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5 February 2013Culture Secretary Maria Miller: Parliament should value people equally in the law and marriage is for everyone 4 All couples who enter into a lifelong commitment should be able to call their relationship marriage, Culture Secretary and Minister for Equalities, Maria Miller, has told MPs. -
5 February 2013Kent MP Sir Roger Gale: ‘Why not allow incest as part of equal marriage plans?’ 38 Speaking at the House of Commons debate around equal marriage today, a Kent MP questioned why, if the government were to allow equal marriage for gay couples, it did not allow incestuous marriages. -
5 February 2013MPs complain of ‘vitriolic’ abuse from anti and pro-equal marriage supporters 6 MPs have remarked on the "deeply unpleasant" nature of emails they have received over same-sex marriage, with one anonymous MP claiming some have decided to vote in favour because of the "appalling" opposition fervor. -
5 February 2013Green MP Caroline Lucas: Today is a momentous moment for marriage equality 6 Green MP Caroline Lucas has described today’s debate and pending vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) as a historic occasion. -
5 February 2013Margot James MP: Coalition for Marriage and churches have deliberately misled on equal marriage 7 Margot James, the first openly gay woman in the Conservative Party, said she thought her party needed to keep progressing or they would end up like the American Republican Party. -
5 February 2013Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes criticises the Government over same-sex marriage plans 17 Speaking at the debate around the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill in the House of Commons today, the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes called for the government to "proceed slowly" with the bill to attain the "maximum consensus." -
5 February 2013Gay Tory MP Mike Freer: ‘I’m simply asking for equal treatment’ 7 Conservative MP Mike Freer has received warm praise on Twitter for delivering a heartfelt speech in support of marriage equality in the House of Commons. -
5 February 2013Edward Leigh MP attacks gender reassignment in condemning equal marriage ‘revolution’ 14 Conservative MP, Edward Leigh, has come under heavy criticism for a speech he made at today's House of Commons debate around the equal marriage bill during which he attacked the Gender Recognition Act, and criticised efforts towards equality. -
5 February 2013David Cameron reiterates support for marriage equality ahead of key vote 8 David Cameron says "today is an important day" - as MPs prepare to vote on the Marriage (Same Sex) Couples Bill at 7pm this evening. -
5 February 2013Matthew Offord MP: Equal marriage ‘will allow the introduction of polygamous marriage’ 23 The Conservative MP for Hendon has said that allowing equal marriage was part of an "open-ended process", and said that it could lead to polygamous or incestuous marriages being made legal. -
5 February 2013Stephen Timms MP criticised for saying marriage was primarily for procreation 23 A Labour former minster has attracted criticism during his speech at the House of Commons against equal marriage, because he said the main reason behind marriage was procreation, yet he attended the wedding of a Labour colleague who said it was clear that she was too old to have children. -
5 February 2013Andrea Leadsom MP who said equal marriage was ‘unacceptable’ to positively abstain from vote 2 The Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire, who last week said she supported gay people but said she found the equal marriage bill to be "unacceptable" has said she will positively abstain from this evening's vote. -
5 February 2013MPs vote 400 to 175 to pass same-sex marriage bill 120 MPs have voted for the government's Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - following an afternoon of heated debate in the House of Commons. -
5 February 2013Sweden: Crown princess makes surprise appearance to hand out ‘Gay of the Year’ award 9 In a surprise appearance, Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, handed out the country's Gay of the Year award on Tuesday. -
5 February 2013More Conservative MPs voted against same-sex marriage than for it 54 David Cameron's spirits on succeeding to get the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill through the first round of the Parliamentary process will be dampened by the knowledge that more of his MPs voted against rather than for his policy. -
5 February 2013Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg: ‘Today’s vote is a landmark for equality in Britain’ 20 The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said that today's vote was a "landmark for equality in Britain". -
5 February 2013Gordon Brown didn’t vote for same-sex marriage but says he supports it 66 At the last general election, he was the only party leader to explicitly rule out marriage equality. -
5 February 2013Former Lib Dem minister Sarah Teather: Voting against same-sex marriage was ‘the hardest decision’ 164 As had been privately warned for weeks, the Liberal Democrat former education minister Sarah Teather has voted against the bill to introduce same-sex marriage. -
6 February 2013US: Illinois equal marriage bill passes first reading and will face full Senate vote 3 The US state of Illinois came one step closer to legalising equal marriage on Tuesday, as a bill to legalise it passed the Senate Executive Committee, and will now face the vote in the full senate. -
6 February 2013US: Pentagon set to extend benefits to gay service members 1 Reports suggest that that the Pentagon is to extend some benefits to same-sex partners of gay service members.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’22
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights5
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality14
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’5
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT3
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets15
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill35
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions9
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets15
- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill35
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters16
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'22
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 50
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples65
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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