Opposition Labour MP Stella Creasy, who led demands for change, hailed Tuesday's votes.
10 Jul 2019 1:16 PM
Ecuador, where the church is very influential, thus joins Argentina, Brazil and Colombia in recognising same-sex marriage.
13 Jun 2019 12:13 PM
Bill which offers same-sex couples similar legal protections for marriage as heterosexuals, will take effect after Tsai signs it into law.
17 May 2019 12:24 PM
The couple who got married in 2015 had met six years back and both of them wanted to have children.
29 Oct 2018 7:07 PM
Two years coming out as gay, the royal is given away by his ex wife Penny.
24 Sep 2018 2:38 PM
“These relationships are not natural, so we do not support this kind of relationships,” Mr Kumar said.
07 Sep 2018 4:25 AM
The lesbian couple who trciked them spend the rest of their lives on the run after the truth came out.
21 Feb 2018 1:50 PM
Amy and Elise McDonald were given an exemption to marry in Melbourne since their relatives also had flown in from overseas.
17 Dec 2017 5:16 PM
The historic reform was given royal assent, the final step in a process that began with a national postal vote in September.
08 Dec 2017 12:31 PM
The nation overwhelmingly voted in favour of changing the law, ending decades of political wrangling.
07 Dec 2017 2:03 PM
In April 2001 the Netherlands became the first country in the world to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry in a civil ceremony.
05 Dec 2017 4:45 PM
Around 90% of gay men in China are married to women who are usually straight and unaware of their husband's real sexual orientation.
21 Nov 2017 1:16 PM
The survey is non-binding but PM Malcolm Turnbull has vowed to hold a vote in parliament if the majority of Australians choose 'yes'.
15 Sep 2017 12:17 PM
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a supporter of same-sex rights, welcomed the ruling, which was handed down in Melbourne.
07 Sep 2017 2:35 PM
As a democratic society, India also has to look back to see what little progress has been made with regard to gay rights.
02 Jul 2017 12:55 AM
Merkel voted against a law to legalise same-sex marriage which passed parliament, saying she believed it was preserve of a man and a woman.
30 Jun 2017 1:34 PM
The bill was hastily put on the parliamentary agenda on the last day before the summer break by the centre-left Social Democrats.
28 Jun 2017 3:49 PM
LGBT discourse thrives online and the Chinese gay-dating app Blued claims the world's largest user base, at 27 million, mostly in China.
17 Jun 2017 1:09 PM
The court said that if parliament does not make the change within 2 years, same-sex couples could register to marry regardless.
24 May 2017 3:07 PM
Vardarkar had become the first openly gay Cabinet minister in Ireland after coming out in 2015.
22 May 2017 6:08 AM