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2 January 2013Tory MP Henry Smith: I’m against same-sex marriage, but I’m no homophobe 135 Conservative MP Henry Smith claims he’s “no homophobe” after encountering criticism to his opposition to equal marriage. -
1 January 2013Comment: A lesson on equal marriage for the Archbishop of Westminster by a gay teacher 69 Gay teacher Richard Queripel explains in an open letter to the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales how wrong he is to use the teaching of marriage in schools as an argument against allowing same-sex couples to get married. -
31 December 2012Maryland: Couples await midnight for state’s first same-sex marriages 7 Numerous gay couples across Maryland will be celebrating the New Year with a bumper toast as they share the occasion with their marriages, the first to be conducted following the a referendum to legislate for marriage equality. -
31 December 2012Archbishop 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. -
31 December 2012Comment: The leadership of the Catholic Church are hate-fuelled bigots 116 In light of today’s dramatic announcement that Pope Benedict XVI intends to step down – let us point you to this PinkNews comment piece by Adrian Tippetts – published at the end of last year about the Catholic Church’s leadership. -
31 December 2012Catholic Church tells worshippers to bombard MPs with letters telling them to vote against gay equality 96 For the first time, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has told worshipers to bombard MPs with letters to lobby them to vote against introducing same-sex marriage. -
30 December 2012Catholic think tank: Same-sex marriage denies children the right to be raised by their parents 50 The Irish Catholic think tank the Iona Institute, has released a video and a document that argues that gay couples should be banned from marrying "for the sake of the children." It also argues that same-sex marriage could lead to children not being brought up by their parents. -
30 December 2012Video: The first couples to have same-sex marriages celebrate in Maine 2 Michael Snell and Steven Bridges of Portland were among the first gay couples to marry in the US state of Maine after same-sex marriage became legal in the early hours of yesterday morning. -
30 December 2012Obama calls on home-state of Illinois to make same-sex marriage legal 11 A spokesman for Barack Obama says that the president has encouraged politicians in his home state to change the law to make marriage equal. -
29 December 2012Catholic Church: Children will be damaged by gay couples marrying in Britain 188 A letter to be read to worshipers in Roman Catholic Churches across Birmingham will say that the Government has not considered the damage to be done to children by allowing gay couples to marry in England and Wales as well as Scotland. -
28 December 2012Comment: BBC News was biased against same-sex marriage over Christmas 77 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, David Mason says the BBC News' coverage of equal marriage was not balanced over the festive period with opponents being given excessive airtime. -
28 December 2012US Radio host: Gay rights is killing children 81 Linda Harvey, a host of the Ohio based Christian radio station WRFD has warned that the gay rights movement in the United States is leading children into sin and ultimately their untimely death. -
28 December 2012Maine: City Halls prepare for midnight openings to issue same-sex marriage licences 10 Town and city halls in the US state of Maine will be opening at midnight on Saturday to issue licences for couples to hold same-sex marriages. -
28 December 2012Maryland: Business turns away all wedding bookings instead of having to cater for gay couples 23 A business in the Annapolis, the state capital of Maryland, has decided to turn down all wedding related bookings to prevent a legal challenge from banning same-sex couples trying to use his trolleys for their wedding. -
28 December 2012Poll: 71% of Tory members say equal marriage is splitting the party 35 A poll carried out by the ConservativeHome website has found that 71% believe same-sex marriage is splitting the Tory party. -
27 December 2012Anti-gay marriage Tory MP Tim Loughton: Marriage is a ‘gift of God’ 96 Former children’s minister Tim Loughton has defended his opposition to equal marriage and has described the Church of England's marriage service as “a gift of God in creation through which husband and wife may know the grace of God”. -
27 December 2012Maryland: Several anti-gay court clerks to stop performing all marriages 20 Several deputy court clerks in St Mary's County, Maryland, will stop performing marriages when same-sex marriage becomes legal in the state next week. -
27 December 2012Feature: The top international LGBT stories of 2012 3 As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the biggest international stories of the last twelve months. -
27 December 2012Uruguay 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. -
27 December 2012Piers Morgan: The Bible needs to be amended so it supports same-sex marriage 44 During an interview on his chat show with the Californian anti-gay pastor Rick Warren, Piers Morgan urged for an “amendment to the Bible” to allow for equal marriage.
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Yvette Cooper: ‘Let us be loud and proud, celebrate, not discriminate, and pass equal marriage’+
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill+
Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and ‘get back to governing’2
Diane Abbott: ‘Momentous’ equal marriage bill will improve the lives of so many4
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill25
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come8
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading12
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading46
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister13
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins41
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 72
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 25
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading46
London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 19
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'49
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault133
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill0
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault133
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage72
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill61
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
Canada: 'Israeli apartheid' censorship row puts Toronto Pride funding in jeopardy52
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