#samesexcouples — Public Fediverse posts

Friday, July 4, 2025

One of Russia’s most critical targets: Ukraine confirms strike on missile battery plant in Lipetsk — Nothing but terror and murder: Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles in massive overnight attack — Ukrainian drones destroy Russian ammunition depot in Donetsk Oblast — China’s foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/friday-july-4-2025/

Friday, July 4, 2025

One of Russia’s most critical targets: Ukraine confirms strike on missile battery plant in Lipetsk — Nothing but terror and murder: Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles in massive overnight attack — Ukrainian drones destroy Russian ammunition depot in Donetsk Oblast — China’s foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/friday-july-4-2025/

Friday, July 4, 2025

One of Russia’s most critical targets: Ukraine confirms strike on missile battery plant in Lipetsk — Nothing but terror and murder: Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles in massive overnight attack — Ukrainian drones destroy Russian ammunition depot in Donetsk Oblast — China’s foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/friday-july-4-2025/

Friday, July 4, 2025

One of Russia’s most critical targets: Ukraine confirms strike on missile battery plant in Lipetsk — Nothing but terror and murder: Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles in massive overnight attack — Ukrainian drones destroy Russian ammunition depot in Donetsk Oblast — China’s foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/friday-july-4-2025/

Friday, July 4, 2025

One of Russia’s most critical targets: Ukraine confirms strike on missile battery plant in Lipetsk — Nothing but terror and murder: Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles in massive overnight attack — Ukrainian drones destroy Russian ammunition depot in Donetsk Oblast — China’s foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/friday-july-4-2025/

Rising Number of #US. #Households Are Headed by #Married #SameSexCouples

Along with #love and #companionship, a majority of #adults with a #samesex #spouse cite #legalrights and #benefits as a reason for #marrying

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2025/06/12/rising-number-of-u-s-households-are-headed-by-married-same-sex-couples/

#SameSex #Parents Raising #Kids

- Journeys to #parenthood
- Experiences of #samesexcouples raising kids
- Life in their #neighborhood
- Finding #community in #LGBTQ spaces
- Future hopes for #LGBTQfamilies

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2025/06/12/same-sex-parents-raising-kids/

Tying the #Thai: #Samesex #LoveWins big in the #LandofSmiles.

Love takes centre stage as #samesexcouples across #Thailand can legally say “#Ido” at any district office nationwide and even at #Thai #embassies abroad starting from January 23.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #SoutheastAsia #Thailand #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage #LoveWins

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-legalises-same-sex-marriage-with-nationwide-registration

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump's #stance on #gay #marriage? Here's what he's said about #samesexcouples.

Concerns about #MarriageEquality grew after the #Corrupt #SupremeCourt overturned the #federal #right to #abortion in 2022.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/16/donald-trump-stance-gay-same-sex-marriage/76426168007/

#Federal #Judge OKs landmark #classaction #settlement in #LGBTQ #IVF #lawsuit

#PreliminaryApproval was given to a #settlement between #Aetna and #samesexcouples in #NewYork who alleged the #health #insurer #denied them #equal #fertility #coverage.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #Health #Healthcare #IVF #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/judge-oks-landmark-class-action-settlement-lgbtq-fertility-lawsuit-rcna183235

#TikTok #users are #asking if a #Disney #Pixar-#style #filter has a #problem with #queer #couples

Some #samesexcouples are encountering major #AIFails. They say it’s not sophisticated enough to realize when it’s dealing with a #queer #couple. Even if same-sex couples appear #arminarm, or are #gettingmarried, the #filter tends to #separate them. They appear more like #friends.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #AI #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.intomore.com/the-internet/controversy/tiktok-users-are-asking-if-a-disney-pixar-style-filter-has-a-problem-with-queer-couples/

Only #heterosexual #couples are #legally #bound to #support each other, #topcourt hears as #government #argues #position in #LGBTQ #inheritancerights #case.

Under #HongKong’s #inheritance #laws, only those in a “#valid #marriage” can #inherit #property if their #partner dies without a #will. #Samesexcouples are excluded again.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #HongKong #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/09/only-heterosexual-couples-legally-bound-to-financially-support-each-other-top-court-hears-in-lgbtq-inheritance-rights-case/

#SamesexCouples in #SouthKorea Make #Push For #MarriageEquality

Eleven #gay and #lesbian #couples will attempt to #register their #marriages in South Korea on Friday, expecting to launch a #legal #process they hope will get the country to #recognise #samesexmarriage.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #SouthKorea #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #SameSexMarriage #MarriageEquality

https://www.barrons.com/news/south-korean-same-sex-couples-make-push-for-marriage-equality-95cd5bcf

#Thailand becomes first #country in #SoutheastAsia to let #samesexcouples #marry starting in 2025

The #royal #endorsement for the same-sex #law was announced in a #gazette #notification late on Tuesday, with a clause that the #legislation takes effect 120 days from the #dateofpublication, on Jan 22nd 2025

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #SoutheastAsia #SameSexMarriage #MarriageEquality

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09/25/thailand-becomes-first-in-southeast-asia-to-let-same-sex-couples-marry-from-2025/

In #China, a #woman’s #custody #battle spotlights #challenges facing #samesexcouples.

#LGBTQ #families have no #law to #cite when faced with situations like #custody or #divorce, as #samesexmarriage is not #recognised in the country.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #China #SameSexMarriage #Representation #Culture

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3275509/china-womans-custody-battle-spotlights-challenges-facing-same-sex-couples

In #China, a #woman’s #custody #battle spotlights #challenges facing #samesexcouples.

#LGBTQ #families have no #law to #cite when faced with situations like #custody or #divorce, as #samesexmarriage is not #recognised in the country.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #China #SameSexMarriage #Representation #Culture

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3275509/china-womans-custody-battle-spotlights-challenges-facing-same-sex-couples

In #China, a #woman’s #custody #battle spotlights #challenges facing #samesexcouples.

#LGBTQ #families have no #law to #cite when faced with situations like #custody or #divorce, as #samesexmarriage is not #recognised in the country.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #China #SameSexMarriage #Representation #Culture

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3275509/china-womans-custody-battle-spotlights-challenges-facing-same-sex-couples

In #China, a #woman’s #custody #battle spotlights #challenges facing #samesexcouples.

#LGBTQ #families have no #law to #cite when faced with situations like #custody or #divorce, as #samesexmarriage is not #recognised in the country.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #China #SameSexMarriage #Representation #Culture

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3275509/china-womans-custody-battle-spotlights-challenges-facing-same-sex-couples

In #China, a #woman’s #custody #battle spotlights #challenges facing #samesexcouples.

#LGBTQ #families have no #law to #cite when faced with situations like #custody or #divorce, as #samesexmarriage is not #recognised in the country.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #China #SameSexMarriage #Representation #Culture

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3275509/china-womans-custody-battle-spotlights-challenges-facing-same-sex-couples

#SouthKorea #SupremeCourt Upholds #Landmark #Ruling on #Gay #Couple’s #Spouse #Status.

In its #ruling Thursday, the #SupremeCourt acknowledged #samesexcouples as #eligible #dependents to be covered by the #PublicHealth #insurer

https://time.com/7000013/south-korea-supreme-court-ruling-lgbtq-health-insurance-gay-couple/

In #landmark #verdict, #SouthKorea’s #topcourt #recognizes some #rights for #samesexcouples

The #SouthKorean #SupremeCourt said it ruled that the #state #healthinsurance #agency’s #refusal to provide #spousal #insurance coverage for #gay #couples was an act of #discrimination that violates the #constitutional #principle of #equality.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #SouthKorea #Progress #SameSexCouples #Health #Healthcare #Representation #Culture

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-supreme-court-same-sex-rights-a15a537133dcfaa0d7ffc753f798ca63

#Pope #approves #blessings for #samesexcouples.

— The blessings are designed to make the #church appear to be more #inclusive, while #maintaining its strict #homophobic #ban on #gay #marriage.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Spirituality #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.thegardenisland.com/2024/04/30/news/pope-approves-blessings-for-same-sex-couples/

WATCH: For 44 years, these #filmmakers kept their #love #secret—& made some of the most #romantic #movies ever.

From #ARoomWithAView to #HowardsEnd, #films from #MerchantIvory—a #production #studio founded by namesake #writer-#director #JamesIvory and producer #IsmailMerchant—fall into a specific milieu: Handsomely made #costumedramas adapted from works of #literature.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SameSexCouples #Entertainment #Movies #Representation #Culture
https://www.queerty.com/watch-for-44-years-these-filmmakers-kept-their-love-secret-made-some-of-the-most-romantic-movies-ever-20240320

#Marriageequality #bill has ripple effects outside #Greece

After a two-day #parliamentary #debate that began on #ValentinesDay, and following an occasionally #firedup #political #discussion that lasted for months, #Greece has finally approved a #landmark #bill that #legalizes #samesexmarriage and #grants #adoptionrights to #samesexcouples.

https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1231866/marriage-equality-bill-has-ripple-effects-outside-greece/

#Greek #lawmakers #approve #marriageequality #bill

#Greece is first #ChristianOrthodox #county to allow #samesexcouples to #marry

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/02/16/greek-lawmakers-approve-marriage-equality-bill/

A #trans #man and his #partner are to be on #NPR'S #AllThingsConsidered in the 7 am (CDT) tomorrow talking about #PopeFrances' #declaration today that #SameSexCouples can have their #relationship #blessed.

They attend a #supportive #Congregation in the #Baltimore area.

Just a quick heads up for you all.

#Women #TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

A #Vital #FirstStep Towards #MarriageEquality in #Latvia.

Last month Latvia’s parliament, passed a package of eight #laws #recognising #SameSex #civilunions and associated #rights. The new legislation came in response to a 2020 #ConstitutionalCourt ruling that established that #samesexcouples have a #constitutionalright to the #benefits and #legal #protections afforded to #married #oppositesex #couples.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Latvia #Politics #Progress
https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/12/latvia-vital-first-step-towards-marriage-equality/

#Thailand's #Cabinet #approves a #marriageequality #bill to grant #samesexcouples #equalrights

While famous for being an #LGBTQ+ #friendly #country, #Thailand has struggled to pass a #marriageequality law.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #Thailand #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage #LoveWins

https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2023/nov/21/thailands-cabinet-approves-a-marriage-equality-bill-to-grant-same-sex-couples-equal-rights-2634951.html

#ChurchofEngland #backs #trial #blessings for #samesexcouples; Archbishop of Canterbury #JustinWelby said he had #abstained.

Individual #Bishops still have to give final #clearance to the #prayers in the #services, which are #trials and not #final, #settled #church #policy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/church-of-england-backs-trial-blessings-same-sex-couples/

#ChurchofEngland #backs #trial #blessings for #samesexcouples; Archbishop of Canterbury #JustinWelby said he had #abstained.

Individual #Bishops still have to give final #clearance to the #prayers in the #services, which are #trials and not #final, #settled #church #policy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/church-of-england-backs-trial-blessings-same-sex-couples/

#ChurchofEngland #backs #trial #blessings for #samesexcouples; Archbishop of Canterbury #JustinWelby said he had #abstained.

Individual #Bishops still have to give final #clearance to the #prayers in the #services, which are #trials and not #final, #settled #church #policy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/church-of-england-backs-trial-blessings-same-sex-couples/

#ChurchofEngland #backs #trial #blessings for #samesexcouples; Archbishop of Canterbury #JustinWelby said he had #abstained.

Individual #Bishops still have to give final #clearance to the #prayers in the #services, which are #trials and not #final, #settled #church #policy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/church-of-england-backs-trial-blessings-same-sex-couples/

#ChurchofEngland #backs #trial #blessings for #samesexcouples; Archbishop of Canterbury #JustinWelby said he had #abstained.

Individual #Bishops still have to give final #clearance to the #prayers in the #services, which are #trials and not #final, #settled #church #policy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/church-of-england-backs-trial-blessings-same-sex-couples/

#KimDavis Might Have to #Pay #Damages to #Gay #Couples in #MarriageLicense #Case.

As a #Kentucky #CountyClerk She refused to #issue #marriagelicenses to #samesexcouples; a #jury will decide how much she #owes those #couples.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/law/kim-davis-damages-gay-couples

#KimDavis Might Have to #Pay #Damages to #Gay #Couples in #MarriageLicense #Case.

As a #Kentucky #CountyClerk She refused to #issue #marriagelicenses to #samesexcouples; a #jury will decide how much she #owes those #couples.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/law/kim-davis-damages-gay-couples

#KimDavis Might Have to #Pay #Damages to #Gay #Couples in #MarriageLicense #Case.

As a #Kentucky #CountyClerk She refused to #issue #marriagelicenses to #samesexcouples; a #jury will decide how much she #owes those #couples.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/law/kim-davis-damages-gay-couples

#KimDavis Might Have to #Pay #Damages to #Gay #Couples in #MarriageLicense #Case.

As a #Kentucky #CountyClerk She refused to #issue #marriagelicenses to #samesexcouples; a #jury will decide how much she #owes those #couples.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/law/kim-davis-damages-gay-couples

#KimDavis Might Have to #Pay #Damages to #Gay #Couples in #MarriageLicense #Case.

As a #Kentucky #CountyClerk She refused to #issue #marriagelicenses to #samesexcouples; a #jury will decide how much she #owes those #couples.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/law/kim-davis-damages-gay-couples

#Samesexcouples in the #UK feel like ‘#secondclasscitizens’ and face ‘#gay #tax’ trying to start #families.

There is clearly a big, unfair financial burden that’s been placed on #samesex #female #couples in this situation because the #criteria for a #cis, #heterosexual couple is two years of #unprotected #sex

#Women #Lesbians #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #NHS #Health #Healthcare #Pregnancy #Fertility #IVF #Surrogacy #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/06/lgbtq-couple-fertility-treatment-nhs-private-megan-whitney-bacon-evans/

#MarriedatFirstSight #Australia 2024 to #star a #samesexcouple since the passing of #marriageequality #laws

The act gave #samesexcouples the same #right to #marry as #heterosexual #couples.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Australia #Entertainment #TV #Representation #Culture https://thetab.com/uk/2023/07/24/mafs-australia-2024-to-star-a-same-sex-couple-since-the-passing-of-marriage-equality-laws-318686

Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples, Cites Supreme Court Decision

https://www.advocate.com/law/judge-marriage-equality-supreme-court

#TexasJudge #SameSexCouples #MarriageEquality #SupremeCourt #LGBTQRights #TexasLaw #Politics #News

Also left on the docket:

Federal #ElectionLaws, #redistricting
#MooreVHarper

Online messages & #threats
First Amendment protection of #ThreateningSpeech
#CountermanVColorado

#Immigration & #deportation
#PresidentialPowers re #Undocumented #immigrant #detention.
#UnitedStatesVTexas

#FirstAmendment protection of #business owners who don’t want to make wedding websites for #SameSexCouples
#CreativeLLCVElanis

Time off for the #Sabbath
#employers accommodations of #religious workers
#GroffVDeJoy

#SupremeCourt in #SriLanka clears path for #decriminalisation of #homosexuality

#LGBTQ+ #rights #activists in the country have been #campaigning for years to change the #ColonialEra #law in a country where #homosexuality is still #punishable by a #prison #sentence and a #fine, leading to the private member’s #bill presented in #parliament last month.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ SriLanka #SexualOrientation #Decriminalization #SameSexCouples #Intimacy

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-09-sri-lanka-supreme-court-clears-path-for-decriminalisation-of-homosexuality/