US President, Joe Biden has signed new legislation protecting same-sex and interracial marriage. Biden held an event at the White House South Lawn with lawmakers and Cabinet members as the Respect for Marriage Act becomes law. “Today is a good day,” Biden said as he took the podium after Vice President Kamala Harris. “A day…
The first same-sex couples tied the knot in Switzerland on Friday, July 1, following a referendum that makes same-sex marriage legal in the country. Pictures show gay and lesbian couples getting married in the country, where same-sex marriage officially became legal from today. The weddings took place nine months after the country voted…
Chile becomes the seventh country in Latin America to approve same-sex marriage ahead of critical election Chile’s Congress passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage on Tuesday in a milestone for the conservative South American nation after a decade-long legal battle and with the country delicately poised ahead of a crossroads election this month….
Switzerland has agreed to legalise civil marriage and the right to adopt children for same-sex couples by a nearly two-thirds majority in a referendum, making it one of the last countries in Western Europe to legalise gay marriage. According to results provided by the Swiss federal chancellery, 64.1 percent of voters voted in favour…
