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22 April 2013
Paraguay: Politician who called gay people ‘monkeys’ elected president 10 Horacio Cartes, who compared gay people to "monkeys" and threatened to remove his private parts if his son married another man, is now Paraguay’s new president.
22 April 2013
Bill Clinton: My daughter Chelsea helped me change to support gay rights 9 In his acceptance speech at the GLAAD Media Awards last weekend, former US President Bill Clinton, noted his daughter's part in his change in stance on the issue of equal marriage.
22 April 2013
France: National Assembly speaker urged to delay equal marriage vote in ammunition powder letter 37 National Assembly Speaker Claude Bartolone has received an envelope containing ammunition powder and a threatening letter calling on him to delay France's equal marriage vote.
22 April 2013
Northern Ireland: Equal marriage legislation to be debated by Assembly 8 A motion calling for legislation in Northern Ireland to allow for same sex marriage will be debated by the Stormont Assembly on the 29th April 2013.
22 April 2013
France: Couple plan to hold first same-sex wedding in Montpellier 6 Ahead of the French Parliament's final vote on equal marriage, a couple are planning to wed in the southern city of Montpellier, in a ceremony which is set to prove to be symbolic, in the face of strong opposition to equal marriage.
22 April 2013
US: Church considering recognition of same-sex marriages and ordination of gay priests 3 The national conference of the Community of Christ Church has recommended that it change its policy to recognise same-sex marriages
22 April 2013
New Zealand MP who gave viral pro-equal marriage speech invited onto Ellen Show 9 A New Zealand MP whose powerful speech following the country's vote to legalise equal marriage last week went viral, has been invited onto the Ellen show by host Ellen DeGeneres.
21 April 2013
France: Tens of thousands rally ahead of marriage equality vote 65 Tens of thousands of demonstrators wore blue and pink to march on Paris in opposition to equal marriage today.
21 April 2013
France: Eleventh hour anti-equal marriage protests expected 58 Demonstrations against the predicted passing of France's equal marriage bill are expected to take place today, with Parisian authorities braced to cope with mass protests.
20 April 2013
US: Second lawsuit filed against florist which refused to serve same-sex wedding couple 34 A second lawsuit has been filed against a florist in the US state of Washington which refused to provide its services to a same-sex wedding, citing religious objections.
20 April 2013
US: Nevada equal marriage bill amended for religious protection ahead of Senate vote 19 An equal marriage bill in the US state of Nevada has been subject to an amendment to add protections for religious groups, which says none would be forced to perform same-sex marriages.
19 April 2013
Brazil: Court rules that gay couples can marry in Rio de Janeiro state 17 A court in Rio de Janeiro means that the state is the 11th in Brazil to recognise same-sex marriages, although there are conflicting reports about the way that the judgement will be applied.
19 April 2013
Poll: US Republican Senator Rob Portman loses some support over pro-equal marriage stance 1 Hardline US Republican Senator Rob Portman, who last month reversed his opposition to equal marriage, has lost some support, mainly from members of his own party, a survey has found.
19 April 2013
France: MPs come to blows during equal marriage debate in parliament 38 The equal marriage debate in France has come to blows as French Parliamentarians engaged in a heated debate around the issue.
19 April 2013
Video: French filmmaker reaches out to those opposed to equal marriage: ‘Fear not’ 6 A French filmmaker has posted a YouTube video of himself addressing those in France opposed to legalising equal marriage, in which he reaches out to them, and gives reassurances around common misconceptions linked to same-sex marriage.
19 April 2013
Australia: Liberal leader Tony Abbott shifts position on party’s same-sex marriage stance 25 Australia’s opposition leader is suggesting his party will decide its position on equal marriage after September's election.
18 April 2013
Video: French men stage ‘topless’ anti-equal marriage protest 52 A group of men in France have declared "No to Gay Marriage" by taking their shirts off in the streets as a demonstration of how the government's push for marriage equality is threatening their freedom.
18 April 2013
Peter Tatchell: Being invited to Lambeth Palace by Justin Welby represents LGBT progress 47 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, reflects on today's meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, leader of the world's 78-million strong Anglican Communion, during which he urged Welby towards an understanding of the gay community.
18 April 2013
Comment: Don’t forget the rest of Europe in the fight for equal marriage 25 Writing for PinkNews, Adrian Trett says although equal marriage campaigners are scoring big victories in France and Britain, activists in other European nations need greater support in achieving the goal.
18 April 2013
Video: New Zealand MP: ‘We are only legalising equal marriage, not declaring nuclear war’ 14 The video of a New Zealand MP's impassioned speech following a vote to legalise equal marriage in the country, has gone viral, as he poked fun at those opposed to the measure, and emphasised its importance.

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