The Constitutional Court said same-sex marriage had been approved in a five-to-four vote of its nine judges in a closed door hearing
Homosexual acts are outlawed in Botswana — one of Africa’s most stable, democratic nations — under the country’s penal code of 1965
"Since when is marriage a path to liberation?"
Followers are suing the Dutch Reformed Church over its retrograde action on same-sex unions
They were left in limbo while they waited for the department to issue them with certificates
The European Union ruled that countries must recognise the rights of migrants who want to live in their spouse’s native country
‘Circling each other now, each fighter coming in for the obligatory mock charge’
Couples are being turned away by the department of home affairs — prompting the introduction of an amendment Bill to Parliament last Friday
A gay Australian lawmaker popped the question to his partner in parliament shortly after a bill paving the way for same-sex marriage was introduced
The bishops say being gay is ‘unnatural’ but the archbishop, laity and clergy disagree.
The minister says if even the NG Kerk can vote for same-sex marriages, then ‘anybody can change’.
Rollercoaster week for LBGTI community with rejection of hate preacher but also reluctance from marriage officers.
‘The fight to have their union officially recognised contrasts markedly with the traditional wedding ceremony they enjoyed beforehand.’
Religious freedom, at times masking discrimination, is used too often to trump others’ right to marry.
The General Council of the Bar of SA is calling on government to break its silence and condemn "state-sanctioned homophobia" on the continent.
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a Bill banning gay marriage and same-sex partnerships.
Same-sex couples say "I do" as New Zealand becomes the first Asia-Pacific country – and only the 14th in the world – to legalise gay marriage.
France’s President Francois Hollande has signed into law a Bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalise gay weddings.
France’s Parliament will approve a Bill to legalise gay marriage after weeks of protests that have shown no sign of abating in the run-up to the vote.
Nigeria’s Parliament is pushing ahead with a Bill that would harshly crack down on gay rights despite moves from abroad to counter such legislation.
The Church of England will not allow same-sex civil partnership ceremonies on its premises without the express permission of its general assembly.
About 60 lesbian couples will tie the knot in Taiwan’s biggest same-sex mass wedding in the hope that the island will legalise gay marriage.
Wedding fever hit New York, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples married on the first day that same-sex marriage became legal in the state.
Euphoria over New York State’s legalisation of same-sex marriage promised to turn the annual gay pride parade here into an enormous engagement party.
The United States, Europe and rights groups expressed outrage and alarm on Friday at Malawi’s jailing of a married gay couple.
Malawi church leaders say that homosexuality is "sinful" and urge Western nations to withdraw threats to halt aid to the Southern Africa country.
Kenya’s first same-sex wedding has brought gay rights out of the closet. But many think it needs to get right back inside.