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British Court Blocks Gay Marriage in Bermuda, Cayman Islands

By |2022-03-14T19:32:20-07:00March 14th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

Taiwan LGBT Activists hold Valentine’s Day Protest Over Gay Marriage Rules

By |2022-02-14T09:48:18-08:00February 14th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

EU Court Refuses to hear Pro-Gay Marriage Cake Case

By |2022-01-07T02:16:07-08:00January 7th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: , , , , , , |

LONDON — (01-07-22) — Shock followed by anger took place in London this week as a top European court refused to rule on a high-profile LGBT discrimination case.  The highly covered LGBT discrimination case centers on LGBT activist Gareth Lee’s request to have a cake decorated with “Sesame Street” characters Bert and Ernie with the [...]

Japan PM Race Front Runner Taro Kono Supports Gay Marriage

By |2021-10-03T13:15:59-07:00October 3rd, 2021|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

Virginia Moves to Repeal State Gay Marriage Ban Amendment

By |2021-02-14T23:09:29-08:00February 14th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

Nebraska Lawmaker Goes After State’s Unenforceable Gay marriage Ban

By |2021-01-31T20:34:41-08:00January 31st, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

Honduran Lawmakers Vote to Permanently Ban Gay Marriage

By |2021-01-23T14:30:37-08:00January 23rd, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

Estonia Gay Marriage Referendum Gains Momentum

By |2020-11-13T23:00:47-08:00November 13th, 2020|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: , , , , |

ESTONIA — (11-13-20) — The equality initiative petition which was introduced by the Estonian Green party, validating same sex marriages in the country, is gaining momentum with over 33,000 signatures collected since October 29. The equality inititive petition demands that the Estonian parliament, Riigikogu, amend the provision for marriage under the family law act to [...]

President Putin rules out Russia Legalizing Gay Marriage

By |2020-02-16T01:53:53-08:00February 16th, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , |

MOSCOW (02-16-20) - President Vladimir Putin announced last Thursday that Russia would not legalize gay marriage as long as he was president. Putin made clear he would not allow the traditional notion of mother and father to be subverted by what he called “parent number 1” and “parent number 2”. “As far as ‘parent number [...]

GOPer Who Likened Gay Marriage to Rape Runs for Senate

By |2019-08-26T11:25:55-07:00August 26th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , |

SAINT PAUL, MN — (08-26-19) — Homophobic GOPer who was unseated from his one term in Congress in 2018, and who likened Gay marriage to Rape, has announced his run for U.S. Senate. This is the same homophobic former congressional politician who tried to use anti-LGBT propaganda in his reelection bid for the U.S. House [...]

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