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HUGE NEWS from the Supreme Court today! Marriage equality is on its way! (via Freedom to Marry)
Tomorrow August 24th is the last day for Australians to enroll to vote in a non-binding postal survey on marriage equality. Based on the results of the vote, the Australian Parliament will then vote on relevant legislation.
Half a million young people between the ages of 18-39 are missing from the electoral.
As such, MTV will be blacked out alongside PEDESTRIAN.TV, Broadsheet, VICE, Junkee, and FBi Radio, to remind & encourage those who have yet to enroll to do so.
In a joint statement, they’ve said, “marriage equality is perhaps the most important social fight we’ve faced in the last decade, so we’re doing just that.”
If you’re in Australia, you can enroll to vote here or update your details here.
Many Marry in Germany Following Marriage Equality Vote
Photos compiled by Mashable.
“The lower house passed the bill by a margin of 393-226 and the measure is expected to be put in place by the end of the year. The reform means same sex couples now have full marital rights, including child adoption. The German legal code has been updated to say ‘marriage is entered into for life by two people of different or the same sex.’“
Marriage equality comes to Taiwan! Congratulations!
The Minnesota Senate passed marriage equality today! By a margin of 37-30, the senate approved the measure, which was approved by the house on Friday. It will now go to Governor Dayton, who has pledged to sign it.
Congratulations to Rhode Island for being the 10th state to legalize same-sex marriage!
The parliament of France approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children, a flagship reform pledge by President Francois Hollande which sparked often violent street protests and a rise in homophobic attacks.
Hollande’s “marriage for all” law is the biggest social reform in France since his left-wing mentor and predecessor Francois Mitterrand abolished the death penalty in 1981, a move which also split the nation.
Continue reading: French parliament approves gay marriage law
Photo: “Manif pour Tous” protest near the Invalides in Paris, April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
Check out the new issue of The New Yorker, a beautiful ode to marriage equality.
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