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31 May 2013
US: Illinois House to vote on equal marriage bill on Friday before end of session 7 Advocates of equal marriage in the US state of Illinois were disappointed as the House adjourned on Thursday, until 09:30 on Friday, leaving only one day for a vote on a bill to legalise equal marriage, before the current session ends.
31 May 2013
US: Demonstrators to rally in Illinois to pressure House for urgent vote on equal marriage 1 Advocates of equal marriage in the US state of Illinois have sprung into action to arrange an urgent rally to push the House to vote on a bill to legalise it, before the end of the session on Friday.
31 May 2013
US: Pressure mounts on Illinois House to vote on equal marriage bill before end of session 1 Equal marriage advocates in the US state of Illinois are pushing for the House to vote on equal marriage, before this session, on Friday.
30 May 2013
Labour says government is ‘lashing out’ at ‘poor handling’ of equal marriage bill 16 The shadow minister for equalities Kate Green has accused the government of "lashing out at the Labour Party" over the "poor handling of the same-sex marriage bill".
30 May 2013
Nigeria bans same-sex marriages with 14-year prison term 33 A bill to further criminalise same-sex marriages in Nigeria with prison terms of up to 14 years has been passed by lawmakers.
30 May 2013
UK: Government moves equal marriage House of Lords vote to later next day 21 Next week’s House of Lords vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will now take place on Tuesday in the daytime after supporters warned voting in the early hours could put the bill at risk.
30 May 2013
US: Michigan bill would repeal state ban on equal marriage 8 Senators in Michigan are to attempt to repeal the state's constitutional amendment which bans same-sex marriage.
30 May 2013
Australia: Equal marriage groups call for legal recognition of overseas same-sex marriages 5 Following the first same-sex wedding to take place in France yesterday, Australian advocates of equal marriage are now calling for the recognition of overseas same-sex marriages.
30 May 2013
Union J star Jaymi Hensley: David Cameron is right, equal marriage will change the lives of many 3 Union J star Jaymi Hensley, has opened up to PinkNews.co.uk about his strong support from fans for being open about being gay, and that he is excited about the equal marriage debate in Parliament, as he feels strongly that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
30 May 2013
UK: Equal marriage rally to coincide with House of Lords debate 14 Monday’s House of Lords second reading debate of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will coincide with a rally outside Parliament organised by equality campaigners.
30 May 2013
Bishop of Salisbury: Opponents of equal marriage similar to supporters of ‘slavery and apartheid’ 29 The Bishop of Salisbury has likened opponents of equal marriage to Christians who used the Bible to justify slavery and apartheid
30 May 2013
Comment: Marriage equality is the mark of a civilised society 14 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Adrian Tippetts makes an open plea to members of the House of Lords to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in next week's second reading debate.
30 May 2013
Anti-equal marriage leader sends ‘best wishes’ to France’s first married gay couple 78 One of the leaders of France's vocal anti-equal marriage campaign has sent her "best wishes" to the first gay couple to marry in the country, in a historic ceremony in Montpellier on Wednesday, but has vowed to keep fighting to now attempt a repeal of the country's new equal marriage law.
29 May 2013
Party Whips accused of threatening an MP’s career over equal marriage opposition 21 In a letter sent to peers ahead of next week's second reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, a group of MPs have accused party Whips of threatening the careers of MPs opposed to equal marriage, despite there being a free vote on the Bill in the House of Commons.
29 May 2013
Labour fear late night House of Lords vote could threaten equal marriage bill 27 Shadow equalities minister Baroness Glenys Thornton says David Cameron has been “absolutely brilliant" in his support for equal marriage, but warns a late night vote in the House of Lords next week could put the same-sex marriage bill at risk.
29 May 2013
France: Landmark first same-sex wedding takes place in Montpellier 33 France's first same-sex wedding ceremony has taken place in the city of Montpellier, with the presence of the world's media, and which was described by the city's mayor as "historic".
29 May 2013
France: Media awaits as guests arrive through security for first same-sex wedding 11 The media are awaiting the beginning of France's first same-sex wedding in Montpellier, which is set to take place in less than an hour, as guests arrive, bags are checked, and security is on high alert.
29 May 2013
France: Montpellier on high alert as first same-sex couple get ready to marry 8 The French city of Montpellier is on high alert for the country's first ever same-sex wedding, which is to take place later today, as supporters gear up for the landmark ceremony, and police are on high alert due to threats against the city's mayor.
29 May 2013
Comment: Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks can vote for me to have the freedom to marry the man I love 24 PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen has written a column for the Jewish News newspaper to urge the Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks to carefully consider the upcoming House of Lords vote on same-sex marriage.
28 May 2013
UK: Anti-gay Christians lose appeal at European Court of Human Rights 77 Two Christians, who claim that they were fired because they wouldn't work with gay couples, have lost their latest and final anti-discrimination case at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

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