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UNITED KINGDOM — (03-14-22) — In a shock to LGBTQ rights, the U.K.'s Privy Council ruled that LGBT people don’t have the right to marry on the Cayman Islands based on its Constitution and, it sided with a local Supreme Court's decision not to allow the practice in Bermuda. The U.K.'s Privy Council wrote in [...]
TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN — (02-14-22) — LGBT activists in Taiwan protested in the rain on Valentine’s Day on Monday against the island’s same-sex marriage law which critics say falls short of full recognition for many international same-sex couples. Under the law, Taiwanese citizens can legally wed foreigners but only from countries that also recognize same-sex [...]
NEW YORK — (01-02-22) — U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. of Western New York dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Christian wedding photographer who refused to photograph seven same-sex couple weddings. Emilee Carpenter represented by The Alliance Defending Freedom, a nonprofit religious organization with a history of litigating against LGBTQ rights, claimed "That [...]
TOKYO, JP — (12-07-21) — Japan announced on today they will create a system that will recognize same-sex marriage in the next fiscal year. Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike said Tuesday the city’s government will introduce a “same-sex partnership,” after its local assembly unanimously called for an initial move on the matter. A local court in [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-05-21) — Same-Sex married couples could receive a tax break under President Joe Biden's 'Build Back Better Plan' now in the Senate. Biden's plan would correct the injustice of federal tax law that has benefited heterosexual couples but not for same-sex couples. In fact if the bill passes, same-sex couples who were [...]
TOKYO, JP — (10-03-21) — LGBTQ rights activists in Japan are banking on front runner for Prime Minister Taro Kono to allow same-sex marriage to become law if elected. The Covid-19 minister and popular Prime Minister candidate has publicly supported gay marriage and said that if he became the country's next premier, he will change [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (03-15-21) — The Roman Catholic Church announced on Monday that they cannot bless same-sex unions or same-sex marriages no matter how stable or positive the LGBT couples' relationships are. The Vatican's announcement approved by Pope Francis, came in response to continued questions about whether the Catholic Church should reflect the increasing social [...]
RICHMOND, VA — (02-14-21) — Virginia is getting the spotlight this month as it moves to repeal the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage. Following the move initiated by Senator Patty Pansing Brooks in Nebraska to have her state repeal its ban on same-sex marriage, Democratic state Sen. Adam Ebbin is sponsoring SJ 270, which [...]
LINCOLN, NE — (01-31-21) — Nebraska state Senator Patty Pansing Brooks presented a ballot measure to a legislative committee last Friday that would abolish the state’s unenforceable gay marriage ban. Senator Brooks argued that voters should have the chance to once and for all get rid of the ban on same-sex marriage that is currently [...]
TEGUCIGALPA, HN — (01-23-21) — Members of the Honduran Congress voted last Thursday to amend their constitution making it much harder to reverse existing anti-LGBTQ bans on same-sex marriage and abortion. This move taken by the conservative lawmakers was announced to appease their social conservative constituents. Lawmakers voted to require a three-quarters super-majority to change [...]