Even Gay Indians Want Arranged Marriages

From The Sydney Morning Herald : In India, gay people often want arranged marriages
With thanks to The Sydney Morning Herald, where you can read the article.

Bart & Frank – A Stylish Wedding in Spain

Dec 18, 2016 • “On 3 September 2016 Frank and I got married in style at a stunning classical villa in sun-drenched Andalucia. A beautiful region in the south of Spain which we both love and have traveled to many times. It simply was the most wonderful day of our lives; surrounded by family and friends, an amazing location and great food and drinks. Pure bliss and love!” Video: Dave Guldemond – www.daveguldemond.nl | Edit: Evelien Populier | Views on YouTube: 59,692

Arkansas : Mountaintop Elopement

”This couple is holding a beautiful floral arrangement adorned in colors of the rainbow, crafted by Petal to the Metal Floristry. Pride, gay wedding, Arkansas, elopement, Arkansas elopement, Arkansas wedding, bouquets.” – Caitlin | Beaty Creative Photography. Her website can be found here.
Many thanks to Caitlin on Pinterest for this unusual photo. Caitlin's website can be found here.

A Scottish Gay Wedding

Sometimes, I wish I were a Scotsman! There’s something about a man in a kilt, don’t you think? Ladies like them, too.
Thanks go to Scottish Wedding Traditions on Pinterest for this super photo.

The UK’s First Gay Marriage

Photo: Matt Dunham/AP
Read the article in the Daily Beast.

WIKIPEDIA: Same-sex mariiage in the United Kingdom

A Wedding

Elegance
Lovely photo courtesy of Basing House Same Sex Wedding Photography – Sam & Sarah on Pinterest. And here.

This Is the Best Place for Gay Men to Get Married | Gay Documentary | Gay Men in the Promised Land

About ‘Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land’: A documentary written by American entrepreneur, columnist, gay activist and gay director Michael Lucas, and co-directed by Lucas and Israeli director Yariv Mozer. In his debut as a documentary filmmaker, Michael Lucas focuses on Israel’s thriving GLBT community through footage of Tel Aviv’s vibrant nightlife, a gay wedding, and candid interviews with a diverse range of local gay Israel men and women.


Why Tel Aviv Is One of the Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities in the World »

Gay Marriage Is Legal in These Countries

Jun 27, 2019 • As of May 2019, there are now 29 out of 195 countries where gay marriage is legal.

Methodist Church Allows Same-sex Marriage in 'Momentous' Vote

BBC: The Methodist Church has become the largest religious denomination in Britain to permit same-sex marriages.

A vote to change the definition of marriage at the Methodist Conference on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed by 254 in favour with 46 against.

Freedom of conscience clauses mean ministers will not be forced to conduct such weddings if they oppose the move.

Same-sex marriage is not allowed in the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church.

However it is welcomed in the Scottish Episcopal Church, the United Reformed Church and the Quakers in Britain.

The Methodist Church is Britain's fourth largest Christian denomination with about 164,000 members across more than 4,000 churches. » | Harry Farley, BBC News | Thursday, July 1, 2021

Will You Marry Me? Australian Politician Proposes in Parliament (2017)

Australian MP Tim Wilson asks his partner to marry him during his speech to parliament on the same-sex marriage bill. Ryan Bolger accepts his proposal with a loud "yes".

This proposal is truly priceless! I hope that these two gentlemen live "happily ever after"! – Mark

Church of England Should Recognise Same-sex Marriage, Says Bishop

THE OBSERVER: Paul Bayes, bishop of Liverpool, pushes for ‘gender-neutral marriage canon’ and church ceremonies

A senior bishop has said the Church of England should recognise marriage between people of the same sex and allow such ceremonies in church, a move that would break with centuries of Christian teaching.

Paul Bayes, the bishop of Liverpool, called for a “gender-neutral marriage canon” in a controversial and hard-hitting speech on Saturday, making him the most senior figure in the C of E to explicitly back a change in church law and teaching.

The “world beyond the church” has found it to be offensive, oppressive and hypocritical, he said.

Issues of sexuality, gender and same-sex marriage have caused deep and bitter divisions within the C of E in recent decades. Conservatives have sought to uphold traditional teaching that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. Campaigners for change say the bible teaches inclusivity and equality. » | Harriet Sherwood | Saturday, June 26, 2021

Methodist Church Should Allow Same-sex Marriages, Report States

THE TELEGRAPH: Methodists have recommended that gay couples be allowed to marry in their churches for the first time in a groundbreaking report.

In a document published on Tuesday ahead of the Methodist Church’s Conference this summer, a task force called for a series of recommendations in a bid to modernise the Methodist Church.

The report was drawn up amid changes in society regarding same-sex relationships, cohabition and the delicining marriage rate, the legalisation of civil partnerships and same-sex marriage.

