In the film, 'Francesco' by Evgeny Afineevsky, the Argentine pope says that gay people have the right to be in a family.
Megan Watling and Sasha-Lee Heekes were told that the Beloftebos Wedding Venue would not host their special day in April 2021, because of their sexual orientation.
Cape Town couple Megan Watling and Sasha-Lee Heekes wanted to celebrate their marriage at Beloftebos in Stanford in April next year.
Contralesa president Kgosi Mathupa Mokoena insists that extending the practice of lobola to same-sex couples goes against African traditions.
New York's Gay Pride - a month of events marking Stonewall every year - has long been a lure for tourists, drawing hundreds of thousands of people, plus politicians and celebrities, each year.
The Constitutional Court said same-sex marriage had been approved in a five-to-four vote of its nine judges in a closed hearing.
The death penalty is on the books, under sharia, in Mauritania, Sudan and northern Nigeria, although there have been no known executions in recent times.
Graphic showing places where gay marriage and civil unions are legal.
Botswana’s High Court is considering a challenge to the provisions of the penal code criminalising consensual same-sex relations in the country.
The European Union, Tanzania's biggest development partner, and the World Bank have recently taken measures to sanction repressive policies.
Rivonia Pillay says there lies a stark contrast between the written policies dealing with LGBTQ+ rights and lived experiences.
The National Assembly passed the second Private Members' Bill on Thursday afternoon.
Data from the national election bureau showed voter turnout stood at 20.4% when the polls closed at 1800 GMT, below the 30% required for it to be valid.
David Mullins and Charlie Craig were planning their wedding in Massachusetts in 2012 and wanted the cake for a reception in Colorado, where gay marriage was not yet legal.
The couple took their vows in front of family and friends gathered on the structure dubbed the ‘coat hanger’, 134 metres above the city’s main harbour.
The parliamentary committee drawing up recommendations to change the Dutch colonial-era criminal code has still to finalise its proposals.
The Congress of the People says marriage officers should not object to same-sex marriage on any ground because it’s an infringement of the couple’s rights.
Cope says same-sex couples seeking the services of a marriage office have been turned away from some home affairs offices, particularly in rural areas.
