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10 June 2013
Russia: State Duma could ban foreign same-sex adoption ‘as early as next week’ 5 The Russian State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament, could move to approve an amendment which would ban the adoption of Russian children by foreign same-sex couples, "as early as next week."
10 June 2013
Scotland: Catholic adoption charity to start legal challenge against same-sex adoption ruling 38 The chairman of a Scottish Catholic adoption charity which was recently told it must accept applications from same-sex couples, or risk losing its charity status, has called the raising of children by gay couples "a terrible social experiment".
5 June 2013
Russia: Parliament could move to ban foreign same-sex adoption in a month 3 The Russian State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament, could move to approve an amendment which would ban the adoption of Russian children by foreign same-sex couples, by early July.
4 June 2013
Vladimir Putin says he will sign gay adoption ban but claims ‘there is no discrimination’ in Russia 24 President Vladimir Putin says he will back a ban on foreign same-sex couples from adopting Russian children, but denies it amounts to homophobic discrimination.
31 May 2013
Russian Children’s Commissioner calls for moratorium on French adoptions 2 The Russian Children's Rights Commissioner has said it is only "logical" to halt adoptions of Russian children by French couples due to the legalisation of same-sex marriage in France.
13 May 2013
Nintendo to ‘fix’ bug which allowed male same-sex relationships in computer game 9 Computer game giant Nintendo has addressed a "bug" in one of its popular titles, which allowed male same-sex couples to have relationships, get married and have children.
1 May 2013
Video: Paul Ryan shifts to support gay adoption but still opposes equal marriage 20 Former US Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan, has shifted his stance to support same-sex couples being allowed to adopt, but has said that he still opposes equal marriage.
26 April 2013
Vladimir Putin: Russia may change its law to stop foreign gay couples from adopting our orphans 8 Russian President Vladimir Putin, has confirmed reports that the country may change its agreements for the foreign adoption of Russian children, in the light of France legalising equal marriage, to prevent gay, married couples from adopting.
23 April 2013
French Parliament passes same-sex marriage and adoption in final vote 69 France has become the 14th nation in the world to legalise same-sex marriage, as their Parliament passed it in a final vote after months of debate and heated protest.
21 April 2013
France: Eleventh hour anti-equal marriage protests expected 58 Demonstrations against the predicted passing of France's equal marriage bill are expected to take place today, with Parisian authorities braced to cope with mass protests.
19 April 2013
Video: French filmmaker reaches out to those opposed to equal marriage: ‘Fear not’ 6 A French filmmaker has posted a YouTube video of himself addressing those in France opposed to legalising equal marriage, in which he reaches out to them, and gives reassurances around common misconceptions linked to same-sex marriage.
18 April 2013
French President Francois Hollande condemns anti-gay attacks 17 President Francois Hollande has condemned displays of homophobic violence in France.
10 April 2013
Video: Israeli gay couple in YouTube plea for help to start a family 4 A gay couple in Israel have started a campaign, asking for help to start a family after spending their entire savings on several failed surrogacy and adoption attempts, as Israel forbids surrogacy for gay couples.
9 April 2013
Australia: Tasmanian parliament advances bill to allow equal adoption + The Lower House of the Tasmanian parliament today resoundingly supported the advancement of legislation which would remove the ban on same-sex adoption.
28 March 2013
Russian 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.
20 March 2013
Puerto Rico Government signals support for gay adoption 1 Puerto Rico's government is supporting an effort to overturn a ban on gay couples adopting children.
13 March 2013
US: Catholic Church threatens to end adoption services in Colorado if civil unions become law 27 As LGBT rights advocates celebrated in the US state of Colorado on Tuesday, when civil unions all but became law, a Catholic adoption charity suggested they might cease to operate if and when the civil unions bill is signed by the Governor.
8 March 2013
Archbishop of Canterbury: The bible is ‘clear’ that gay sex and adoption are wrong 143 The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, has voiced his opposition to equal rights for gay couples to adopt, and has said that the bible is "clear" that only straight, married people should have sex.
7 March 2013
US: Judge postpones ruling on lesbian couple’s adoption and equal marriage ban in Michigan + A judge has posponed making a decision on a potentially groundbreaking case for equal marriage in the state of Michigan, and has said he will wait until the US Supreme Court makes a decision on equal marriage, before he rules.
7 March 2013
US: Lesbian adoption case could challenge Michigan state’s equal marriage ban + A lesbian couple from Detroit have filed a lawsuit in order to try to adopt each other's children by overturning Michigan state's ban on same-sex adoption, which has escalated into a potentially groundbreaking case against the ban on equal marriage in the state.

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