In a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic religion will now allow priests to issue blessings to same-sex couples, just so long as the blessings are not issued within the context of religious rituals or liturgies. The doctrinal shift will not, according to the Vatican, legitimize what it calls “irregular situations,” but […]
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A Private Island, Downloads From God, and the ‘Couples Ruse’: Inside the Dangerous World of Tim Ballard’s Operation Underground Railroad
On a sunny day in late October two years ago, a man twice her size drove his knee into Alison’s face, destroying her orbital bone and knocking her eye out of alignment. As she lay on the ground, bleeding and vomiting and urinating and having it explained to her that there was no bone supporting […]
The 11 Best Couples Halloween Costumes (to Prove Your Relationship Isn’t Failing)
Props to you, buddy. You’re clearly the better most motivated half of your couple if you’re reading this—or at least the most strategic when it comes to finding the best couple’s Halloween costumes that won’t suck eggs, and also won’t cost you hundreds of dollars. The world just doesn’t really need another ketchup-and-mustard duo, does […]
Joe Biden: “Not by Accident” That Couples on TV Are Mixed Race
Joe Biden, who previously had thanked the jews for all the LGBTQ crap on TV, is now letting us know that the White genocide propaganda is very deliberate. Another “right wing conspiracy theory” proven true as Biden states “not by accident” that the couples you’re seeing on TV are mixed racehttps://t.co/QNwraf3J0q — BIPOC Doing Racism […]
TOP 10 BEST PLACES FOR COUPLES IN 2023
Romance means different things to different people. For some it’s embarking on wild adventures, for others it’s a city break packed with sightseeing, while many simply want to spend their alone time on a white sand beach. With such variety in what couples are looking for in their getaway, Big7Travel put together a list that… […]
Japan’s Lack Of Protections For LGBTQ Couples Is Unconstitutional, Tokyo Court Rules
The plaintiffs and their lawyers welcomed the ruling as “ground breaking” and urged the government to promptly mitigate the problem. Source Views: 0
Cuba holds Referendum to Legalize Gay Couples and Adoption of Kids
In a public referendum, over four million Cubans chose to support the government’s proposed changes to the island’s Family Code, according to Havana officials on Monday. The proposal to legalize same-sex marriage, surrogacy, and the adoption of children by homosexuals, among other things, was supported by more than 66% of those who cast ballots, according […]
Why Japan Keeps Handing Out Certificates to Gay Couples But Won’t Let Them Get Married
On a stifling July day last summer, Yumi Nagaya and her partner did what generations of LGBTQ couples in Japan could only dream of. Wearing identical silver wedding rings, the two were issued a certificate formally recognizing their union in front of a Tokyo official. The piece of paper, called a partnership certificate, allows them […]
50 couples get married in mass wedding ceremony in Brazil
The Public Defender’s Office of the state of Minas Gerais fulfills the dream of 50 couples in its fifth edition of community wedding in Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The initiative is aimed at low-income couples, who cannot afford the cost of a private wedding. Views: 0
NS Postcards Collection – German Love Couples
I am not exactly sure why someone would send a postcard featuring a couple that they do not know, but they are still nice and sentimental. It’s just fun thinking about these Germans posing for some wholesome portraits like this. via NS Europa Share now! Source Views: 0
Gay Swedish Priest Vows to Stop Performing Marriage Ceremonies For Straight Couples
The LA County Department of Public Health responded to criticism of the maskless Emmys by claiming the rules didn’t apply because it was a television production event – despite the fact that workers were still made to wear masks. There was uproar on Sunday as celebrities packed themselves into the Event Deck at LA Live […]
China Offering Cash Subsidies To Couples For Making More Babies Due To Population Decline
China’s controversial one-child policy has led to a major demographic crisis. To rectify the problem of population decline, now China is offering cash subsidies to couples for making more babies. While China is moving to provide incentives for more childbirths, Indian government on the other hand is set to introduce a new Population Control Law. Panzhihua city […]
President Biden ‘Most of the Advertisements Today Promote Interracial Couples’
A little bit of a Freudian slip here for you guys. US President Joe Biden has just admitted that a massive amount of money is purposefully being spent on advertisements to promote the idea of going interracial in order to stop racism. Yes, you’ve heard it correctly, the only way to stop racism […]
Indian ‘Love Jihad’ law will be used to entrap and harass interfaith couples, rights lawyers say
A new law brought in by the government of India’s most populous state will be used to harass and incarcerate legitimate interfaith couples, rights lawyers have warned. The law against so-called “Love Jihad”, an Islamophobic conspiracy theory, was passed as an executive order by the BJP government of right-wing Hindu monk-turned chief minister Yogi Adityanath […]
Actor Faizon Love Sues Universal for Cutting Black Stars Out of ‘Couples Retreat’ Publicity Posters
Actor Faizon Love is suing Universal Studios for cutting him and his fellow black co-star Kali Hawk out of international publicity posters for the 2009 film, Couples Retreat. The 52-year-old actor filed a lawsuit on Wednesday stating that he was “aghast” when he saw himself and Hawk removed from publicity posters overseas, according to a […]
Same-sex couples in Hungary fear legal changes will scupper adoption plans
Same-sex couples in Hungary could find it more difficult to adopt children if a constitutional amendment is passed in parliament next month. The draft amendment has drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups who say it is an attack against the LGBT community. Indeed, the speaker of Hungary’s parliament, Laszlo Kover, startled many when he […]
Hungary’s government proposes draft legislation to ban adoption for same-sex couples
Hungary’s government has proposed draft legislation that would ban adoption for same-sex couples. The new law would mean that only married couples can adopt children and single people can only adopt with special permission from the minister in charge of family affairs. Justice minister Judit Varga, a member of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling right-wing […]
Mass military wedding in Taiwan includes two same-sex couples
Taiwan is at the vanguard of the burgeoning gay rights movement in Asia and became the first place in the region to allow same-sex marriage in May 2019 after a bruising political fight. Nearly 200 couples paraded at an army base in northern Taoyuan county before exchanging vows at an outdoor ceremony. Among them were […]
No big fat Israeli weddings this summer – but for some couples, that’s a good thing
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