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13 January 2012
Jersey’s religious civil partnership rules near implementation 10 The island of Jersey's new civil partnership law will be coming into effect in the next few weeks with provisions for religious ceremonies after receiving royal assent.
10 January 2012
Tabatha Coffey considers a New Jersey gay marriage ‘Takeover’ 12 If the New Jersey Governor vetoes marriage equality legislation this year, Tabatha Coffey says she is prepared to step in and take over in her trademark style.
16 December 2011
Labour MEPs pledge support for Equal Love campaign in Europe 44 All Labour's representatives at the European Parliament have signed their support for the Equal Love campaign, which aims to allow equal access for gay and straight couples to civil partnerships and marriage.
14 December 2011
North Cyprus leader: Proposal to repeal anti-gay laws “has been submitted” 10 A Conservative MEP who lobbied the leader of Northern Cyprus to repeal the self-declared state's anti-gay laws said yesterday he had written to her confirming that the proposal had been drafted.
14 December 2011
House of Lords urged to reject challenge to civil partnership rules tomorrow 70 Religious leaders have written an open letter to the House of Lords calling on them to reject the challenge facing the regulations for religious civil partnerships tomorrow.
1 November 2011
Commonwealth nations react to “ex-colonial” British aid threat 186 Countries with poorest gay rights records react warily as government plans to redirect aid and call for Commonwealth to examine citizens' fundamental rights.
31 October 2011
Glasgow council adds support to gay marriage consultation 20 While religious leaders are divided on their views, Scotland's largest city council votes in favour of gay marriage proposals.
21 October 2011
Nigeria seeks to strengthen anti-gay laws 59 Lawmakers in Nigeria hope to pass a bill which strengthens laws against homosexuality.
4 October 2011
New York student suspended for saying bullied gay teen was ‘better off dead’ 32 A classmate of New York schoolboy Jamey Rodemeyer has been suspended for chanting that the bullied gay teenager was "better off dead".
19 September 2011
Peter Tatchell: The equal marriage consultation is not good enough 68 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says the consultation on marriage equality is not good enough - and not even necessary.
9 February 2011
Hawaii’s civil unions bill makes progress 6 Hawaii is moving closer towards civil unions for gay couples.
19 January 2011
European Parliament calls on Lithuania to shelve anti-gay law 9 The "public promotion of homosexual relations" would be punishable by a fine of up to €2900 if new legislation is adopted.
12 January 2011
Arizona prevents anti-gay church picketing killed 9-year-old’s funeral 34 The US state of Arizona has quickly pushed through legislation to ban the picketing of funerals.
11 January 2011
Former Labour candidate avoids jail over anti-gay abuse 18 A former Labour Party candidate has avoided jail after admitting sending homophobic text messages to a gay rival.
8 December 2010
Lithuania to vote on fining people who ‘promote’ homosexuality 24 The Lithuanian parliament will vote next week on legislation to impose heavy fines on those who "promote" homosexuality.
15 January 2010
UN human rights chief calls on Uganda to shelve anti-gay bill 8 The United Nations called on Uganda to scrap a bill which could execute and imprison gay people.
6 January 2010
Rhode Island approves funeral rights for gays 6 Lawmakers in the US state of Rhode Island have approved a law to allow people in gay relationships to make funeral arrangements for their partners.
31 December 2009
Senator succeeds in validating gay marriages before Proposition 8 14 New legislation penned by openly gay California senator ensures pre-Proposition 8 marriages between same-sex couples remain valid.
14 December 2009
Archbishop of Canterbury makes first public statement on Uganda’s anti-gay law 28 The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has made his first public statement on the proposed anti-gay bill passing through Uganda's parliament.

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