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3 June 2013
House of Lords equal marriage debate begins 10 Peers have begun debating the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the Lords as part of its second reading.
3 June 2013
Live: Watch the House of Lords same-sex marriage debate 15 You can watch the House of Lords debate on the Marriage (Same sex couples) Bill live on PinkNews
3 June 2013
House of Lords equal marriage rally to take place this evening 2 Supporters of marriage equality will rally outside the House of Lords from 5.30pm.
3 June 2013
Former Tory cabinet ministers urge Lords to back equal marriage 8 Several former Conservative cabinet ministers – including three former health secretaries – have given their firm backing to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in an open letter to The Times.
3 June 2013
Baroness Thornton: I am confident the equal marriage bill will be victorious in the Lords 6 Baroness Thornton, Labour’s Shadow Equalities Minister in the Lords writes for PinkNews.co.uk on why she is confident that the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will survive attempts to defeat it by opponents in the Upper House.
3 June 2013
Lord Carey rants about marriage but agrees with the merits of a corporate GMail account with PinkNews reader 15 The former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has ranted by email that marriage can only be between one man and one woman and discussed the merits of a corporate Google Mail (GMail) account with a PinkNews reader.
3 June 2013
Senior Anglican warns equal marriage could force the Queen to break ‘the laws of God’ 58 The former Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir Ali, says introducing equal marriage could force the Queen to break a sovereign promise.
3 June 2013
Yvette Cooper: The government needs to remember who the real opponents of equal marriage are 11 Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told PinkNews.co.uk that the government needs to remember “who the opponents are” of the same-sex marriage bill in the wake of last week’s row about House of Lords timetabling.
2 June 2013
Lord Alli: The Church of England is hypocritical for opposing equal marriage 50 Lord Waheed Alli, Labour peer and one of just a handful of openly gay Muslim politicians globally, has said he believes many peers who now oppose same-sex marriage will come to regret their views in time.
2 June 2013
Archbishop of Canterbury to call for amendments to equal marriage bill 76 In the upcoming vote on equal marriage legislation in the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury will call for concessions to be made for teachers and faith schools, as the Church of England has reportedly "resigned" itself to same-sex marriage becoming law.
2 June 2013
Illinois same-sex marriage bill given lifesaving deadline extension 8 In a move that may save the state's same-sex marriage bill from failure, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan quietly moved on Friday to extend the bill's deadline to August.
2 June 2013
Tory Grassroots warn equal marriage will smash family values 74 Tory activists have urged the House of Lords to reject the same-sex marriage bill in Tuesdays vote, arguing it will weaken the bringing up of children and devalue the family.
1 June 2013
Religious leaders urge David Cameron to drop equal marriage bill before Lords debate 66 Fifty British faith leaders have come together to sign a letter urging the Prime MInister to drop the Marriage (same sex marriage) Bill, before it goes to the House of Lords next week for its second reading.
1 June 2013
Grindr comes Out4Marriage and urges a million users to LobbyALord for equal marriage 13 The world's largest gay dating app Grindr has come Out4Marriage, urging over a million UK users to lobby peers in the House of Lords ahead of next week's debate around the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill.
1 June 2013
Comment: How I campaigned to change the age of consent a world away from equal marriage, by Edwina Currie 20 Ahead of next week's historic vote on same-sex marriage, PinkNews asked former Conservative Health minister Edwina Currie, who fought against the odds to change the age of consent in 1994, to reflect on her battle.
1 June 2013
US: Anger as Illinois equal marriage vote delayed, but supporters confident the fight is not over 11 Supporters of the equal marriage bill in the US state of Illinois were angry to find that the bill was not called on Friday, the final day of the current legislative session, but seem confident that when it returns, it will succeed, and noted it as an example of why the Defense of Marriage Act should be repealed.
1 June 2013
Video: Illinois equal marriage bill sponsor breaks down in tears during vote delay announcement 9 Upon announcing that the equal marriage bill for the US state of Illinois would not be called for vote on Friday, the bill's sponsor Representative Greg Harris broke down in tears during his impassioned speech.
1 June 2013
Illinois: Same-sex marriage bill withdrawn as ‘not enough votes’ to pass it 9 The House in the US state of Illinois did not vote on a bill which would have legalised equal marriage, following a tense two days of speculation over whether the bill would be called at all.
31 May 2013
Barnardo’s: House of Lords support for equal marriage ‘will have a positive effect for children’ 8 Barnardo’s Chief Executive Anne Marie Carrie is urging peers in the House of Lords to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couple) Bill.
31 May 2013
Video: House of Lords Labour leader Baroness Royall comes Out4Marriage 4 The Labour leader in the House of Lords, Baroness Jan Royall, has recorded a video coming Out4Marriage, ahead of next week's vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, in the Lords.

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