Same-sex marriage leads to a host of social and even public health benefits, including a range of advantages for mental health and wellbeing. The benefits accrue to society as a whole, whether you

The Australian Parliament has given green light to same sex marriage. It has now become legal in Australia after a historic bill was passed in the House of representatives. An overwhelming majority of MPs voted to change the Marriage Act, eight days after a similarly decisive result in the Senate.

From 9 December 2017, same-sex married couples are treated the same as other married couples in Australia. It does not matter whether the marriage happened: before or after 9 December 2017 or overseas (if we would recognise it as a valid overseas marriage)

SAME-SEX marriage is officially legal in Australia after the Governor-General signed off on the historic laws today. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited Sir Peter Cosgrove in Canberra for the signing of …

Same sex marriage was legal. Marriage Equality supporters protesting outside the Tasmanian Liberal Party State Council, attended by then-Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull in Launceston, Tasmania, Saturday, August 19, 2017.

Since 9 December 2017, same-sex marriages that took place overseas are generally recognised in Australia. If we recognise your marriage, you can’t get married again in Australia. But you may choose to hold another type of ceremony, such as: confirmation of vows; recommitment ceremony; Family law and same-sex divorce in Australia and overseas. From 9 December 2017, same-sex married couples are …

An amendment to the Marriage Act of 1961 made this possible. The majority of Australians were in favour of such an amendment, which lead to Parliament passing it as Federal law. Thus, same-sex couples were allowed to get married from the end of 2017. So, Is Same Sex Marriage Legal in Australia? Today, the answer is a resounding YES!

(Jan. 24, 2020) On January 6, 2020, the Philippines’ Supreme Court announced it had dismissed a motion to reconsider its September 2019 ruling denying a petition to approve same-sex marriage in the country, effectively concluding this case “with finality.”. The petition had essentially requested that the Court declare unconstitutional on equality grounds certain provisions of the