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24 May 2013
US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage 1 The Nevada Assembly today passed a resolution which could eventually lead to a repeal of the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
1 May 2013
Rhode Island: Same-sex marriage bill heading for final vote 12 With a final vote on Thursday, Rhode Island is poised to become the tenth US state to allow same-sex couples to marry
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
Iceland PM asked to meet with gay rights activists in Chinese visit 2 Iceland’s Johanna Sigurdardottir, the world’s first openly gay prime minister, has been asked to meet with the parents of gay children in next week's visit to China.
4 April 2013
France: Same-sex marriage bill reaches Senate 5 The French Senate will debate the country’s proposed same-sex marriage bill today.
4 April 2013
Jeremy Irons: Same-sex marriage could lead to fathers marrying their sons for tax purposes 163 British actor Jeremy Irons says equal marriage could lead to fathers marrying their sons.
29 March 2013
US: Legal challenge planned against new Colorado civil unions law in favour of equal marriage 6 Just a week after civil unions were signed into law in the US state of Colorado, legal action is being planned to challenge the law in favour of equal marriage.
22 March 2013
US: Colorado Governor signs civil unions bill into law 3 In a historic day for the US state of Colorado, Governor John Hickenlooper signed civil unions into law on Thursday, following several attempts to pass the legislation in recent years.
11 March 2013
US: Colorado House of Representatives passes initial vote in favour of same-sex civil unions 1 The Colorado House of Representatives have granted initial approval to legislation to introduce civil unions for same-sex couples.
5 March 2013
Poll: Delaware backs same-sex marriage 4 A new poll revealed that at least half of the voters in Delaware would support legislation that gives marriage rights to same-sex couples.
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.
18 February 2013
Video: Alaskan Republicans laugh when asked about plans for civil unions 9 A video has surfaced online, which appears to show members of the Alaskan House Caucus laughing when asked by a member of the press about its plans to legalise civil unions, before saying the issue "never came up" during discussions.
31 January 2013
Wyoming fails to pass domestic partnership rights for gay couples 13 A bill to extend domestic partnership rights to gay couples in the US state of Wyoming has been defeated.
17 January 2013
New Zealand pastor accused of trying to rig equal marriage poll 18 The head of an evangelical church in Auckland has been discovered attempting to rig a cabinet minister's poll on a pending equal marriage bill.
31 December 2012
Archbishop of Chicago: Same-sex marriage ‘violates natural law’ 59 The Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George, has warned against introducing marriage equality in the state of Illinois because he claims gay couples cannot consummate their unions.
27 December 2012
Uruguay delays same-sex marriage vote until April 3 Gay rights campaigners have criticised the decision of Uruguay's Senate to delay voting on the country’s proposed equal marriage bill.
6 November 2012
Civil partnership defeat for Slovakia 6 Lawmakers in Slovakia have rejected plans by the country’s opposition party to legalise civil partnerships for gay couples.
10 July 2012
US: Most Utah voters back legal recognition for gay couples – but not marriage 7 Polling shows that 71 per cent of Utah voters support some form of legal recognition for gay couples.
9 May 2012
North Carolina voters pass Amendment One to ban gay marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships 211 Voters in North Carolina have approved Amendment One, which introduces a constitutional ban on gay marriages and outlaws even civil unions.
4 May 2012
Colorado a step closer towards civil partnerships for gay couples 13 A bill calling for civil partnerships for gay couples, granting rights similar to that granted by marriages, has passed through a Republican-led judiciary committee, even though it was rejected by the same committee last year.

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