Posts under ‘A Gay Old World’

This is one for my friend Steve to comment on. Yahoo reports that “In 1994, just 19 of the Fortune 500 companies advertised their brands in gay media in the United States. Last year, 175 did”. [Source: Advertisers out of the closet with gay-themed ads - Yahoo! News] It’s just a shame all those stereotypes [...]

A round up of some of the stories in the Sunday papers about civil partnership.

A round up of some of the stories in the Sunday papers about civil partnership.

The financial side of civil partnerships.

The financial side of civil partnerships.

Eight same sex-couples are preparing to tie the knot at Wandsworth’s register office on December 21.

George Micahel to wed.

Rabbis from Britain’s Jewish community have become the first mainstream religious grouping to authorise a gay marriage service.

Before the Civil Partnership Act 2004, gay couples were vulnerable to all the legal insecurities of straight couples who live together out of wedlock. This threat lifts with civil partnership.

Edinburgh City Council has the most applicants, with 59 couples registering their intent to take advantage of the new legislation.