a collection of news stories on same-sex marriage...
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Does gay marriage
transcend the 'traditional'
gender roles of marriage?
Research suggests that same-sex couples have more equal relationships than their heterosexual counterparts
and share more responsibilities. 'For Better or For Worse' asked same-sex individuals their experiences of 'traditional' gender roles in their past and present relationships and how gender means plays a part in their identity.
"if there isn't a man...in the relationship, someone still has to mow the lawn and it can't that a specific gender!"
- Reanne
Social media:
a risky, sheltered ground for homosexual group
The Supreme Court officially declared same-sex marriage a constitutional right on June 26, 2015. In the same morning, the social media network launched a free tool to let users put a rainbow filter over their profile pictures. More than 1 million people changed their profiles quickly, and at least 26 million people use the tool to date.
worldwide facts
In the USA the groups most likely to favour same-sex marriage are: Millennials (73%), Democrats (65%) and people without any religious affiliation (85%).
Same- sex marriage is legal in 22 countries and illegal in 76 countries.
87% of British men
aged 18 to 30 years identify as heterosexual, 7% as homosexual,
5% as bisexual, and
2% as other
By the end of 2014, 5,000 same-sex couples had married in England and Wales
a UK Perspective
MARRIAGE vs CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
'For Better or For Worse' has spoken to many people about their perception of civil partnerships and it's difference to marriage. Many do
not know what defines the two so we decided to put together a video to tell you the facts...
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reasons for opposing same-sex marriage
The debate continues and this time it's opposite sex couples fighting for their right to a civil partnership...
The Fight for
Civil Partnership Equality
changing civil partnership risks it becoming an “alternative to marriage"
it’s a core principle of democracy that all people should be equal before the law
HEAR WHY REANNE
WOULDNT CHOOSE A
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
Despite the legalisation of same-sex marriage in mainland Britain and in the Republic of Ireland, same-sex couples in Northern Ireland still cannot take that step.
The snap election was a surprise to everyone in the UK.
'For better or for worse' has gone through the main party manifestos
to see how they have addressed, if at all, LGBT issues, to see how the community could be affected going forward...
a change in perspective
CHINA:
3 GENERATIONS
'For Better or For Worse' spoke to three different generations from Urumchi, Xinjiang in China, to see how their
viewpoints on same-sex marriage differ.
It revealed an important change in the way same-sex relationships are perceived in China,
and perhaps how they are changing across the world...
Marriage is about helping each other and to live with the person you love
- Liwen Zhang, 24 years old
personal LGBT stories...
From talking to many gay and lesbian individuals in China
'For better or for Worse' found that many were getting married to the opposite sex to hide their true sexuality. These are known as marriages of convenience.
"I will get married with my fiancee this year," said Mr Guo, a 27 year old gay man from Nanjing in China. To a woman.
" I don't
agree with homosexuality: babies are the future of a romantic relationship... this kind of relationship against goes nature's rule.""
- Yulian Tan,
Chongqing - China
a negative turn...
International reactions to same-sex marriage
It is easy to assume that in 2017 homophobia and opposition to same sex marriage is a thing of the past. After all,
same-sex marriage was legalised in England, Scotland and Wales in 2014. It was then legalised in May 2015 in the Republic of Ireland through a popular referendum and across all 50 US states in the same year. While it seems like a huge amount of progress has been made for the LGBT community, the facts tell a different story and there are still many places across the world where it is illegal and perhaps even punishable by imprisonment or worse.
We talked to people from all over the world to find out their reactions to a study which revealed their countries attitude to same-sex marriage. Hover over our map to discover the statistics and find out native reactions.
Recent News...
New reports of concentration camps in Chechnya, Russia, where officials are thought to be torturing gay, lesbian and bisexual civilians.
"It just shows how far Russia are from accepting [homosexuality]"
Find out the latest by watching our video here...