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Kristen Stewart makes red carpet debut with fiancée Dylan Meyer

March 17, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Kristen Stewart walked the red carpet alongside fiancée Dylan Meyer for the first time at the Critics Choice Awards. The ceremony took place on 13 March in Los Angeles, California. Stewart was nominated in the category of Best Actress for her role as Princess Diana in Spencer, though lost out to Jessica Chastain for her appearance in The Eyes of Tammy Faye as Tammy Faye Bakker. Prior to the awards being handed out, she walked the red carpet with her soon-to-be wife for the first time. The two have always…

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Guatemala Congress votes to ban same-sex marriage and teaching of sexual diversity in schools

March 11, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Guatemala’s Congress has voted to ban same-sex marriage and teaching that “anything other than heterosexuality is normal” in schools. The Protection of Life and Family law was passed by 160 votes in favour to just eight votes against on 9 March. It predominantly targets the LGBTQ+ community, as well as worsening punishments for those seeking an abortion – a practice that is already illegal in the country except in cases where the pregnancy poses a threat to life. Alejandro Giammattei, Guatemala’s president and a conservative, will have to give the…

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More than half of Anglicans in England support same-sex marriage, poll finds

March 2, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Same-sex marriage is supported by a majority of Anglicans living in England, a YouGov poll has revealed. More than half (55%) believe gay marriage is ‘right’, a number which increases to 72% when looking at those under the age of 50. The results highlight an ongoing trend of increasing support from Anglicans in England, as this figure was at 38% in 2013 and 48% in 2020. This was mirrored in Anglicans who view same-sex marriage as wrong, as this decreased from 47% in 2013 to only 29% in 2022. British…

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Below Deck’s Josiah Carter gets engaged to longtime boyfriend in proposal with Cartier watch

February 11, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Josiah Carter, a former Below Deck cast member, revealed that he and his boyfriend Michael Groves recently got engaged. The reality TV star, who is best known for appearing in season six of the long-running show, was proposed to by his lover on the snowy mountains of the French Alps. Sharing the news in a joint Instagram post on 8 February, the couple wrote: “We’re engaged!” The images show that the two had an untraditional proposal, as Michael asked Josiah to marry him with a Cartier watch instead of an…

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Adam Rippon reveals he spontaneously got married in “perfect” ceremony

January 20, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Adam Rippon announced that he spontaneously married his boyfriend Jussi-Pekka Kajaala after the two got engaged in February 2021. The former figure skater took to Twitter to reveal that he and his partner decided to tie the knot. “SURPRISE,” he wrote on 19 January. “WE ARE MARRIED.” Although details of the day remain scarce, the 32-year-old shared that the ceremony was “perfect” and attended only by the couple and their beloved dog. He continued: “One afternoon JP and I looked at each other and said the very classic *romantic* phrase…

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Taiwan court allows same-sex partner to adopt child in historic move

January 8, 2022 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

A Taiwanese court allowed a married gay man to legally adopt his husband’s non-biological child in a historic case. On 25 December 2021, a family court approved an appeal allowing a same-sex partner to adopt the child adopted by his husband prior to their marriage. Wang Chen-wei (王振圍) and Chen Chun-ju (陳俊儒), the child’s adopted parents, were told it is in the best interests of their child by the court in the ruling. According to Taipei Times, this marks the first time a same-sex couple has been permitted to adopt…

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Tourism to jobs: How Chile’s same-sex marriage law could lift the economy

December 23, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

At his LGBTQ-friendly boutique hotel in Chile’s capital, Will Martin is hoping the country’s decision this month to legalise same-sex marriage will draw in newlywed couples eager to celebrate. “Visibility is something people take very seriously,” Martin said by phone from The Aubrey in Santiago. “They want to be seen, proud and open about what they do.” But as more countries legalise same-sex weddings, researchers and LGBTQ+ activists say the economic benefits of marriage equality extend far beyond wedding celebrations and honeymoons, and can give nations an important competitive edge.…

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Gabriel Boric wins Chile’s presidential election in huge moment for LGBTQ+ rights

December 21, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Gabriel Boric has pledged to fight for the “privileges of the few” in a historic win as the country’s youngest president-elect. On Sunday (December 19), Boric comfortably won the second-round presidential election with 56 per cent of the votes falling in his favour, compared to his right-wing political opponent, José Antonio Kast, who took 44.2 per cent. The 35-year-old politician, who will be sworn in on 11 March next year, promised a future of change for the country. “I am going to be the president of all Chileans,” Boric said…

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New Jersey takes steps to further protect marriage equality

December 15, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

New Jersey has taken steps to protect marriage equality due to the US Supreme Court’s conservative majority. According to a report from Gay City News (GCN), New Jersey’s Assembly Judiciary Committee passed their own marriage equality bill. The decision was unanimous with a 4-0 vote and was created to codify the legislation into state law. The NJ A5367 (20R) is now headed to the state legislature, which is expected to pass the inclusive law before the year’s end. Since 2013, marriage equality has been legal within the Garden State through…

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Tokyo to recognise same-sex partnerships in huge step towards equality

December 9, 2021 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Tokyo will soon recognise same-sex partnerships, making it the largest Japanese city to do so. The reforms will come into effect from April 2022, though it remains unclear if it will give gay couples the same rights that married couples get in the country. The city’s governor, Yuriko Koike, explained that Tokyo would implement a system that would recognise gay partnerships as equal to marriage after the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly unanimously agreed that it was time for recognition. On 7 December, Koike said: “In response to the wishes of Tokyo…