Democratic Party had submitted a draft bill [...]