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9 March 2013
US Supreme Court Justice tells 11-year-old opposed to Defense of Marriage Act to ‘keep dreaming big’ 10 A Supreme Court Justice in the US has responded to a letter from a young girl which requested that the Supreme Court strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to help her lesbian parents.
8 March 2013
Bill Clinton: I signed it, but now the Defense of Marriage Act must be overturned 35 Former US President Bill Clinton, has urged the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act, writing an article which states that, despite signing it himself in 1996, we live in a "different time" and it must be repealed.
28 February 2013
Obama’s administration to file brief urging Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8 4 The Obama administration is to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on equal marriage, and to take the view that other, similar bans, are unconstitutional.
23 February 2013
US: Obama Administration puts pressure on Supreme Court to strike down DOMA 12 In a filing made on Friday, the Obama Administration urged the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, saying courts considering laws targeting gay people should do so with extra scrutiny, and calling it unconstitutional.
21 February 2013
UK: News giant Reuters announces support for same-sex marriage bill 7 International news and media giant Thomson Reuters, which runs the Reuters news agency, is throwing its weight behind the same-sex marriage bill for England and Wales.
20 February 2013
Poll: 59% of Americans oppose the Defense of Marriage Act 4 A new poll has found that almost two thirds of Americans registered to vote oppose the Defense of Marriage Act, and that just over half support equal marriage for same-sex couples.
13 February 2013
US: Obama State of the Union speech calls out to gay service members 3 President Obama referred to gay soldiers in his State of the Union address last night and said that Americans should be able to get ahead "no matter who they love".
13 February 2013
US Christian Group: ‘Allowing same-sex military benefits will reduce morale’ 16 A fundamentalist Christian organisation in the US has heavily criticised the Pentagon's recent announcement that it will extend some benefits to same-sex military couples.
28 January 2013
US: Lesbian wife of Fort Bragg officer gets membership offer and ‘Spouse of the Year’ award 2 The lesbian wife of an officer at Fort Bragg has won the Spouse of the Year award and been invited to join the military spouses' club that originally rebuffed her.
18 January 2013
US: Boeing will now allow pension survivor benefits for same-sex couples 2 Boeing, one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, has reversed a previous decision to deny pension survivor benefits for married same-sex couples.
8 January 2013
Tammy Baldwin: I want to find out if Chuck Hagel really has changed on gay rights 4 Newly elected Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay member of the Senate has said that she wishes to meet with Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel to see if his attitudes towards gays has really changed.
22 December 2012
Barack Obama: America’s attitudes to gay rights has been transformed over the past four years 4 Speaking to Time Magazine reporters after he was named 'Time Magazine Person of the Year', US President Barack Obama has reflected on the transformation made to attitudes towards homosexuality in America.
17 December 2012
US Marine Corps captain proposes to his boyfriend in the White House 15 Over the weekend, a US Marine Corp captain proposed to his partner at the White House.
13 December 2012
Laurence Watts’ 10 gay news events predictions for 2013 30 Laurence Watts has unveiled his top ten LGBT predictions for 2013 - how many of them do you think will happen?
5 November 2012
Comment: A Mitt Romney presidential win would be a disaster for LGBT Americans 40 Writing from the US for Pinknews.co.uk on the eve of Election Day, Laurence Watts makes the case that a Mitt Romney presidency would be a disaster for LGBT rights.
29 October 2012
US: Barack Obama endorsed by the New York Times for his support of equal marriage 7 The New York Times has endorsed Barack Obama for the November presidential election in the US, citing his support of same-sex marriage as one of its main reasons.
27 September 2012
New York: Same-sex marriage case heard in appeals court 3 A New York lawyer for the Justice Department was made, by a federal appeals panel to explain the US government's decision behind ceasing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.
8 September 2012
Connecticut, New York and Vermont to challenge anti-equality law 5 Vermont is the latest US state to sign a legal bid requesting an appeals court to rule that the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional.
6 September 2012
Michelle Obama addresses gay Democrats at party convention 9 US First Lady Michelle Obama has addressed a group of LGBT Democratic party members at a lunch event sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign in Charlotte.
23 July 2012
Illinois: Republican representatives want to defend gay marriage ban 3 Two Republican representatives in Illinois, US, have introduced a joint resolution in support of the state's ban on equal marriage.

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