It also comes following the Government’s revelation last year that civil partnerships would be rolled out to heterosexual couples and the proposal has been welcomed by the LGBT community. » | Gabriella Swerling, Social and Religious Affairs Editor | Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull on Support to Same-sex Marriage: "Australians Voted Yes for Love"

Michael Coren on His Change of Heart on Same-Sex Marriage

Broadcaster and author Michael Coren became famous for his conservative take -- including his opposition to same-sex marriage. Now, Coren says he's changed his mind. He tells Wendy Mesley why.

The Consequences of Homosexual Marriage (2013)

An Impossible Right: Why 'Same-Sex Marriage' is Wrongheaded (2013)

A Conversation on Same Sex "Marriage" with Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco

A Vicar's Wedding: 'He Loves God and He Loves Stephen'

THE GUARDIAN: Gay Anglican clergy to defy church's official stance on same-sex marriage » | Nicola Slawson | Sunday, August 21, 2016

Anglican Church Avoids Split Over Gay Rights – But Liberals Pay Price

THE GUARDIAN: Agreement to impose sanctions against liberal US church and issue a statement in support of ‘traditional doctrine’ of marriage staves off irrevocable schism

A permanent split in the worldwide Anglican communion over gay rights has been averted after archbishops overwhelmingly agreed to impose sanctions against the liberal US church and issue a statement in support of the “traditional doctrine” that marriage should be between a man and a woman.

The punitive measures and conservative statement were agreed on the penultimate day of a week long summit in Canterbury, which was aimed at moving beyond deep divisions over homosexuality between liberals and conservatives in the church that counts 85m people as its members.

An agreement, published on Thursday evening, said that the US Episcopal church had made changes to its definition of marriage that represented “a fundamental departure from the faith and teaching held by the majority of our provinces on the doctrine of marriage”.

In a passage which is likely to dismay liberal Anglicans, the agreement added: “The traditional doctrine of the church in view of the teaching of scripture, upholds marriage as between a man and a woman in faithful, lifelong union. The majority of those gathered reaffirm this teaching.” » | Harriet Sherwood, Religion correspondent | Thursday, January 14, 2016

IRS to Recognise Same-sex Marriages across US

THE INDEPENDENT: The move by America's tax agency underscores a cultural and legal acceptance of same-sex marriage

The IRS has said that the terms "husband" and "wife" will now apply to same-sex marriages, regardless of where the ceremony was carried out.

In a move that underscored both a cultural and legal acceptance of same-sex marriage, the tax agency - formally the Internal Revenue Service - posted new regulations that implemented the Supreme Court’s historic ruling this summer.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said the new regulations posted on Wednesday would ensure "that all are treated equally under the law". » | Andrew Buncombe, New York | Thursday, October 22, 2015

Iranian Actor Apologises after Tweeting Support for US Gay Marriage Ruling

Iranian actor Bahram Radan takes a selfie during the photocall
for the film Ice Age at the Fadjr international film festival in Tehran.

THE GUARDIAN: Bahram Radan deleted tweet in support of US supreme court decision after criticism from hardline media and homophobic abuse

A leading Iranian actor has apologised after coming under pressure over a tweet he posted in support of a historic US supreme court ruling on gay marriage.

Bahram Radan, who is known as the Iranian Brad Pitt, created controversy in the country when his tweet hailed a verdict last week which made same-sex marriage a legal right across the entirety of the US. Homosexuality remains a taboo subject inside the Islamic republic and is punishable by death.

“The US supreme court’s ruling that same-sex marriage is legal was historic, perhaps on the scale of the end of slavery ... from Lincoln to Obama,” the award-winning actor tweeted in Persian at the weekend.

But within a few hours, after many users bombarded him with homophobic abuse and hardline media criticised him, Radan deleted the tweet.

The ultra-conservative Keyhan newspaper, whose director is appointed directly by the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for Radan to be put on a blacklist and said he had been summoned to the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance for questioning, a claim which could not be independently verified. The ministry is in charge of vetting all cultural materials, including films, before they are released.

On Thursday, Keyhan published a letter of apology from Radan, who has more than 900,000 followers on Instagram, in which he said he was clarifying his position on same-sex marriage.

The letter was addressed to the paper’s managing editor, Hossein Shariatmadari, a hardline figure who is notorious for targeting dissidents and opposition figures and orchestrating media campaigns against them.

“What was published on the internet as my opinion about the US supreme court’s ruling on gay marriage was a mistake and does not reflect the dignity of the Iranian people, for which I apologise,” he writes in the letter.

“We’re living in a country which celebrates marriage as a tradition of the prophet [Muhammad]. American laws have no bearing on the Islamic republic and gay marriage is reprehensible under our social and religious laws and according to our social values.” » | Saeed Kamali Dehghan | Thursday, July 2, 2015