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29 November 2012
Comment: UKIP and homosexuality – a gay member’s view 207 In a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk, Nicholas Dancer, a university student and member of UKIP says the party is not a bunch of “fruit cakes and loonies" and that Britain should leave the European Union if it wants to legalise equal marriage.
29 November 2012
Comment: The dangers of social media 7 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, employment lawyer Anna Furness says the recent high profile legal case of Christian housing worker Adrian Smith, who was demoted by his employer for posting anti-equality remarks on Facebook, illustrates the potential dangers of social media for employees.
28 November 2012
US: Washington marriage certificates to reflect legalisation of same-sex marriage 7 Washington State's Department of Health is currently reviewing the text displayed on marriage certificates, with a view to bring it in line with recently introduced equal marriage law.
28 November 2012
NUS launches “I saw daddy kissing Santa Claus” equal marriage campaign 7 The National Union of Students today launched a campaign aiming to push the Prime Minister to move forward legislation which could legalise equal marriage in Britain.
28 November 2012
London MP’s opposition to equal marriage branded ‘absolute disgrace’ by gay councillor 35 Conservative MP David Evennett says he won’t be voting for equal marriage because he is a "strong supporter of traditional marriage".
27 November 2012
Brad Pitt: Gay marriage is about equality, opponents should stop linking the argument with drugs laws 5 Brad Pitt, one of the most outspoken advocates of marriage equality in Hollywood has restated his support for changing the law and questioned why opponents link arguments with those against reforming drug laws.
27 November 2012
Malaysia: Islamic political party members to protest against Elton John concert 9 Members of a Malaysian Islamic political party are set to protest against the appearance of Elton John in the country's capital on Saturday evening.
26 November 2012
UKIP By-election candidate: Gay people should not be allowed to adopt 123 Winston McKenzie, the UK Independence Party’s candidate for the Croydon North By-election and former X Factor hopeful, believes gay people should not be allowed to adopt children.
26 November 2012
Anne Hathaway: ‘Les Miserables’ hairdo made me look like my gay brother 8 Anne Hathaway was initially terrified to look in the mirror after cutting her hair, but was comforted to see that she resembled her gay brother.
26 November 2012
Tory MP Sir Edward Garnier: Call civil partnerships marriages, but don’t change the law 78 Sir Edward Garnier, the Conservative MP and former solicitor general, has told a constituent that gay couples in civil partnerships should feel free to describe their relationships as a marriage, although it should not require a change in the law.
26 November 2012
Australia: A thousand people rally for marriage equality in Sydney 5 A thousand people turned up to rally for equal marriage rights on Sunday afternoon in Sydney, in a bid to urge the government to legalise same-sex marriage.
26 November 2012
Former French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy: ‘I am in favour of gay marriage and adoption’ 7 The former first lady of France, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has backed the current French Government’s plans to make same-sex marriage legal.
25 November 2012
Yorkshire Tory MP: Same-sex marriage is being forced on churches 37 Conservative MP for Dewsbury Simon Reevell has become the latest MP to suggest that churches will be forced to conduct same-sex marriages despite government assurances.
25 November 2012
YouGov polling expert questions validity of anti-gay marriage results 26 YouGov Associate Director Anthony Wells has criticised same-sex marriage polls that feature agree/disagree statements.
23 November 2012
Source: 118 Tory MPs may vote against same-sex marriage 87 The Daily Mail has reported that 118 Conservative MPs could potentially vote against government plans to legalise marriage rights for gay couples.
23 November 2012
UK Youth Parliament votes not to campaign for same-sex marriage 45 Following a day of debates and votes held at the House of Commons, the UK Youth Parliament has voted to reject same-sex marriage equality as its campaign for 2013.
23 November 2012
London Evening Standard calls for PM to move quickly on same-sex marriage 19 The London Evening Standard has published an editorial stating that speeding up implementation of equal marriage would help benefit the government.
22 November 2012
ConservativeHome editor: Cameron is on ‘right side of history but wrong side of core voters’ on equal marriage 26 Tim Montgomerie, the editor of Conservative Home has urged Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron to argue more passionately in favour of same-sex marriage, but he warned that at present, Mr Cameron is on the “right side of history, but the wrong side of his core voters” on this issue.
22 November 2012
New Zealand: Churches won’t be forced to perform same-sex weddings 7 The New Zealand Human Rights Commission has confirmed that, if equal marriage becomes legal, carrying out same-sex wedding ceremonies won't be mandatory for churches.
22 November 2012
Conservative MP: Church is deluded if it thinks Parliament will listen to opposition of same-sex marriage 27 The Conservative MP Sir Tony Baldry who speaks on behalf of the Church of England’s commissioners in Parliament has warned that the church is deluding itself if it thinks that MPs will listen to its arguments against marriage equality for gay couples.

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