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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.
16 May 2013
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples 68 Culture Secretary Maria Miller says a future government plans to review civil partnerships from 2018 – which could mean possibly extending them to heterosexuals – or abolishing them.
13 May 2013
Isle of Man: Lesbian couple prevented from renting flat due to homophobic landlord 36 A lesbian couple on the Isle of Man claim they were refused a flat due to their sexuality.
3 May 2013
UK: Labour gay couple become council leader and civic mayor in Hartlepool 5 A gay couple in Hartlepool are making history by becoming the first civil partnership in the country to hold the positions of council leader and civic mayor.
2 May 2013
Australia: Catholic priest breaks with official teachings to support civil unions 9 A Catholic priest in the Australian Capital Canberra, has departed from the official teachings of the church to say that committed same-sex relationships should be celebrated.
23 April 2013
Marc Almond: ‘Why would gay couples want to get married in a church that thinks you are a sinner?’ 58 Marc Almond has questioned same-sex couples who wish to get married in churches that refuse to welcome them “with open arms,” the singer also thinks it’s a mistake to expect religion to modernise.
16 April 2013
Jeremy Irons: ‘I don’t know the difference between a same-sex marriage and a civil partnership’ 37 Jeremy Irons says he should have “buttoned” his lip when he joked equal marriage could lead to fathers marrying their sons, although he now admits that he doesn’t know the difference between a same-sex marriage and a civil partnership.
10 April 2013
Blessings for same-sex couples rejected by Church of England 66 The Church of England has decided not to offer blessings to same-sex couples, and has reiterated its stance that such public acknowledgements are appropriate only for straight marriages.
5 April 2013
Actor Alan Cumming blasts Jeremy Irons for his ‘ignorant’ anti-gay marriage views 38 Scottish actor Alan Cumming has criticised Jeremy Irons after he suggested equal marriage in Britain could lead to fathers marrying their sons.
20 March 2013
John Partridge: I will never return to Eastenders and I’m happy enough with my civil partnership 34 Former EastEnders star John Partridge has ruled out returning to the BBC 1 soap and says he doesn’t like being asked if he intends to change his civil partnership into a marriage.
17 March 2013
Ian McKellen to officiate at Patrick Stewart’s wedding, and has performed civil partnership ceremonies 3 Sir Ian McKellen has announced that he is to officiate at fellow actor Patrick Stewart's wedding, and said that he has officiated at civil partnership ceremonies before.
5 March 2013
US: Pastor sentenced for kidnap of girl doesn’t regret keeping her from her lesbian mother 23 An American pastor who helped a woman flee to Central America to escape a custody battle with her lesbian partner has been sentenced for aiding in an international parental kidnapping.
1 March 2013
Poland: Deputies strike down three civil partnership bills 7 Deputies in Warsaw have rejected three bills which could have begun the process of allowing civil partnerships for gay couples in Poland.
1 March 2013
US: Colorado House committee passes civil unions bill 1 A Colorado House committee advanced a civil unions bill on Thursday, with one Republican joining Democrats to vote yes for the legislation which is expected to become law in 2013.
22 February 2013
Lithuanian President: Talks about civil unions for same-sex couples are too ‘premature’ 10 The Lituania President has said that she thought that discussions on civil partnerships for gay couples were "premature".
12 February 2013
Manchester: Dale Cregan pleads guilty to murdering Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes + Dale Cregan has now pleaded guilty to murdering two police officers - one of whom was planning to enter into a civil partnership.
6 February 2013
Alice Arnold: I will marry Clare Balding rather than ‘marrying’ her only in inverted commas 5 Alice Arnold has written about why she should marry her civil partner, Clare Balding.
5 February 2013
Gay Tory MP Mike Freer: ‘I’m simply asking for equal treatment’ 7 Conservative MP Mike Freer has received warm praise on Twitter for delivering a heartfelt speech in support of marriage equality in the House of Commons.
24 January 2013
US: Gay civil unions bill passes first vote in Colorado 9 On Wednesday, a bill to legalise civil unions in the US state of Colorado passed its first vote, bring the state one step closer to allowing same-sex unions.
23 January 2013
Taiwan: Gay couple withdraw lawsuit against the state for ban on equal marriage 2 A gay couple in Taiwan who filed a lawsuit last year after being rejected in their application for marriage, have said they will withdraw their case tomorrow.

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