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ABBOTT 'PROUD OF NO CAMPAIGNERS' BUT EXCITED FOR SISTER'S WEDDING
Tony Abbott doesn't claim to be an overnight convert to a supporter of same-sex marriage but he is looking forward to attending his sister Christine's wedding... READ MORE›
'I WAS SOLD INTO MARRIAGE AGED 13'
The current saga over dual nationalities and the desire to pass same-sex marriage legislation has somewhat disguised the government's parliamentary quandary and internal fractures... READ MORE›
MAJORITY OF NO VOTERS FROM WESTERN SYDNEY
Same-sex marriage Majority of No voters from Western Sydney... READ MORE›
PRIDE AND JUBILATION WORLDWIDE AS AUSTRALIA BACKS SAME-SEX MARRIAGEA
Australia backs same-sex marriage in historic postal survey... READ MORE›
DID THE VOTE TRANSCEND ITS CONTROVERSY?
Australians voted in favour of same-sex marriage, but for many the poll brought out complex emotions... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS OVERWHELMINGLY VOTE TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE
Australians were asked to vote in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey whether the current laws should allow same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
RAINBOW CELEBRATIONS AS AUSTRALIANS VOTE FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher said he was deeply disappointed that the likely result will be legislation to further deconstruct marriage and family in Australia ... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS SAY 'YES' TO GAY MARRIAGE, PAVING WAY FOR LAW CHANGE
Gay-rights campaigners seized on the result, with the Marriage Equality campaign group saying Australia should quickly become the 25th nation to legalize same-sex unions... READ MORE›
THE MOMENT AUSTRALIA SAID YES TO GAY MARRIAGE
Same-sex marriage 'changes attitudes' Jump to media player Anne-Marie Thus from Maastricht got married in the world's first same-sex ceremony in 2001... READ MORE›
LIVE: SOCCEROOS SEEK WORLD CUP TICKET IN DO-OR-DIE HONDURAS CLASH
Topics sport, soccer, soccer-world-cup, socceroos, homebush-bay-2127, sydney-2000, nsw, australia, honduras Live Same-sex marriage supporters celebrate 'vote for acceptance' Dad was disappointed I was gay... READ MORE›
CHINA URGED TO STOP USING ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY TO "CONVERT" LGBT PEOPLE
Human Rights Watch called on China to take immediate steps to stop medical facilities from offering conversion therapy... READ MORE›
'CRYING IN MY KITCHEN': HOW SOCIAL MEDIA REACTED TO AUSTRALIA'S YES VOTE
Australians have taken to social media following the results of the same-sex marriage postal survey... READ MORE›
HOW MANY COUNTRIES HAVE LEGALISED IT?
Brazil became the first country to legalise same-sex marriage not through legislation, but with a court ruling... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA VOTES YES TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Australians have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage - with a majority 61.6 per cent of responses to the Yes vote and 38.4 per cent voting No... READ MORE›
'THEY VOTED YES FOR LOVE': TURNBULL VOWS TO LEGALISE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BY CHRISTMAS
The Australian people have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in the government's voluntary postal survey, triggering Malcolm Turnbull's promise to change the Marriage Act... READ MORE›
'BRACING FOR ANOTHER BREXIT OR TRUMP SHOCK'
At 10 00am AEDT we'll finally find out for sure how Australia feels about same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
PARENTS SUE AFTER SON DROWNS IN LATRINE
Mrs Komape told the court that the head teacher called her and said her son was missing... READ MORE›
BOYS SHOULD BE FREE TO WEAR TUTUS AND TIARAS, SAYS CHURCH OF ENGLAND
The advice also calls on teachers to avoid using labels that might alienate children's behaviour just because it does not conform to gender stereotypes ... READ MORE›
WHEN ARE THE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SURVEY RESULTS OUT AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
More than 12 million people have returned their same-sex marriage postal survey to the ABS... READ MORE›
JOHN OLIVER SLAMS AUSTRALIA'S 'TOXIC' SAME-SEX MARRIAGE POSTAL SURVEY
British comedian and political commentator John Oliver has slammed the Australian same-sex marriage postal survey on his popular US talk show Last Week Tonight... READ MORE›
