Joseph Patrick McCormick is a news editor for PinkNews.co.uk
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29 March 2013Jon Stewart: There is no excuse for the Supreme Court to delay taking a stance on equal marriage 2 Speaking on Thursday evening's The Daily Show, Jon Stewart was heavily critical of some arguments heard in the US Supreme Court around equal marriage in the first two days of hearings this week. -
29 March 2013Gay former NFL player: No gay athlete should ‘feel alone’ in being gay + Openly gay former NFL player Kwame Harris has opened up about being gay in the NFL, saying if he had the chance again he would hope to have "found the strength" to come out, and that he didn't want gay athletes to "feel alone". -
29 March 2013Anti-equal marriage former Tory candidate Maria Hutchings in Twitter spat over civil unions 23 Anti-equal marriage former Tory candidate Maria Hutchings, who stood for the Conservative Party in the recent Eastleigh by-election and came third, took to Twitter today in a heated argument around equal marriage and civil unions. -
29 March 2013Michelle Shocked responds to cancelled show following anti-gay rant by staging sit-in 4 Folk singer Michelle Shocked has responded to the cancellation of dates of her tour following a recent show in San Francisco during which she allegedly went on a homophobic rant, by turning up at a venue anyway and staging a sit-in. -
29 March 2013US: Legal challenge planned against new Colorado civil unions law in favour of equal marriage 6 Just a week after civil unions were signed into law in the US state of Colorado, legal action is being planned to challenge the law in favour of equal marriage. -
29 March 2013US: San Francisco law professors predict Supreme Court will invalidate Prop 8 and DOMA 7 Two law professors from San Francisco's Bay Area predicted after two days of hearings around equal marriage, that the Supreme Court would rule to invalidate both Proposition 8 and a the Defense of Marriage Act. -
29 March 2013Adam Lambert to be honoured with GLAAD Media Award 4 GLAAD, the LGBT media advocacy organisation, has announced that singer Adam Lambert will be honoured with an award at its 24th annual Media Awards in May. -
28 March 2013US magazine editor: Gay NFL players should stay in the closet 33 The editor of a Christian magazine has weighed into the debate over there being no openly gay US professional athletes, said that being gay is "clearly a sin", and that gay NFL players should not come out. -
28 March 2013Bill Maher: Is one of the criteria for being allowed to marry ‘ejaculating in a vagina’? 17 Television host Bill Maher weighed in on the equal marriage debate when the Supreme Court heard arguments around two cases this week, as he took to Twitter to joke that people might accept equal marriage if they called it by a different name. -
28 March 2013Fox News host refuses to apologise for linking equal marriage to bestiality 15 A Fox News radio host has refused to apologise after causing controversy by tweeting that legalising equal marriage across the US could lead to the legalisation of bestiality. -
28 March 2013Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to stop gay couples from adopting Russian orphans 11 The Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken steps towards ordering the country's government and Supreme Court to write amendments to the adoption procedure prohibiting foreign gay couples from adopting Russian children. -
28 March 2013US Pastor: Christians will be ‘forced underground’ if Supreme Court allows equal marriage 25 A US pastor has spoken out against equal marriage following the Supreme Court hearings around it, saying if it is allowed, Christians will be "forced underground", and "their buildings will be taken away from them". -
28 March 2013TIME magazine unveils equal marriage cover: ‘Gay marriage already won’ 14 The cover of the latest edition of TIME magazine has been revealed, which features an image of same-sex couples kissing, accompanied by the text: "Gay marriage already won". -
28 March 2013President Obama: There is a ‘strong basis’ for allowing equal marriage 5 After the US Supreme Court took up two cases around equal marriage this week, President Barack Obama said in an interview that he thought there was a "strong basis" for allowing equal marriage, and the benefits which come with it. -
27 March 2013US: Chick-fil-A franchisee gives free chicken to pro-equal marriage demonstrators 20 A Californian owner-operator of a branch of chicken restaurant Chick-fil-A, has given out dozens of free coupons for chicken at a pro-marriage equality rally. -
27 March 2013Madonna becomes a billionaire whilst reaffirming support for equal marriage 10 Madonna recently became a billionaire, new reports have suggested, amidst reaffirming her support for equal marriage, and strongly voicing her ongoing support for LGBT rights. -
27 March 2013US: Supreme Court indicates it may strike down the Defense of Marriage Act 5 The US Supreme Court Justices on Wednesday indicated a possible interest in striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), as it heard arguments around the issue.
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27 March 2013US: Bud Light beer comes out in support of equal marriage 1 As part of a social media campaign to raise awareness and support for equal marriage, US beer company Bud Light, has offered its support to the cause, as the US Supreme Court considers arguments around two cases. -
27 March 2013UK: National AIDS Trust calls on London Councils to tackle drug use amongst gay men 7 The UK's National Aids Trust (NAT) has called for urgent action from councils in London to tackle a recent rise in the use of drugs amongst the London gay community. -
27 March 2013Fox News hosts: ‘Tony Perkins has no persuasive argument against equal marriage’ 13 Fox News presenters Megyn Kelly and Bill O'Reilly surprised viewers by arguing that those opposed to equal marriage, including Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, had no strong arguments against it.
