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20 May 2013
Gay Tory MP Nick Herbert: MPs should vote for Labour amendment to equal marriage bill 3 Conservative MP Nick Herber has circulated an email urging MPs to vote in favour of a Manuscript Amendment to the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, which would start an immediate consultation on civil partnerships for straight couples.
18 May 2013
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law 9 French President Francois Hollande, has signed into law a bill which allows equal marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples.
14 May 2013
US: Minnesota officially legalises equal marriage as Governor signs bill into law 6 Minnesota became the twelfth US state to allow equal marriage, as Governor Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill into law, allowing same-sex unions.
14 May 2013
US: Minnesotan Governor to sign equal marriage bill into law 3 Minnesota will officially become the twelfth US state to allow equal marriage, as Governor Mark Dayton will on Tuesday sign a bill into law, which will allow same-sex unions.
14 May 2013
Ukraine: Parliament drops gay anti-discrimination bill as hundreds protest against it 6 A bill to protect gay Ukrainian workers from discrimination based on their sexual orientation has been dropped by the country's parliament, as hundreds of anti-gay protesters gathered to demonstrate against it.
9 May 2013
US: Equal marriage supporters and opponents descend on Minnesota ahead of House vote 6 Groups of supporters and opponents of equal marriage began to head for the House in Minnesota, as it gears up for today's vote on a measure to legalise it.
7 May 2013
US: Delaware Senate to consider equal marriage bill 2 Lawmakers in the US state of Delaware are to take up a bill to legalise equal marriage on Tuesday, which could potentially make the Diamond State the eleventh to allow same-sex marriage.
4 May 2013
President Obama: Including gay couples in immigration bill is ‘the right thing to do’ 5 US President Barack Obama has said that he thinks recognising gay couples in a broad immigration bill currently pending in Congress is "the right thing to do".
28 April 2013
US: Gay rights groups disappointed as immigration reform bill leaves out same-sex couples 10 Gay rights organisations pushing for same-sex couples to be included in an immigration reform bill in Washington, have expressed worry as a version of the bill introduced this month makes no mention of same-sex couples.
26 April 2013
US: Philadelphia City Council passes landmark bill for LGBT benefits 2 The City Council in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has approved a bill which has been hailed as landmark legislation for strengthening LGBT rights in the city.
9 April 2013
Australia: Tasmanian parliament advances bill to allow equal adoption + The Lower House of the Tasmanian parliament today resoundingly supported the advancement of legislation which would remove the ban on same-sex adoption.
3 April 2013
US: Florida Senate committee approves bill for same-sex domestic partnership registry 5 A Florida Senate committee has approved the state's first bill to allow domestic partner registration, including specific rights for same-sex couples.
15 March 2013
US: Maryland gender identity bill fails to pass Senate committee 3 A bill which aimed to tackle discrimination in employment, credit, housing and public accommodations, based on gender identity or expression, failed to pass the committee stage of Maryland's Senate.
9 January 2013
France drops assisted reproduction for lesbians from ‘marriage for all’ bill 5 The ruling French Socialist government dropped medically assisted reproduction for lesbian couples, from the country's upcoming bill to legalise marriage equality.
7 December 2012
US: Christian right leader continues support for Ugandan President, despite “kill the gays” bill 15 Despite the fact that the Ugandan Parliament has been reviving its so-called 'kill the gays' bill, the US-based Family Research Council has continued to offer its support to the country's president.
19 July 2012
Scotland ‘needs faith opt-out from Westminster’ for equal marriage 192 The Scottish government will 'need' clarification of the UK-wide Equality Act to ensure religious celebrants are not forced to conduct gay weddings against their will, according to a leaked email.
25 June 2012
Australia: Senate committee backs marriage equality in ‘watershed’ report 5 A cross-party senate committee in Australia has published recommendations for a free vote on marriage equality legislation in the country's federal parliament and called on senators to support the move.
31 May 2012
California senate approves ban on ‘gay cure’ therapy for minors 10 The Californian state senate last night approved a bill to ban the use of so-called conversion therapies on minors which attempt to alter their sexual orientation.
4 April 2012
Comment: Forget the ‘nests of snakes’, equal marriage could iron out our current quirks 47 Far from being a "nest of snakes", family law executive Lisa Burton-Durham says equal marriage legislation could let us address outdated legal concepts.
14 March 2012
European Parliament resolves to protect gay couples’ inheritance rights 6 The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on member states to ensure gay couples inheritance rights are respect around the EU, though it will not be binding on the UK, Ireland or Denmark.

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