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8 July 2012
Scotland: Catholic Church declares ‘war on gay marriage’ 215 The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and the most senior Catholic in the UK has declared “war on gay marriage” pledging to spend another £100,000 in its campaign against equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in Scotland.
7 July 2012
New York: Court rejects marriage equality challenge 11 A New York court has dismissed an evangelical group's challenge to the city's marriage equality laws.
5 July 2012
US: Episcopal Church to debate blessing for gay couples 2 The Episcopal Church in the US is to debate a blessing rite for gay couples who wish to marry.
5 July 2012
Evening Standard backs religious marriage rights for gay couples 14 The Evening Standard has backed marriage rights for gay couples in religious ceremonies today.
5 July 2012
Scotland: Former first minister backs marriage for gay couples 18 Scotland’s former First Minister, Jack McConnell, has called on the Scottish Government to introduce legislation which would allow gay couples to marry.
5 July 2012
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg backs religious marriages for gay couples 63 The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has become the most senior figure in the government to voice personal support for religious gay marriage rights today.
4 July 2012
One Washington state anti-equality measure fails 6 One Washington state voter-initiative to ban equal marriage has failed to gain enough support.
4 July 2012
Obama administration asks Supreme Court to hear Defence of Marriage cases 10 The Obama administration's Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to hear two cases against the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA).
4 July 2012
Shadow home secretary meets with liberal faith groups on equal marriage 18 The shadow home secretary hosted a roundtable discussion on equal marriage rights for gay couples in London today, inviting religious figures to discuss their support for religious recognition in the government's plans.
4 July 2012
Northern Ireland: Public meeting on equal marriage in Belfast tomorrow 7 A free public conference will be held tomorrow evening in Belfast to unite supporters of equal marriage rights for gay and straight couples in Northern Ireland into a new campaigning group.
4 July 2012
Updated: Scottish government has not delayed marriage equality decision 47 The Scottish government had erroneously stated earlier today it would announce its decision on same-sex marriage in August, leaving gay rights groups further disappointed by delays.
3 July 2012
3,000 gay couples marry in New York 5 In the 12 months since equal marriage was legalised in New York, more than 3,000 gay couples have tied the knot.
3 July 2012
Illinois county clerks’ bid to defend gay marriage ban 9 Two Illinois county clerks have been granted permission to defend the state's equal marriage ban.
3 July 2012
French gay couples to get marriage and adoption rights in 2013 27 France's prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told parliament today that gay couples will be permitted to marry and adopt children in 2013.
3 July 2012
Comment: Did C4M members help lay the groundwork for teaching same-sex marriage in schools? 17 The argument that Coalition for Marriage backers themselves are responsible for teaching about gay marriages in schools seems absurd, Richy Thompson writes, but it might just be true.
2 July 2012
Facebook updates marriage icons for gay couples 8 Facebook has updated the icons used to signify key events on the profile timelines of users to include gay couples' weddings.
2 July 2012
Edinburgh: Pride marchers demand marriage equality 16 Over a thousand marchers took to the streets of Edinburgh on Saturday marching for gay marriage equality as part of Pride Scotia.
1 July 2012
Irish Deputy Prime Minister: ‘Gay marriage is the civil rights issue of this generation’ 15 The Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) of Ireland, Eamon Gilmore, has told Dublin Pride that the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples the same rights to marry as opposite sex couples.
30 June 2012
Scotland: New poll shows majority of population support same-sex marriage 37 A major poll by Stonewall Scotland has revealed that the majority of the Scottish population support the introducing of equal same-sex marriage.
28 June 2012
Video: Policing minister Nick Herbert says difference between civil partnership and marriage ‘matters’ 20 Nick Herbert, the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice, has become the latest member of the government to join the Out4Marriage campaign to support efforts to legalise gay marriages.

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