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30 May 2013Labour says government is ‘lashing out’ at ‘poor handling’ of equal marriage bill 16 The shadow minister for equalities Kate Green has accused the government of "lashing out at the Labour Party" over the "poor handling of the same-sex marriage bill". -
30 May 2013Nigeria bans same-sex marriages with 14-year prison term 33 A bill to further criminalise same-sex marriages in Nigeria with prison terms of up to 14 years has been passed by lawmakers. -
30 May 2013New York: Memorial for gay man shot dead in Greenwich Village 3 A memorial service has taken place in New York City for Mark Carson, a gay man who was shot dead earlier this month. -
30 May 2013UK: Government moves equal marriage House of Lords vote to later next day 21 Next week’s House of Lords vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will now take place on Tuesday in the daytime after supporters warned voting in the early hours could put the bill at risk. -
30 May 2013US: Michigan bill would repeal state ban on equal marriage 8 Senators in Michigan are to attempt to repeal the state's constitutional amendment which bans same-sex marriage. -
30 May 2013Clare Balding takes aim at ‘uncool’ Lord Tebbit over his ‘lesbian queen’ remarks 43 Clare Balding has criticised Lord Tebbit after he warned Britain could be ruled by a lesbian queen if equal marriage is legalised, she says the remarks are "insulting to every surrogate parent". -
30 May 2013Australia: Equal marriage groups call for legal recognition of overseas same-sex marriages 5 Following the first same-sex wedding to take place in France yesterday, Australian advocates of equal marriage are now calling for the recognition of overseas same-sex marriages. -
30 May 2013UK: Equal marriage rally to coincide with House of Lords debate 14 Monday’s House of Lords second reading debate of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will coincide with a rally outside Parliament organised by equality campaigners. -
30 May 2013Bishop of Salisbury: Opponents of equal marriage similar to supporters of ‘slavery and apartheid’ 29 The Bishop of Salisbury has likened opponents of equal marriage to Christians who used the Bible to justify slavery and apartheid -
30 May 2013Comment: Marriage equality is the mark of a civilised society 14 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Adrian Tippetts makes an open plea to members of the House of Lords to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in next week's second reading debate. -
30 May 2013Anti-equal marriage leader sends ‘best wishes’ to France’s first married gay couple 78 One of the leaders of France's vocal anti-equal marriage campaign has sent her "best wishes" to the first gay couple to marry in the country, in a historic ceremony in Montpellier on Wednesday, but has vowed to keep fighting to now attempt a repeal of the country's new equal marriage law. -
29 May 2013US: Michele Bachmann will not seek re-election to Congress 27 Anti-gay Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she will not run for another term in the US House of Representatives. -
29 May 2013Party Whips accused of threatening an MP’s career over equal marriage opposition 21 In a letter sent to peers ahead of next week's second reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, a group of MPs have accused party Whips of threatening the careers of MPs opposed to equal marriage, despite there being a free vote on the Bill in the House of Commons. -
29 May 2013Labour fear late night House of Lords vote could threaten equal marriage bill 27 Shadow equalities minister Baroness Glenys Thornton says David Cameron has been “absolutely brilliant" in his support for equal marriage, but warns a late night vote in the House of Lords next week could put the same-sex marriage bill at risk.
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29 May 2013UK: Lesbian couple who suffered ‘cruel and malicious’ bullying win discrimination case 2 A lesbian former chief executive and her partner have won a sexual orientation discrimination case against a company they both previously worked for. -
29 May 2013France: Media awaits as guests arrive through security for first same-sex wedding 11 The media are awaiting the beginning of France's first same-sex wedding in Montpellier, which is set to take place in less than an hour, as guests arrive, bags are checked, and security is on high alert. -
29 May 2013Government tells press to ‘get on’ with reform following Lucy Meadows inquest 10 The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has commented on the inquest into the death of transgender teacher Lucy Meadows and says it is now time for the press industry “to get on with setting up an independent, self-regulatory body.” -
29 May 2013Scotland: Man convicted of assault at gay former council chief’s flat 1 A man has been convicted of punching another man during an assault at gay former senior councillor Steven Purcell’s home in Glasgow. -
29 May 2013Daily Mail defends transphobic Richard Littlejohn column despite criticism by Lucy Meadows’ coroner 28 Following stinging criticism by coroner Michael Singleton, the Daily Mail has defended an article by Richard Littlejohn about transgender primary school teacher Lucy Meadows. -
29 May 2013Trans Media Watch calls for press to end ‘character assassination’ of trans people 3 Trans Media Watch has welcomed the coroner's remarks at the inquest into the death of Lucy Meadows.
