Matthew Toresen, who attended Reading University in the 1980s, delivered the lecture on Monday.

LGBT couples now have the same rights as any other couple - the culmination of a decades-long campaign.

The BBC spoke to couples who married at a Bangkok mall to ask what the legalisation means to them.

Thailand is set to legalise same-sex marriage - one of the few places in Asia to do so. Why is it an outlier?

The change came after years of campaigning and the first ceremonies took place later that month.

Openly gay Americans were not allowed to serve their country under the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law.

The law, which was approved by the Senate in June, will come into force on 22 January next year.

Durham Methodist Church has held a same-sex wedding two years after voting to allow them.