Same-Sex Marriage
8 Feb
The Church of England will on Wednesday debate contentious plans enabling priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples, amid deep Anglican divisions over the issue in Britain and beyond.
13 Dec
President Joe Biden will on Tuesday sign into law a bill granting federal protections to same-sex marriage -- gathering thousands of guests at the White House to celebrate the legislative milestone.
30 Nov
The US Senate passed a landmark bill Tuesday protecting same-sex marriage, as lawmakers from both parties moved to forestall the possibility of the conservative-led Supreme Court taking away this right as it did with abortion.
10 Oct
Issues like this confuse Nigerians and the pursuit of democracy and pluralism. I have no problem with adults doing what they want in private.
20 Jun 2022
A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional, in a setback for activists after a landmark verdict last year found the opposite.
1 Jul 2021
The Methodist church has become the largest religious denomination in the UK to allow same-sex marriages, putting it at odds with the Church of England. After debates on the topic at the Methodist Conference, the proposals to allow same-sex marriages were passed with 254 votes in favor and 46 against However, the freedom of conscience…
10 May 2021
Catholic churches around Germany were offering blessings for gay couples on Monday in a protest against the Vatican's refusal to approve same-sex partnerships.
18 Mar 2021
There is hardly any gathering where the issue of same-sex union is mentioned that there is no wrinkling of faces and an expression of disgust
3 Aug 2020
In 2018, four men ambushed Richard Akuson in his hometown, Akwanga in Nasarawa State. They began to beat him as they accused him of being gay as well as spreading a gay agenda. His phone was seized and forcefully unlocked - they found more proof of his sexuality. To drive home their message, they poked…
26 May 2020
Costa Rica legalised same-sex marriage on Tuesday, becoming the first Central American country to do so, as a court ruling came into force at midnight.
21 Dec 2019
Legalising same-sex marriage was among the top suggestions made by the Chinese public to lawmakers tasked with amending the civil code, a spokesperson for the top legislative body
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