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South Australia introduces legislation to recognise overseas same-sex marriages
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) welcomes the initiative of the South Australian Government to introduce a bill recognising same-sex marriages.
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United Reformed Church to allow same-sex marriages
This afternoon, Saturday 9 July 2016, the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church (URC) voted in favour of allowing its local churches to conduct and register marriages for same-sex couples. This means that the URC is now the largest UK denomination to freely permit the celebration and registration of marriages of same-sex couple in its churches.
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Call for Feds to follow South Australia lead on overseas same-sex marriages
Advocates have called on the federal government to follow South Australia’s lead by recognising overseas same-sex marriages.
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Vice President European Commission demands mutual recognition same-sex marriages
In an interview with Politico, published on Monday, Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, indicated he is Frans Timmermans committed to make sure all EU Member States recognise same-sex marriages conducted abroad.
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Australia : NSW parliament backs marriage equality free vote
Adovcates say unanimous support from the NSW Lower House for a free vote on marriage equality will increase pressure on Tony Abbott to allow a free vote federally.
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Scarlette Fever – A Little Respect
To celebrate same sex marriages becoming legal here in the UK, Scarlette Fever has recorded a version of Erasure classic A Little Respect.