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Gay marriage bill enters political limbo

It was "a moment bigger than politics", declared the Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, introducing his same-sex marriage bill to the federal Parliament yesterday.

Transgender refugee to wed

A transgender Kiwi officially recognised as a woman has found love and will get married today.

Tony Abbott puts same-sex marriage on back burner

Why do lesbian brides wear suits?

Question: "Why is it, when a lesbian couple marries, one wears a dress and the other wears pants (usually a tuxedo-like suit)?"

Sister puts Aussie PM under pressure

Australian MP Tony Abbott faces increasing pressure on the issue of a same-sex marriage referendum, with criticism now from his lesbian sister Christine Forster.

Irish vote reverberates across Italy

Italy is now the only western European country that does not recognise either same-sex marriage or civil unions.

Wake-up call at the Vatican

Irish ayes smiling

A top Irish Catholic leader said the Church needs a "reality check" as the predominantly Catholic nation voted to approve gay marriage.

Vicar quits over same-sex relationships

Outspoken Anglican vicar Michael Hewat walked out of the church yesterday over its recognition of same-sex relationships.

Office stays open late for MKR couple

The course of true love never did run smooth, but a New Zealand Government official did his best to help a celebrity couple walk down the aisle when their dream wedding seemed in peril.

Kids from same-sex families fare as well as peers - or better

Children in same-sex families scored better on a number of key measures of physical health and social well-being than kids from the general population.

Is homophobia a hurdle to economic development?

Economist Lee Badgett says equal treatment for gays and lesbians can benefit economies from Virginia to India.

Vicar exits church in same-sex row

An Anglican pastor has quit the church and is taking his congregation with him after the governing body moved ahead with plans to bless same-sex relationships.

Anglican church approves same-sex relationships, not marriage

The Anglican Church has agreed to look at ways same-sex relationships can be part of church life, but will not marry gay couples.

Lee Suckling: Reflecting on a year of marriage equality

It's time to celebrate all that marriage equality has given society, writes Lee Suckling. Importantly, it's also time to reflect on what it hasn't given us.

Lone protest at gay-cure church talk

A lone protester made her opposition known as she stood outside a Northland church seminar offering to help people overcome "same-sex attraction issues".