CONTROVERSIAL NO CAMPAIGN AD BANNED ON DAYTIME TV
The ad is the latest in the Coalition for Marriage's campaign to provoke controversy in the lead-up to the postal survey result... READ MORE›
PROTESTERS CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO HELP END LGBT PERSECUTION IN EGYPT
Amnesty international says at least 57 egyptians were arrested because of their sexual orientation... READ MORE›
THERESA MAY PLANS TO LET PEOPLE CHANGE GENDER WITHOUT MEDICAL CHECKS
The Gender Recognition Act does not allow trans people to self-identify their gender and forces them to undergo invasive medical tests... READ MORE›
TWO-THIRDS OF AUSTRALIANS HAVE VOTED IN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE POSTAL SURVEY
More than two-thirds of Australians have cast their votes in the same-sex marriage postal survey... READ MORE›
GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS WELCOME NHS QUESTIONING OF PATIENTS OVER SEXUALITY
Gay rights campaigners have backed an NHS policy demanding that doctors and nurses start asking all patients from the age of 16 about their sexual orientation... READ MORE›
'NO' SKYWRITING MESSAGE APPEARS ABOVE MELBOURNE
Same-sex marriage 'No' skywriting message appears above Melbourne... READ MORE›
HOW AUSTRALIANS THINK ABOUT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, MAPPED
A quick look at the colouring reveals that, even in most of rural and regional Australia, a majority of voters support same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
'LONG OVERDUE IN GERMANY'
Still, those attending Sunday's ceremony in Schoeneberg said Germany's decision to allow same-sex marriages -- the 23rd country to do so -- was a big step... READ MORE›
GERMANY CELEBRATES FIRST GAY MARRIAGES
By extending existing law to same-sex pairs, Germany's gay couples automatically gain the same tax advantages and adoption rights as heterosexual families... READ MORE›
'AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT' AS FIRST SAME-SEX COUPLES SET TO WED IN GERMANY
But as other countries began legalizing same-sex marriages, Germany fell behind, in part due to Chancellor Angela Merkel's opposition... READ MORE›
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PARLIAMENT IN GERMANY APPROVES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
She said the developments in Germany illustrated the difference that opposition parties could make... READ MORE›
SCHOOLS IN FINLAND WILL NO LONGER TEACH 'SUBJECTS'
Finland schools Subjects scrapped and replaced with 'topics' as country reforms its education system... READ MORE›
GAY MARRIAGE BACKERS CELEBRATE IN GERMANY
Germany's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, signed marriage equality into law on Thursday, and the nation's first same-sex marriages are set to take place in October... READ MORE›
GERMANY APPROVES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, BRINGING IT IN LINE WITH MUCH OF WESTERN EUROPE
Over time, however, church attendance has waned, and polling suggests that a comfortable majority of the public supports same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
TAIWAN TOP COURT RULES IN FAVOUR OF GAY MARRIAGE
The Taipei city government, which also launched a case, had been rejecting marriage applications by same-sex couples and was seeking clarification of the law... READ MORE›
ISTANBUL LGBT MARCH BANNED OVER 'SECURITY CONCERNS'
Istanbul LGBTI Pride Week has been organised since 1993, ending with a march on Istiklal Street since 2003, according to the organisers... READ MORE›
'WHAT IS NEXT?' SENATOR GICHUHI LAYS OUT HER OPPOSITION TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
How would it have played out for him now? Senator Gichuhi said pressure on the government to redefine marriage was not necessarily the majority view... READ MORE›
'THEY'RE AFTER OUR YOUNG ONES': MARGARET COURT RENEWS ATTACK ON 'GAY LOBBY'
Court also said Australian polls that showed nationwide support for same-sex marriage were incorrect... READ MORE›
ROW OVER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE PLEBISCITE FUNDING HEATS UP
The federal government is expected to reveal details of its same-sex marriage plebiscite this week as church leaders say they were promised campaign funding... READ MORE›
