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13 June 2013
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables ‘traditional marriage’ amendment for equal marriage bill 50 Lord Mawhinney has tabled a new amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, urging for heterosexual marriages to be lawfully described as “traditional marriage”.
12 June 2013
US: Senator Leahy again to attempt same-sex couples amendment to immigration bill + Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy is again to attempt an amendment to the US immigration bill, which would include sponsorship for same-sex partners of US citizens, after withdrawing a similar measure earlier in the committee stage.
21 May 2013
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons 8 A promised amendment to the UK’s same-sex marriage bill proposing a public referendum on marriage equality was not tabled in the House of Commons debate today.
21 May 2013
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘I struggled with the issue of sexuality since I was a teenager’ 31 The Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes, has spoken during the debate around the equal marriage bill for England and Wales, to say that he "struggled with the issue of sexuality", for years.
20 May 2013
Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs 31 An amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill tabled by Conservative MP David Burrowes, urging for registrars to be allowed to opt out of performing marriages for gay couples, has been defeated by the House of Commons.
20 May 2013
Lib Dem MPs encouraged to vote for Labour amendment to equal marriage bill + Liberal Democrat MPs are being encouraged to vote in favour of a Manuscript Amendment to the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, which would start an immediate consultation on civil partnerships for straight couples.
20 May 2013
Gay Tory MP Nick Herbert: MPs should vote for Labour amendment to equal marriage bill 3 Conservative MP Nick Herber has circulated an email urging MPs to vote in favour of a Manuscript Amendment to the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, which would start an immediate consultation on civil partnerships for straight couples.
20 May 2013
UK: The simple state of play on the same-sex marriage bill and civil partnerships amendments 7 We have condensed the row and the possible alternatives in relation to straight civil partnerships and how this impacts on the same-sex marriage vote in one article.
3 May 2013
US: Amendment to cut pay for pro-equal marriage Iowa Supreme Court judges ignored 4 A proposed bill amendment which would have taken aim at the pay packets of Iowa Supreme Court judges who ruled to allow equal marriage in 2009, has failed in the House.
6 April 2013
Lib Dem MP tables same-sex marriage bill amendment separating state and religious marriages 74 Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland has submitted an amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill which calls for civil marriage to become completely separate from religious marriage.
27 January 2012
US trans prisoner sues over hair treatments + A trans woman in Massachusetts, USA, has filed a claim against her prison over allegations that she has not been provided with medically required hair treatments.
19 January 2012
Gay marriage rifts appear in several US states 11 Politicians and campaigners in Minnesota, New Jersey and North Carolina on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate are gearing up for battle ahead of legislative sessions later this month.
13 January 2012
Jersey’s religious civil partnership rules near implementation 10 The island of Jersey's new civil partnership law will be coming into effect in the next few weeks with provisions for religious ceremonies after receiving royal assent.
20 December 2011
Comment: Should the law protect us from insults? 271 PinkNews.co.uk reader Stuart Ross discusses his experience of receiving offensive comments online amid the ongoing debate over whether to remove the use of "insulting words" from the offences in the Public Order Act.
8 September 2011
Poll: North Carolina residents oppose gay marriage ban 8 A small poll of voters in the US state of North Carolina says that most would vote against a proposed ban on gay marriage.
2 February 2011
Iowa lawmakers move to ban gay marriage 23 Iowa's House has approved a measure that seeks to ban gay marriage in the state.
19 November 2010
‘Shameful’ UN vote ‘may lead to more gay executions’ 28 A United Nations panel’s decision to remove sexual orientation from an anti-execution resolution is “shameful” and may encourage murders of LGBT people, gay rights campaigners say.
23 February 2010
Ed Balls denies ‘watering down’ sex education for faith schools 46 Schools secretary Ed Balls has denied watering down sex education laws for faith schools.
19 February 2010
Government accused of U-turn over faith schools’ teaching on homosexuality 62 The government has been accused of performing a U-turn over an amendment allowing faith schools to teach about homosexuality in line with their "religious character".
5 February 2010
Harriet Harman confirms climbdown over gay church employees 28 Equality minister Harriet Harman yesterday confirmed that the government will not attempt to force through clarifications on who churches must employ.

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