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Taiwan's constitutional court to announce same-sex marriage ruling

Taiwanese court rules to legalise same-sex marriage

Taiwan's constitutional court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to legally marry, the first such ruling in Asia.

World • 24 May 17

Ashers Baking Company had sought to overturn a previous court ruling that they acted unlawfully

NI bakery loses gay marriage cake appeal

Christian bakers in Belfast found to have discriminated against a gay man by refusing to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan have lost their appeal against the ruling.

News • 24 Oct 16

Opponents were disapproving in particular of the legislation giving gay couples the right to adopt

Slovenians vote against gay marriage in referendum

More than 60% of Slovenians have voted against legalising gay marriage in a referendum marked by low turnout, according to near-complete results from the electoral commission.

News • 20 Dec 15

Shannon Sickles (left) and Grainne Close at Belfast city Hall after becoming the first gay couple to enter a civil partnership in the UK in 2005

Gay marriage ban makes NI 'backward-looking'

The ban on gay marriage makes Northern Ireland stand out as a backward-looking blot on the map, a High Court judge has been told.

News • 03 Dec 15

Ahjead of the ruling, there were 13 state bans in place, while another state, Alabama, had contested a court ruling that lifted the ban there

US Supreme Court backs gay marriage

The US Supreme Court ruled this afternoon that the US Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement.

News • 26 Jun 15

Thousands attended a march for marriage equality in Belfast earlier this month (Pic: Amnesty International)

Couples win right to challenge NI gay marriage ban

Two couples have cleared the first legal hurdle in their bid to challenge a ban on gay marriage in Northern Ireland.

News • 26 Jun 15

The action will be heard at Belfast County Court

71% oppose action over bakery gay marriage stance

Seven out of ten of Northern Ireland's adults oppose legal action being taken against a bakery for refusing to supply a cake with a slogan supporting gay marriage, according to an opinion poll.

News • 23 Mar 15

The US Supreme Court will examine cases in four states in April

US Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage

The US Supreme Court has agreed to rule whether same-sex couples across the country should have the right to marry, setting the stage for a final historic decision.

News • 17 Jan 15

Ashers Baking Company declined an order for a cake with the image of Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie

Legal action confirmed over gay marriage cake

The Equality Commission in Northern Ireland has confirmed it is to take legal action against a Christian run bakery over the firm’s refusal to bake a cake promoting gay marriage.

News • 06 Nov 14

The court left intact lower-court rulings that struck down bans

US Supreme Court rejects gay marriage challenges

The US Supreme Court has declined to take up the contentious issue of gay marriage, a surprise move that will allow gay men and women to marry in five states where same-sex weddings were previously banned.

News • 06 Oct 14

Gay marriage became legal in Iowa in 2009

Two women in their 90s marry in Iowa

Two Iowa women in their 90s celebrated seven decades together as a couple by getting married over the weekend in a small ceremony.

News • 09 Sep 14

Utah temporarily became the 18th US state to legalise same-sex marriage

Obama administration backs Utah gay marriages

The Obama administration will recognise same-sex marriages performed in Utah and will provide federal benefits to the roughly 1,400 gay couples who were married there before the US Supreme Court halted such nuptials on Monday.

News • 11 Jan 14

Roughly 1,400 gay and lesbian couples have wed across the state since the ruling

Utah refuses to recognise same-sex marriages

The Utah governor’s office has said that for now the state will not recognise same-sex marriages that have been performed since a ban on gay unions was struck down.

News • 08 Jan 14

Ten years ago, no US state permitted gay marriage

New Mexico Supreme Court legalises gay marriage

The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled to allow same-sex marriage across the state, ending legal ambiguity that had produced a patchwork arrangement in which some counties permitted gay nuptials while others prohibited them.

News • 20 Dec 13

A same-sex couple arrives at the High Court of Australia in Canberra

Australian court overturns gay marriage law

Australia's High Court has overturned legislation allowing gay marriage, invalidating wedding ceremonies performed in the five days since same-sex marriage became legal.

News • 12 Dec 13

The Cabinet will then discuss the Constitutional convention's finding

FG to outline party position on same sex marriage

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that he would outline his and the party's position on same sex civil marriage next Tuesday.

News • 02 Nov 13

Pope Francis said the Catholic Church had to find a new balance

Pope says Catholic Church 'obsessed' with abortion

Pope Francis has said the Catholic Church has grown obsessed with preaching about abortion, gay marriage and contraception.

News • 20 Sep 13

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore says a referendum on same-sex marriage could take place next year

Same-sex marriage vote may be next year - Gilmore

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said it is a possibility that a referendum on same-sex marriage will be held next year.

News • 15 Jul 13

Gay rights activists gathered in front of the US Supreme Court building in Washington

US court delivers landmark gay marriage rulings

The US Supreme Court has handed a significant victory to gay rights advocates by recognising that married gay men and women are eligible for federal benefits and paving the way for same-sex marriage in California.

News • 26 Jun 13

Supporters of the bill gathered outside the House of Lords in London

Gay marriage moves closer in Britain

The introduction of gay marriage in Britain has moved a step closer after legislation cleared a major hurdle in the House of Lords.

News • 05 Jun 13

Vincent Aubin and Bruon Boileau (centre) are the first couple to marry under France's new law

Montpellier hosts France's first gay wedding

Two men have married in the southern French city of Montpellier today, the first same-sex couple to wed in France.

News • 29 May 13

France becomes the 14th country to legalise gay marriage

Hollande signs France's gay marriage bill

French President Francois Hollande has signed the country's controversial gay marriage bill into law.

News • 18 May 13

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK without marriage rights for gay couples

NI Assembly blocks same-sex marriage petition

An attempt to legalise same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has failed after Unionists voted down a Sinn Féin motion, which called on the power-sharing Executive to legislate.

News • 29 Apr 13

The UK parliament voted overwhelmingly to pass the second stage of the Civil Marriage Bill

Orange Order criticises same-sex marriage Bill

The Orange Order has criticised the decision taken in Westminster yesterday by a majority of MPs to support a same-sex marriage Bill.

News • 06 Feb 13

The Commons vote on the gay marriage bill took place this evening

UK politicians back gay marriage in initial vote

British politicians have backed legalising gay marriage in the first of several votes on the issue.

News • 05 Feb 13

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