same-sex marriage
ACT leader Andrew Barr married his partner on their 20th anniversary
The Australian Capital Territory’s Chief Minister Andrew Barr, our first openly gay government leader, has married partner Anthony Toms. The couple tied the knot at a “small family ceremony” on Wednesday at the historical Longworth House in Anthony’s hometown of Newcastle, New South Wales. Barr posted to Instagram a collage of wedding snaps. The ACT …
‘Sad day’: Cayman Islands overturns same-sex marriage
An appeals court in the Cayman Islands has sided with the government and overturned a landmark court ruling on same-sex marriage in the country. Chantelle Day and her partner Vickie Bodden Bush (pictured above) went to court after they were refused permission to marry in the British Overseas Territory last year. The couple argued the …
Kristen Stewart ‘can’t f***ing wait’ to propose to girlfriend
Kristen Stewart said she’s ready to take the plunge with girlfriend Dylan Meyer. In a candid interview on The Howard Stern Show, the Charlie’s Angels actress spoke about her interest in tying the knot. Radio host Howard Stern asked Kristen if she was “in love right now,” to which she replied, “Yes, the answer is …
WATCH: This gay couple got married live on radio station JOY 94.9
Melbourne queer radio station JOY 94.9 has hosted its first legal same-sex wedding live on air. The radio station’s drive shift presenters, David Hunt and Sue Wilkinson, came up with the idea after Wilkinson registered as a wedding celebrant earlier this year. JOY 94.9 then held a competition offering the wedding. Local couple Daniel Syrus …
Qantas boss Alan Joyce marries partner Shane Lloyd
Qantas boss Alan Joyce yesterday married his partner of 20 years in a lavish ceremony at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) overlooking Sydney Harbour. Guests included Sir Peter and Lady Cosgrove. Their wedding gift to Alan Joyce and husband Shane Lloyd was a framed picture of the former Governor-General signing the marriage equality bill …
Two brides prove they’re ‘stronger together’ with wedding day deadlift
A lesbian couple’s wedding ceremony in New York is going viral after the brides showed they’re “stronger together” with a tandem deadlift. Zeena Hernandez and Lisa Yang, who got married inside Brooklyn’s Prospect Park last month, are both competitive weightlifters and finished off their vows with the impressive show of their strength. After tying the …
More Australian Anglicans vote to support same-sex marriages
Newcastle’s Anglican diocese has voted in favour of allowing ministers to bless same-sex marriages, defying Sydney Archbishop Glenn Davies on the issue. A majority of the clergy and lay people voted in favour of two bills on the issue at the diocese’s synod – the church’s parliament – on Saturday. One bill permits ministers to …
Nearly 200,000 join first Taiwan Pride since same-sex marriage
Up to 200,000 people joined Taiwan Pride celebrations yesterday. Organisers said people came to Taipei from all over Asia. It was the first Pride march since the island became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage in May this year. The change to the law came after activist Chi Chia-wei and the Taipei …
Anglican priest marries partner in regional Uniting Church wedding
Ordained Anglican priest Father Noel Richards has married his partner Drew Reid in a church ceremony, in a first for the regional Victorian city of Bendigo. The couple have been together for more than five years and tied the knot at St Andrew’s Uniting Church last weekend. It’s the first same-sex wedding ceremony in a …
WATCH: Northern Ireland crowd cheers as same-sex marriage legalised
Northern Ireland’s LGBTIQ community have cheered the country’s same-sex marriage laws finally coming into effect. The reform came into force at the stroke of midnight on Monday (October 21), UK time. That was the moment a deadline elapsed for conservative lawmakers to stop the legislation put in place by MPs in London. Northern Ireland has …