Topic: Western Europe
Spain, which has become a world leader in gay rights in recent years, is to get its first gay Christian church to celebrate marriages between same-sex couples, a news report said Sunday. The US-based Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) is to open a ...
Tens of thousands of people marched and danced through the streets of the French capital Saturday to support gay pride and call for further gay rights. To the thumping beat of techno music, the 80-float parade wound through the city decrying the ...
The first gay marriage in Portugal was celebrated Monday as a lesbian couple exchanged vows in a civil ceremony, one week after a law allowing same-sex unions went into force. The divorced women, Helena Paixao, 40, and Teresa Pires, 33, were married ...
Portugal becomes 6th European country to allow gay marriage after president's OKPortugal's conservative president says he has decided to ratify a law allowing gay marriage in the predominantly Catholic country. The head of state's decision to permit the enactment of a bill ...
Pope Benedict has called on Portuguese Roman Catholics to oppose gay marriage Pope Benedict has called on Portuguese Roman Catholics to oppose gay marriage as the nation's president prepares to decide whether to veto a gay marriage bill approved by lawmakers or ...
Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva has 20 days to decide on a gay marriage bill Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva has 20 days to decide on a gay marriage bill. Wednesday's official publication of the country's Constitutional Court's favorable ruling on gay ...
Portugal's Constitutional Court has OK'd a gay marriage bill approved by lawmakers Portugal's Constitutional Court has OK'd a gay marriage bill approved by lawmakers, Portugal's 'IOL Diario' reported. President Anibal Cavaco Silva said he forwarded four out of five of the bill's ...
British lawmaker holds Parliament's first same-sex marriage, now public can follow suitBritain's Europe Minister Chris Bryant has taken part in Parliament's first gay marriage, celebrating a civil partnership ceremony at the historic venue. Bryant, a member of the governing Labour Party, won ...
Thousands of Portuguese poured onto the streets of Lisbon Sunday in protest of a gay marriage law currently seeking the president's approval Thousands of Portuguese poured onto the streets of Lisbon Sunday in protest of a gay marriage law currently seeking the ...
Portugal's Parliament approved a gay marriage bill on Thursday Portugal's Parliament approved a gay marriage bill on Thursday, the AP reported. The bill, however, does not include the right to adopt. Passage of the bill in the Socialist-controlled Parliament was never in ...