Gay Marriage 2013, and beyond

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• Chris Maines

  

  Mexico celebrates as same-sex marriage becomes law of the land

  PinkNews - Emily Chudy

  Same-sex marriage has been fully legalised across Mexico, after the final state, Tamaulipas, voted in favour of the law on Wednesday (26 October). The …

• Chris Maines

  

  Andorra becomes the 33rd country with marriage equality

  LGBTQ Nation - Alex Bollinger

  The new law also expands transgender rights. The nation of Andorra will be the 33rd country to recognize marriage rights for same-sex …

• Chris Maines

  

  Ukraine to consider legalising same-sex marriage amid war

  BBC News - By Sophie Williams

  A petition in Ukraine calling for same-sex marriage to be legalised has gained enough signatures for the president to consider the proposal. The petition has more than 28,000 signatures, meaning President Volodymyr Zelensky now has 10 days to respond. Homosexuality is not illegal in Ukraine, but …

• Chris Maines

  

  Germany publishes data on first 5 years of same-sex marriage

  DW English - Richard Connor

  Figures released by the German national statistics office Destatis on Tuesday showed that Germany saw its highest number of same-sex marriages in …

• Chris Maines

  

  Same-sex marriage just became legal in Switzerland. This couple were among first to benefit

  Euronews - Aleksandar Brezar

  This couple were among the first to tie the knot on Friday morning when same-sex marriage became legal in Switzerland. Geneva natives Laure and Aline …

• Chris Maines

  

  Tokyo moves to allow same-sex partnerships, but not as legal marriage

  The Washington Post - By Michelle Lee, Julia Mio Inuma

  TOKYO — The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday adopted legislation recognizing same-sex partnerships, which will extend some rights that apply to married heterosexual couples but falls short of allowing same-sex unions as legal marriages. Tokyo is the ninth of Japan’s 47 prefectures to make …