Same Sex Marriage
latest news & developmentsDemocracy under serious and sustained attack from within the US
Far-right Republicans and the conservative supreme court are working on a carefully laid plan to turn the US into a repressive regime
To object or not to object is a human right
Amendments to the Civil Union Act are unconstitutional for religious magistrates
Public officials must treat all marriages equally
Religious beliefs are no longer allowed as on objection to solemnising same-sex partnerships and rightly so
Marriage officers should have the right to object on religious grounds
‘Beliefs and convictions rested on religion should be allowed the freedom awarded by the law to share the public sphere with all the other non-religious beliefs and convictions’
Ecuador’s highest court approves same-sex marriage
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
Botswana to rule on scrapping anti-gay laws
Homosexual acts are outlawed in Botswana — one of Africa’s most stable, democratic nations — under the country’s penal code of 1965
There’s a queer way to think about marriage
"Since when is marriage a path to liberation?"
Theology students back queer rights
Followers are suing the Dutch Reformed Church over its retrograde action on same-sex unions
Same-sex couples vs home affairs
They were left in limbo while they waited for the department to issue them with certificates
EU rules on residence rights for same-sex spouses
The European Union ruled that countries must recognise the rights of migrants who want to live in their spouse’s native country
The sacred versus the profane
‘Circling each other now, each fighter coming in for the obligatory mock charge’
Bill aims to fix same-sex marriage glitch
Couples are being turned away by the department of home affairs — prompting the introduction of an amendment Bill to Parliament last Friday
Australia MP proposes to gay partner in parliament
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
Anglican church speaks with two tongues on same-sex unions
The bishops say being gay is ‘unnatural’ but the archbishop, laity and clergy disagree.
Gigaba: We’re slowly educating home affairs staff to be more LGBTI-friendly
The minister says if even the NG Kerk can vote for same-sex marriages, then ‘anybody can change’.