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14 June 2012
Out4Marriage: Ban on religious same-sex marriages may breach human rights laws 14 In its official submission to the Government's consultation on introduce equal civil marriage for same sex couples, Out4Marriage has called on the Government to allow religious institutions to solomise ceremonies should they wish to do so, arguing that a ban would be in breach of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
14 June 2012
Law Society backs equal marriage, says faiths will not be forced to marry gay couples 108 The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, has lent its support to equal marriage rights for gay couples and called for faiths to be allowed to perform gay weddings if they so choose, saying the European Court of Human Rights has shown it is 'not going to force religious groups to conduct same-sex marriages'.
14 June 2012
Opening marriage to gay couples ‘would improve sexual health’ 60 The HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has said today that allowing gay couples an equal right to marry as straight couples would improve the nation's sexual health.
14 June 2012
Exclusive: Home Office website makes equal marriage consultation appear to have closed 24 hours early 29 The Home Office webpage that used to introduce visitors to the Government's proposals to introduce same sex marriage has been 'archived' and placed into the National Archive during the consultation period and more than 24 hours earlier than had been planned.
13 June 2012
Possibility of gay religious weddings welcomed 15 The possibility of gay couples being allowed to marry in religious weddings has been welcomed following prisons minister Crispin Blunt's suggestion that a blanket bar could be 'problematic legally' and support for religious ceremonies by David Cameron's Parliamentary private secretary.
13 June 2012
Northern Ireland: Peer calls homosexuality ‘a rung on the ladder to bestiality’ 55 The Ulster Unionist Party has distanced itself from comments made by Lord Maginnis this morning that marriage for gay couples was something 'unnatural' that would be 'imposed' on society, calling it a 'rung on the ladder' to bestiality.
13 June 2012
Video: Newly married couple deliver anti-gay marriage petition to Downing Street 144 The Coalition for Marriage, the campaign which opposes giving gay and straight couples an equal right to marry, recruited a newly-wed couple to deliver their petition to Downing Street yesterday.
13 June 2012
ASA rules Coalition for Marriage ads did not mislead or offend 26 The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that Coalition for Marriage adverts which said 70 percent of people wanted to keep marriage 'as it is' in a bid to promote its anti-gay marriage petition were not misleading or offensive.
12 June 2012
Report: 71 percent of Britons back equal marriage rights for gay couples 58 In a report released by Stonewall today, a YouGov poll has found 71 percent of people approve of the government's plans to allow gay couples to marry, and the same number want faiths to be able to perform gay weddings ceremonies if they choose.
12 June 2012
Tory MP calls for equal marriage consultation to be started again 42 A Conservative MP in Kent has called on the Home Office to start its public consultation marriage equality between gay and straight couples again with a more rigorous system.
12 June 2012
Church of England: Marriage equality proposals ‘legally and conceptually flawed’ 128 The Church of England has said allowing gay couples to marry in civil ceremonies will "dilute the meaning of marriage for everyone" and put its role performing marriages on behalf of the state in jeopardy.
11 June 2012
Australian prime minister: Not all loving relationships need marriage certificates 87 Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, who is personally opposed to marriage rights for gay couples, has told the father of a gay man that not all loving relationships need to be recognised as marriages.
11 June 2012
Video: Southern Baptist pastor defends Obama’s equal marriage endorsement 44 In a video watched tens of thousands of times over the weekend, a Southern Baptist pastor in Dallas, Texas has criticised negative reactions to President Obama's personal endorsement of marriage rights for gay couples.
8 June 2012
Comment: Equal marriage is a logical, gentle and momentous step, writes Lynne Featherstone 225 Writing exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk, Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone says Britain is "ready for change" and asks the community to have its say before the government consultation closes.
8 June 2012
Catholic Voices poll: ’77 percent’ of gay and bisexual Britons disagree with marriage ban 84 Reports of an online poll appear to show that half of gay Britons reject the idea that there is "no need" to change the law on marriage because of civil partnerships, and 77 percent do not accept that marriage should be reserved exclusively for straight people.
7 June 2012
Danish parliament approves equal marriage laws 106 The Danish parliament has approved equal marriage laws 85 to 24 today.
7 June 2012
Denmark expected to pass equal marriage laws today 21 The Danish Folketing is expected to approve equal marriage laws today with majorities in both its left-wing and centre-right parliamentary blocs.
7 June 2012
Australian Christian Lobby director likens equal marriage campaign to Nazi propaganda 53 The Australian Christian Lobby has criticised the ethics of a morning television programme after it publicly supported an equal marriage campaign and said today the way it had been run would do 'great credit' to Nazi propagandists.
6 June 2012
Poll: 73 percent of young Americans support equal marriage rights for gay couples 73 A poll released today has found 54 percent of Americans believe the marriages of gay couples should be legally recognised with 73 percent of those aged 18-34 in favour of such a move.
6 June 2012
Californian appeals court will not rehear arguments for Proposition 8 17 Arguments about the constitutionality of California's voter-approved ban on gay marriages will not be reheard after the motion failed to secure enough support among judges.

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