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10 June 2013
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right 60 Baroness Knight shows no sign of looking to curb her bizarre attempts at making platitudes towards the gay community following her comments during the House of Lords equal marriage debate.
9 June 2013
French Open targeted by anti equal marriage protest 21 A male protester attempted to disrupt the final of the French Open tennis competition in Paris this afternoon in opposition to the country's recently passed equal marriage law.
7 June 2013
Comment: Equal marriage will boost the economy 14 Paul Donovan, global economist at UBS, writes on the economic benefits of legalising equal marriage and says opponents are "Luddites".
7 June 2013
US: Illinois delayed vote on equal marriage a ‘stunning victory’, say opponents 11 Opponents to equal marriage in the US state of Illinois have celebrated the fact that the bill to legalise same-sex unions never went to a vote a week ago.
7 June 2013
Michael Portillo: The Tories are nowhere near as divided on equal marriage as the Churches 21 In his regular appearance on BBC’s This Week, former Conservative MP Michael Portillo said the real divisions on equal marriage lie not within his old party – but in both the Anglican and Catholic churches.
7 June 2013
Poll: Large majority in US believe equal marriage should be decided on state level 18 With the US Supreme Court expected to give a decision in two landmark cases this month, a large majority of US citizens believe that equal marriage laws should be decided on state level, rather than the federal government.
7 June 2013
Labour Lord Alli: We won the equal marriage vote but there is still a long way to go 26 Writing exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk, Labour peer Lord Alli, the first openly gay peer to be appointed, says he was stunned by the House of Lords decision to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill with such an overwhelming majority, and has paid tribute to Conservative peer Lord Jenkin for his powerful equal marriage speech.
7 June 2013
Catholic Church: We will continue to oppose the equal marriage bill in the Lords 43 The Catholic Church says it plans to continue actively opposing the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill on the grounds of religious “protections” following this week’s vote in the House of Lords.
7 June 2013
Ashcroft poll: Only 15% would be less likely to vote for a party due to its support for equal marriage 12 A new poll by Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft suggests equal marriage is unlikely to draw voters away from supporting a particular party.
7 June 2013
Labour fear Lord Dear will table a new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill 43 Labour peer Lord Alli believes the equal marriage opponent and crossbench peer Lord Dear is still intent on trying to derail the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – although Lord Dear denies the claims.
6 June 2013
Ann Widdecombe: I wouldn’t have enjoyed serving under David Cameron because of equal marriage 65 Former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe says she wouldn’t have enjoyed being in the current Coalition Government because of its support for equal marriage.
6 June 2013
Priest causes row by calling Justin Welby a ‘wanker’ on Facebook for equal marriage opposition 55 An argument has erupted among clergy members in the Church of England, after a priest wrote on Facebook that Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, was a "wanker" for continually opposing the Government's attempts to legalise equal marriage.
6 June 2013
US: Supreme Court ruling on equal marriage cases expected imminently 20 The US Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases surround equal marriage, in the next three weeks, potentially making a groundbreaking ruling for equal marriage in the state of California, and the whole of the US.
6 June 2013
Baroness Knight criticised for her ‘silly’ remarks about gay people and antiques 41 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has criticised Baroness Knight over her bizarre attempts at platitudes towards the gay community.
6 June 2013
Tory Lord Jenkin: The Lords equal marriage vote was a victory for common decency 51 Having delivered one of the most powerful and widely read speeches in support of equal marriage during this week’s House of Lords debate, the Conservative peer and former health secretary, Lord Jenkin of Roding, writes exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk.
6 June 2013
Poll: 57% of people in Northern Ireland now support equal marriage 13 A new poll has found that a majority of Northern Irish people now support the right of gay and lesbian couples to get married.
6 June 2013
Comment: We must continue to lobby the Lords on equal marriage as the bill still faces hurdles 21 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Matthew Sephton, chairman of LGBTory, says it's important to remember the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill still faces hurdles in the House of Lords, despite Tuesday’s successful vote.
6 June 2013
Australia: Greens MP accuses Government of delaying vote on equal marriage bill 10 A Green Party MP in Australia has accused the Labor Party of delaying a vote on a private members bill to legalise equal marriage.
5 June 2013
Church of England officially gives up the fight against same-sex marriage bill 122 The Church of England has said that it accepts that there is a clear majority in Parliament to introduce same-sex marriage and that it will therefore end its opposition to changing the law.
5 June 2013
Chief Rabbi abstains in House of Lords equal marriage vote 27 The Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, abstained in last night’s House of Lords vote of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.

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