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After Marriage Equality, This Same-Sex Couple Can Finally Divorce
Two Perth women are finally able to file for one of Australia’s first same-sex divorces now that Australian marriage equality has come into effect. The couple married at a foreign consulate in Perth in 2015, under the laws of a European country where same-sex marriage was legal. But when they separated, the couple discovered that …
Queensland Couple Will Finally Be Able To Make Their Marriage Official
Gemma Mann and her partner Debbie Gilson have been waiting five years for the day they could legally wed. The couple (pictured) live in Rockhampton and celebrated their wedding there in 2012. “It was the vote that we didn’t have to have. The politicians should’ve just done their job,” Gemma said. “But we’ve had it …
Ellen shares her support for Australian marriage equality
Ellen DeGeneres has thrown her support behind the same-sex marriage “yes” campaign in Australia. The comedian and talk show host posted an image to her social media accounts of her Australian-born wife Portia de Rossi lounging at home with their pet dogs. “I appreciate my wife every day,” she wrote. “I can’t imagine calling her …
Census data shows increase in same-sex couples in Australia
The number of same-sex couples in Australia has increased by 42% in the past five years, according to the latest Census. According to data from the 2016 Census released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday, the number of same-sex couples who were together on census night was 47,000. This figure is 42% …
WATCH: Mr Bear Europe Runner-Up Proposes To Boyfriend On Stage
The runner-up of the Mr Bear Europe may have missed out on the top title but he walked away with a fiance when he proposed to his partner at the finals of the competition. 26-year-old Austrian makeup artist Gabriel Yalda was voted Mr Bear Austria 2016, and last Friday he narrowly missed out on becoming …
Colton Haynes snuggles with new boyfriend in first selfie
Actor Colton Haynes has posted the first selfie of himself and his hunky new boyfriend, florist Jeff Leatham, on his Instagram. “It’s not every day that someone comes into your life & makes you want to be a better man. I feel so blessed to be by your side @jeffleatham #WhatMoviesAreMadeOf,” Colton captioned the photo, …
WATCH: This gay couple’s Disney World proposal is the cutest
A British gay couple got engaged in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom late last month, and they streamed the whole thing live on Facebook. Gregory Gaige was visiting the theme park with partner Craig Moss, when he knelt down to surprise his partner with a ring outside Cinderella’s castle. The couple streamed the proposal on Facebook …
Ruby Rose shares Valentine’s Day message to Jess
Actress Ruby Rose has shared a sweet Valentine’s Day tribute to girlfriend Jessica Origliasso. Ruby Rose posted a collage of four throwback photos of the two of them to Instagram, and wrote: “We have made some pretty bad decisions in our lives… mostly fashion related but one decision we have never regretted is loving each …
Puppy drags Gogglebox’s Wayne and Tom back to reality after horror year
To pinch the words of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, 2016 was an “annus horribilis” for Googlebox favourites Wayne and Tom. The cocktail swilling gay couple are hoping the return of the TV-critiquing hit show will allow them to forget the health issues and Wayne’s forced redundancy which rocked their year. Things are already looking up …
Lesbian couple hit back at trolls who say ‘wrong one’ is pregnant
A lesbian couple who have a following of 1.4 million people vlogging on YouTube have hit back at critics who say “the wrong one” got pregnant. Domo and Crissy are a expecting a child in March but some of their “fans” recently criticised Domo – who is carrying the child they plan to call Domonic …