But wait, there’s more good news! A huge congratulations Tammy Baldwin! In a significant first, the US has elected its first openly gay senator yesterday – more information is available here. This is in addition to all the other events that have happened around the world in recent days, see our post yesterday for a… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Marriage Equality
A whirlwind ride for marriage equality around the world.
Well, what an amazing whirlwind ride for marriage equality around the world these last couple of days! Firstly, Spain has reaffirmed marriage equality in a constitutional court ruling – Spain’s highest court, the Constitutional Court, has ruled that gay marriage is protected under the Spanish Constitution. Great news for Spain! While same sex marriage… Continue Reading
SUBMISSIONS ARE IN!
A huge thank you to every single one of you who made it to the parliamentary website one way or another and made your submission in favour for marriage equality. Wow, what a fantastic response, with reports of upwards of 10,000 pro equality submissions from one website alone – this is overwhelmingly positive. Every one… Continue Reading
On our side
It’s always great to have the support of our straight friends and family, but you have to admit It is cool to hear such support coming from movie celebs and sports stars, both local and international. In saying that, no other country does celeb endorsement like the United States. Like New Zealand, there is so… Continue Reading
Three days left
Well, it’s getting serious now, we’re on the final countdown. Submissions to the Select Committee close on Friday 26th October, if you haven’t started your submission, now’s the time! Remember this is the only opportunity, and will be the only opportunity we have to make submissions to the Select Committee, so we have to make… Continue Reading
Be part of history
The deadline for making submissions is looming, this time next week in fact. If you’re suffering from writers block, don’t panic, we can help. Check out our ‘how to make a submission’ guide here for some suggestions and also, have a read of this article by GayNZ last week, that features advice and tips from Auckland… Continue Reading