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AUSTRALIAN PM SEARCHES FOR CROCHET BIKE CREATOR
Mr Turnbull uploaded pictures of the eye-catching creation on his Facebook page soon after same sex marriage was approved by Australia's House of Representatives... READ MORE›
'WHAT A DAY FOR LOVE': AUSTRALIA'S FIRST SAME-SEX WEDDING COULD HAPPEN NEXT YEAR
The Australian Parliament voted 146 to 4 in support of same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT ALLOWS SAME-SEX MARRIAGES
It was proposed by Attorney-General George Brandis and supported by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, both gay marriage supporters... READ MORE›
HERE'S WHEN THE FIRST SAME-SEX WEDDINGS COULD HAPPEN
The House of Reps is expected to vote through legislation to legalise same-sex marriage today... READ MORE›
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: HOW EUROPE HAS TURNED PINK
2017 Finland votes to allow same-sex marriages, before Germany becomes the 14th country in Europe to approve same-sex marriage... READ MORE›
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›
LAWMAKER PROPOSES DURING AUSTRALIAN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DEBATE
The House of Representatives is holding its final two-week session of the year, which is giving priority to lifting the ban on same-sex marriage ion Australia... READ MORE›
LIBERAL MP TIM WILSON PROPOSES TO PARTNER IN PARLIAMENT
Liberal MP and advocate for same-sex marriage Tim Wilson has proposed to his partner Ryan during a debate in federal parliament... READ MORE›
'HISTORIC EVENT': SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL PASSES THE SENATE
Only 12 senators voted No on the bill, although a number of senators including One Nation leader Pauline Hanson abstained from the vote instead... 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›
FRANCES ABBOTT ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT TO OLYMPIAN AFTER TWO WEEKS TOGETHER
Frances Abbott, body-builder, marriage equality advocate and daughter of former prime minister Tony Abbott, says she's engaged to her new beau after two weeks... READ MORE›
'LIKING' GAY PORN PUTS GOVT MINISTER ON DEFENSIVE
Australia's Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne blamed hackers after his Twitter account liked pornographic content overnight... READ MORE›
MAJORITY OF NO VOTERS FROM WESTERN SYDNEY
Same-sex marriage Majority of No voters from Western Sydney... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAS CURIOUS PATH TO LEGALIZING GAY MARRIAGE
What made the same-sex marriage vote even more controversial was that it had nothing to do with the Australian Constitution, and could have been avoided... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS PARTY IN CELEBRATION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Almost 62 percent of the 12.7 million people who participated voted yes to the question Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?... READ MORE›
'LAWS BY CHRISTMAS' SAYS PM AS AUSTRALIA BACKS EQUAL MARRIAGE
Australians have voted overwhelmingly for same-sex marriage, paving the way for legislation by the end of 2017 and sparking colorful celebrations on Wednesday... 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›
AMID CALLS TO STEP DOWN, MOORE FINDS REFUGE WITH BASE
Don Day, 83, said he refuses to believe the allegations against Moore... READ MORE›
MAJORITY OF AUSTRALIANS VOTE YES TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
More than 61 percent of Australians have voted in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage, it was announced on Wednesday... 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›
'BACK TO THE COUNTRY WE LOVE'
Marriage equality campaigners have expressed their joy and relief at the Yes result in Australia's Marriage Law Postal Survey... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Same-sex Marriage
PARLIAMENT IN GERMANY APPROVES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
She said the developments in Germany illustrated the difference that opposition parties could make... 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›
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›
EDGAR DE SOUZA, GAY MAYOR OF LINS, BRAZIL, MARRIES LONGTIME PARTNER
Lins Mayor Edgar de Souza, left, and his husband, businessman Alexsandro Luciano Trindade... READ MORE›
PM BANNED FROM MARDI GRAS AS AN OFFICIAL GUEST OVER MARRIAGE EQUALITY ANGER
Last year the PM became the first sitting prime minister to attend Mardi Gras despite complaints from some right wing members of the Liberal backbench... 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›
'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›
GOVERNMENT TO PUSH FOR POSTAL BALLOT IF SAME SEX-MARRIAGE PLEBISCITE FAILS IN SENATE AGAIN
Marriage equality advocates have already signalled they will challenge the legality of a postal ballot in the High Court... 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›
FIRST MUSLIM MISS AUSTRALIA BACKS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Ms Voloder is also a psychology graduate and criminal profiler who has publicly expressed her support for same-sex marriage... 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›
'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›
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›
'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›
ANALYSIS | WHY ANGELA MERKEL, KNOWN FOR EMBRACING LIBERAL VALUES, VOTED AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Parliamentarians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, prepare to vote at the Bundestag on a new law to legalize same-sex marriage in Germany on Friday, in Berlin... 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›
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›
ASIAN AUSTRALIAN ALLIANCE BACKS 'YES' VOTE
Same-sex marriage Asian Australian Alliance backs 'Yes' vote... 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›
'NO' SKYWRITING MESSAGE APPEARS ABOVE MELBOURNE
Same-sex marriage 'No' skywriting message appears above Melbourne... 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›
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›
COURT LACKS MORAL AUTHORITY TO REDEFINE MARRIAGE
Rather, this ruling, like the abortion ruling, all but ensures America will not achieve broad social consensus on same-sex marriage... 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›