Same-Sex Marriage
Ecuador has become the latest South American country to approve same-sex marriage. It comes after the Catholic majority country’s Constitutional Court passed a ruling in favour of two couples that have battled for years to have their unions legally recognised. It is not immediately clear how far-reaching the ruling will be.
Sara Canning said the issue shouldn't be a political football.
Five years ago, we rightly applauded equal marriage rights for same-sex couples – but the Minimum Income Requirement still means our right to love is restricted based on money
It’s been five years since the first same-sex marriages took place in the UK. Legalised in England, Scotland and Wales in 2014, the UK is one of 26 countries today where same-sex marriage is recognised. But with same-sex relationships still illegal in over 70 countries around the world, the fight for equality continues.
"I was happy keeping my pregnant wife calm and fed!"
I find it hard to understand the Supreme Court's decision this month that the owners of a bakery in Belfast 'did not discriminate against a customer by refusing to make a cake supporting gay marriage'
"We’re very excited for our future together."
Perhaps it is still a bit fresh, the pain of the fight, but I imagine the reason it hurt so bad is because I knew that once I got through it, it would feel so good