France gay marriage: Hollande signs bill into law

France’s president has signed into law a controversial bill making the country the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage.

Only 188 countries to go.

MPs cheer marriage vote

Parliament in New Zealand erupted in cheers and song as the marriage equality bill passed its third and final reading.

Same-sex marriage costs nothing and makes people happy, why doesn’t every country allow it?

In four months time New Zealand will be the first country in Oceania to allow same-sex couples to marry.

This New Zealand Politician Unleashes One Of The Funniest Gay Marriage Speeches On Record

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Before he became the all conquering Tourminator, Peter Sagan was a pretty accomplished mountain biker with a penchant for wheelies.

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With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here’s Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World.

Huge thanks in the making of the video to the talented trio of Emm Gryner, Joe Corcoran and Andrew Tidby, plus Evan Hadfield and all at the CSA.

Honestly, this is even better than you think it will be.

Politicalprof: If NASA marketed itself this way, we’d already have colonies on Mars…

All of our astronauts should be this self-aware.

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