Articles about Iceland

17 May 2013
Video: Finland’s pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final 15 Following the second set of semi-finals tonight, Finland's Eurovision entrant found herself with a place in the final, following her performance of her pro-equal marriage song, which included a lesbian kiss.
27 April 2013
Iceland: World’s first openly gay prime minister quits politics 38 General elections will be held in Iceland today as the country's prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, stepped down from politics yesterday.
17 April 2013
New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage 55 New Zealand has become the 13th country in the world to legalise equal marriage.
11 April 2013
Uruguay votes to make same-sex marriage legal nationwide 15 Uruguay is to become the 12th country in the world to make it legal for same-sex couples to marry nationwide after Congress ratified a bill passed last week in the Senate.
10 April 2013
Iceland PM asked to meet with gay rights activists in Chinese visit 2 Iceland’s Johanna Sigurdardottir, the world’s first openly gay prime minister, has been asked to meet with the parents of gay children in next week's visit to China.
18 November 2012
Mayor of Reykjavik: Homophobes aren’t scared, they’re just assholes 79 The Mayor of Reykjavik, Jón Gnarr, a long time advocate of equality, has spoken out online at the protest yesterday in Paris against equal marriage rights for gay couples.
13 August 2012
Video: Mayor of Reykjavik drags up at gay pride to show support for Pussy Riot 10 With a week to go before the verdict in the Pussy Riot trial, the Mayor of Reykjavik Jon Gnarr has donned a pink dress and danced to the band's music on a float at the city's gay pride festival.
24 August 2011
Reykjavik invites bears for annual gay-friendly weekend 5 Following the success of last year's event, Iceland is inviting bears back to the island for a weekend of sightseeing and parties.
7 September 2010
Faroe Islands MP refuses to dine with Iceland’s gay prime minister and her partner 27 An MP from the Faroe Islands has refused to attend a state banquet held in honour of Icelandic prime minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir's official visit.
28 June 2010
Icelandic PM weds as gay marriage legislation comes into effect 27 Iceland's openly gay Prime Minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, has officially married her long-term partner, Jonina Leosdottir.
25 June 2010
European law not required to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples, court rules 33 The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that under European law, the 47 member states have no legal obligation to grant same-sex couples the right to marry.

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