Articles about Marriage Equality

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17 May 2013
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality 11 Hannah Buchanan questions Philip Hammond's assertion that he is not anti-gay, despite saying there is "no huge demand" for equal marriage, and that it made people angry.
17 May 2013
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill 21 France has overcome the final obstacle in efforts to become the 14th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.
17 May 2013
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss 1 Turkey's official television station has been urged by human rights groups to broadcast the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, following reports that it had cancelled the broadcast due to a lesbian kiss by Finland's act on Thursday.
17 May 2013
Downing Street rejects same-sex marriage criticism from Philip Hammond 21 A spokesman for David Cameron has rejected claims made by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond that too much parliamentary time is being spent on equal marriage.
17 May 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘Civil partnership review unnecessary’ 9 A government review on civil partnerships, which could take place in five years time, is “unnecessary”, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has said.
17 May 2013
Philip Hammond: ‘No great demand for gay marriage and it’s upsetting vast numbers of people’ 63 Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says Downing Street should not focus its efforts on equal marriage.
17 May 2013
Video: Finland’s pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final 11 Following the second set of semi-finals tonight, Finland's Eurovision entrant found herself with a place in the final, following her performance of her pro-equal marriage song, which included a lesbian kiss.
16 May 2013
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples 64 Culture Secretary Maria Miller says a future government plans to review civil partnerships from 2018 – which could mean possibly extending them to heterosexuals – or abolishing them.
16 May 2013
US: ACLU pushes ‘Modern Family’ TV show creators to allow gay characters to get married 5 The American Civil Liberties Union has begun pushing the producers of US television show Modern Family, to write an episode in which the gay couple featured on it, get married.
16 May 2013
US: NFL player and gay rights advocate Chris Kluwe signs with new team 8 Chris Kluwe, outspoken human rights campaigner and NFL punter, has announced that, after being dropped by the Minnesota Vikings last week, he has now been signed to the Oakland Raiders.
16 May 2013
Boy George: ‘I wish David Cameron had put gay marriage in the Queen’s Speech’ 26 Singer Boy George has expressed his disappointment that the same-sex marriage bill was not included in the Queen’s Speech.
16 May 2013
Media Matters: Fox News coverage of equal marriage legalisation in three US states totals only one minute 10 US media watchdog Media Matters reports that Fox News' coverage of same-sex marriage bills passing in the states of Rhode Island, Delaware, and Minnesota clocked in at one minute for all three combined.
16 May 2013
Former Christian Peoples Alliance leader Alan Craig: ‘Polygamous marriages should be included in the same-sex marriage bill’ 31 The former leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance, Alan Craig, believes the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will lead to “new inequalities and discrimination” – and suggests it should include “polygamous marriages” for Muslims and Mormons.
16 May 2013
Lib Dem MPs to be given free vote on all aspects of the same-sex marriage bill 11 Liberal Democrat MPs are to be given a free vote on all aspects of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, it has been revealed.
16 May 2013
US: Studies show majority of voters support equal marriage in Michigan and Virginia 3 Polls in two more US states have found that a majority of voters support equal marriage, as Michigan and Virginia join states with a majority in support.
15 May 2013
Tory Lord True: ‘Relationships should be respected, but I haven’t made up my mind on equal marriage’ 29 Although Conservative peer Lord Nicholas True has told a PinkNews.co.uk reader “relationships should be respected equally” – he remains unsure about supporting the same-sex marriage bill.
15 May 2013
US: Minnesotan pro-equal marriage organisation forms political group to support pro-LGBT lawmakers + A leading pro-equal marriage group in the US state of Minnesota has formed a Political Action Committee in order to support lawmakers in favour of the measure are re-elected.
15 May 2013
Rapper Macklemore speaks out about writing pro-equal marriage anthem 7 Rap star Macklemore has spoken out in a rare interview about his reasons for writing a song with a strong pro-equal marriage message, saying he wants to "challenge society" and issues that others "are afraid to address".
15 May 2013
US: Minneapolis bridge lit up to celebrate Minnesota equal marriage victory 7 In celebration of the US state of Minnesota legalising equal marriage this week, the city of Minneapolis has lit up one of its bridges with rainbow colours.
15 May 2013
17-year-old PinkNews reader to Tory MP David Burrowes: ‘I think you are very anti-gay’ 24 A lesbian A-level student has written to Tory MP David Burrowes, questioning his recent assertion that he is not "anti-gay", and asking how it is possible to be "pro-marriage", whilst voting to prevent people from being able to marry.

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