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19 May 2012
50 Cent is 100% for gay marriage but not gay men that touch ‘your little buns’ in elevators 101 The rapper 50 Cent has told a magazine that he is backing President Barack Obama's personal support of equal marriage for same sex couples, but argues that organisations should be created to protect the rights of heterosexual men, who might be at risk of gay men touching them up in an elevator.
17 May 2012
Tory MP who called gay marriage ‘completely nuts’ ejected from two Parliamentary committees 42 Peter Bone, one of the most outspoken Conservative party critics of the Government's plans for same sex marriage equality, has lost his place on two influential House of Commons committees.
14 May 2012
One month remains for government consultation on marriage equality 4 A month remains until the close of the government's consultation on how to implement civil marriage equality for gay and straight couples.
9 May 2012
North Carolina voters pass Amendment One to ban gay marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships 213 Voters in North Carolina have approved Amendment One, which introduces a constitutional ban on gay marriages and outlaws even civil unions.
29 March 2012
Tory MEP begs David Cameron not to contintue his ‘bizarre attempt to redefine marriage’ 90 The Conservative MEP for South West England and Gibraltar has written to his party leader and prime minister, David Cameron, to complain about the Government's proposals to introduce civil marriage equality.
27 March 2012
Editorial: Should we ditch the term ‘gay marriage’? 120 Given the current relentless focus on the UK Government's proposals for civil marriage equality, we are currently holding our own review into the use of the term 'gay marriage'.
20 March 2012
Stonewall calls for ‘calm voice of gays’ in equal marriage consultation 94 Gay rights charity Stonewall has published its response to the government consultation on how to introduce marriage equality for gay couples in England and Wales, saying civil partnerships have not been 'sufficient to diminish the remaining prejudice against gay people'.
16 March 2012
Comment: Gays, God, marriage and the politics of polling 21 Balaji Ravichandran on how the debate on same sex marriage in the UK has been skewed by the politics of the polling and how it reminds him a little of Yes Minister.
11 March 2012
Comment: Why we’re building a coalition for equal marriage 225 In just a few weeks, an incredible 25,000 people have signed a petition calling for same sex marriage to become legal in the UK.
10 March 2012
Polls: More support gay couples marrying in the UK than oppose 63 An ICM poll for the Sunday Telegraph and a YouGov poll for The Sunday Times have found more people are in favour of changing the law to allow gay couples to marry than are opposed.
29 January 2012
Archbishop of York compares David Cameron to a dictator over his support of gay marriage 335 In a forthright interview with the Daily Telegraph, the second most senior cleric in the Church of England, the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has compared prime minister David Cameron to a dictator over his support of gay marriage.
27 October 2011
Peter Tatchell backs Christian housing manager demoted for gay marriage remarks 178 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says the demotion of a Christian housing manager for remarks about religious gay marriage was "excessive".
7 June 2011
Unitarian minister in Kentucky refuses to sign marriage licences until gay couples are given marriage equality 64 A Unitarian minister in Kentucky has pledged that she will not sign any more marriage licences until the state makes same-sex marriages legal.
20 March 2011
Speech: British Home secretary promises progress on full gay marriage equality 65 In her first major speech on LGBT rights, the home secretary and minister for equality, Theresa May, has promised action on full gay marriage equality.
19 January 2011
Gay marriage to be debated in French Constitutional Council 21 A lesbian couple from rural France will challenge the Civil Code ban on gay marriages.

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