Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

New Zealand to vote on gay marriage : However the lawmaker behind the proposed change, Louisa Wall - a member of the centre-left Labour Party who is openly gay - said the institution of marriage needed to be updated to be more inclusive. "I hope that it becomes about what marriage means in ...

New Zealand set to legalise gay marriage : WELLINGTON — New Zealand is poised to become the first Asia-Pacific nation to legalise same-sex marriage in a parliamentary vote that gay rights advocates on Tuesday hailed as a milestone for equality. A bill that amends the 1955 Marriage Act to ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Australia 'falling behind' on gay marriage - Ninemsn : The New Zealand parliament's vote to allow same-sex marriage shows Australia is falling further behind on the issue, lobbyist Rodney Croome says. Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Pressure Grows In Australia To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage : There's growing pressure in Australia for the government to legalize gay marriage after New Zealand became the 13th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage earlier this month. Last year, a vote on the issue in Australia's parliament failed ...

Campaigners hail historic vote on Scotland's same sex marriage laws   - Alyn Smith MEP, who is also gay , pointed out that Scotland is on course to join New Zealand , Canada, South Africa, Norway and Sweden in legalising equal  ...

POLL: Toole's same-sex marriage conscience vote call : Gay rights advocate Andy Wheeler said it is good to see a country so close to Australia acknowledging the inevitable. “While the same-sex marriage legislation is a great thing in New Zealand, we can't lose focus on the real issue, which is equal rights ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity