New memorial to gay holocaust victims to be built in Munich
The German city of Munich, where the Nazis raided gay bars in the early days of the Third Reich, is to have a new memorial dedicated to the gay and lesbian victims of the holocaust. The location of the...
View ArticleGay people biggest threat to Germany after euro crisis – says politician
A senior member of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats Union (CDU) party has ignited a storm of controversy after she said the country’s future “lies in the hands of families [and] not in same-sex...
View ArticleGermany: Angela Merkel’s party considers u-turn on same-sex tax perks
Following the ruling in Germany’s highest court last week on same-sex adoption, leading members of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party are now considering a u-turn on tax amendments...
View ArticleGermany: Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats banned from using Berlin Pride...
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) won’t be allowed their normal float at this year’s gay pride festival in Berlin because of the party’s opposition to equal marriage....
View ArticleAngela Merkel told to equalise tax benefits for gay couples by Constitutional...
Germany’s highest court says gay couples are entitled to the same tax benefits as married heterosexuals in a ruling which threatens to deepen rifts within Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives just...
View ArticleSlovak constitution amended to specifically ban same-sex relationships
The constitution of Slovakia has been amended to define marriage as specifically the “unique bond between a man and a woman”. MPs from both the SMER (Social Democrats), and the KDH (Christian...
View ArticleFinland: Christian party denies it will quit government over same-sex marriage
The Finnish Christian Democrat party has cancelled a pledge to drop out of the governing coalition if same-sex marriage passes. Christian Democrat leader Päivi Räsänen had previously said that her...
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Germany finally votes to legalise same-sex marriage
German MPs this morning voted by a clear majority to legalise same-sex marriage. After years of campaigning, things moved swiftly this week with a vote being announced, carried out and successfully...
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Ja! German same-sex couples can marry from tomorrow
After a historic vote in June, German same-sex couples will be able to marry from tomorrow (1 October). German MPs back in June voted by a clear majority to legalise same-sex marriage. After years of...
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Germany celebrates as first same-sex couples marry after law change
Germans celebrated today as the first same-sex couples married after the law was changed to legalise the unions. Karl Kreile and Bodo Mende, together for 38 years before they tied the knot, got married...
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