ANGELA MERKEL SAYS 'IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN' AFTER SHE VOTES AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Germany has legalised same-sex marriage despite their Chancellor Angela Merkel voting against it... READ MORE›
'PAULINE'S A REDHEAD, I AM BLONDE'
According to Ms Vuga Islamic immigration is distracting politicians from dealing with the problems of the homeless, veterans and everyday Australians ... READ MORE›
AFTER MERKEL U-TURN, GERMANY APPROVES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Germany holds national elections in September, and legalizing same-sex marriage could benefit Merkel and those running for parliament... READ MORE›
DETENTIONS AS POLICE BREAK UP ISTANBUL PRIDE PARADE
The Istanbul LGBTI Pride Week has been organised since 1993, ending with a march on Istiklal Street since 2003, according to its organisers... READ MORE›
TEST FITNESS AT PRIMARY SCHOOL, SAY HEALTH CAMPAIGNERS
Children at Montpelier school stand up and use their arms in class... READ MORE›
SAME SEX COUPLES CAN OFFICIALLY MARRY IN IRELAND FROM TODAY
The first couples to be affected will be gay couples who married legally abroad - whose unions will now automatically be recognised by the Irish state... READ MORE›
PRIDE, PREJUDICE AND PUNISHMENT: GAY RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD
In Europe, the legal status of same-sex marriage is mixed... READ MORE›
LGBT PROTEST AT STONEWALL INN TAKES ON EDGE AMID POSSIBLE BLOW TO GAY RIGHTS
Crowds head to the gay rights landmark as fears mounts over a leaked executive order draft that would enable discrimination in the name of religious freedom... READ MORE›
SCHOOL LEAGUE TABLES BRANDED A 'NONSENSE' AMID CHANGES
Maybe its the private schools not the league tables that aren't fit for purpose?... READ MORE›
AN IRISH TEACHER WAS REJECTED FROM A JOB IN SOUTH KOREA JOB DUE TO THE 'ALCOHOLISM NATURE OF [HER] KIND'
An Irish school teacher was turned away from a position in South Korea due to the alcoholism nature of her kind ... READ MORE›
MASS NIGERIAN ARRESTS FOR GAY SEX IN LAGOS STATE
Homosexuality, gay marriage, gay groups and displays of same-sex affection are all illegal in Nigeria... READ MORE›
GERMANY VOTES TO LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DESPITE MERKEL'S THUMBS DOWN
German lawmakers have voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a snap vote only days after Chancellor Angela Merkel changed her longstanding position... READ MORE›
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE PLEBISCITE BILL DEFEATED IN THE SENATE
The federal government's proposed same-sex marriage plebiscite has been defeated in the Senate... READ MORE›
PRIDE IN LONDON MARKS 50 YEARS SINCE DECRIMINALISATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY
The annual Pride festival will take place in London on Saturday, marking a half century since homosexuality was decriminalised in England and Wales... READ MORE›
PARENTS SIGNING UP FOR LATIN LESSONS TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN THE EDGE AT SCHOOL
The classics department at a private school in London has found itself oversubscribed after it began offering Latin evening classes to parents... READ MORE›
LGBT GROUPS DENOUNCE 'DANGEROUS' AI THAT USES YOUR FACE TO GUESS SEXUALITY
Kosinski and his co-author Yilun Wang acknowledged these limitations in the paper, claiming that they could not find sufficient numbers of non-white gay people... READ MORE›
TRICKLE OF LIBERIAN CHILDREN RETURNING TO SCHOOL REFLECTS LINGERING EBOLA FEARS
Public schoolteachers are often poorly trained and unmotivated... READ MORE›
TURNBULL SAYS 'NO PLANS TO CHANGE' SAME-SEX MARRIAGE POLICY
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull went to last year's election with Tony Abbott's plan for a plebiscite on same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
'DOES ONE OF US HAVE TO PLAY THE GROOM?'
And that, I'm told by all my married friends, gay and straight, is often the most important thing... READ MORE›
'OUR KIDS SPEAK POLISH LIKE A FOREIGN PERSON'
The schools teach Polish, as well as the history and geography of Poland, to the children... READ MORE›
LGBT SENIORS MARKED FOR REMOVAL FROM SURVEY ON ELDER CARE SERVICES
Senator Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington, said she was deeply troubled by the administration's plan to stop collecting information on LGBT individuals in the survey... READ MORE›