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Australian Prime Minister won’t march in Mardi Gras parade
The Sydney LGBT community has split over whether Turnbull would be welcome at the event on Saturday due to his government’s stance on gay marriage.
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Arkansas voted for a federal constitutional convention to ban marriage equality
The Arkansas Senate has endorsed a long-shot effort to push for amending the U.S. Constitution to effectively ban gay marriage and abortion.
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Bishop’s dying plea in farewell letter calls on church to support gay marriage
His cancer diagnosis and the support he received from gay parishioners made him rethink his previous opposition to same-sex marriage.
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Christian group event ‘sabotaged’ by thousands of obscene RSVPs
The antigay Australian Christian Lobby didn’t expect this when they asked for RSVPs to an event about same-sex marriage and anti-bullying.
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Court rejects straight couple’s discrimination claim over civil union rejection
They say they and other couples face discrimination because only same-sex couples are eligible for civil partnerships.
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LGBTQ protest at Tennessee capitol spurs Republican crackdown on security
The clamor for tighter security follows allegations that protesters last week disrupted state business and vandalized a legislative aide’s flower vase.
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Arkansas’ anti-marriage measure dies in the state senate
A long-shot effort to push for amendments to the U.S. Constitution banning gay marriage and abortion have fallen short by one vote.
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Teen suicide attempts plummeted after same-sex marriage was legalized
Suicide attempts dropped 7 percent among all students and 14 percent among gay kids.
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Finnish lawmakers reject petition attempting to revoke same-sex marriage
The petition was considered a last-minute attempt to revoke the law that made Finland the last Nordic country to allow gays to wed.
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Washington Supreme Court rules against florist in gay wedding case
Barronelle Stutzman loses again in her bid to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples.