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20 March 2013
Final push for Scotland’s equal marriage consultation ahead of 5pm deadline 8 The public consultation on equal marriage in Scotland closes today at 5pm, and the Equality Network are reminding people to fill in the document online.
20 March 2013
US: Supreme Court to release same-day audio recordings from equal marriage cases 4 In an unexpected move, the US Supreme Court is to release same-day audio recordings of oral arguments given in the two cases around equal marriage, which are due to be taken on next week.
19 March 2013
John McCain’s daughter: ‘Being a Republican who supports gay marriage is a b*tch’ 12 The daughter of former presidential candidate John McCain says that “being a Republican who supports gay marriage is a b*tch.”
19 March 2013
Finland: 50,000 sign petition in one day forcing lawmakers to consider equal marriage 11 After taking just one day to gather 50,000 signatures on a petition in order to force lawmakers to consider an equal marriage bill, pensioners delivered the petition to parliament.
19 March 2013
Poll: 53% of Americans support equal marriage 3 A new poll by CNN has found that over half of Americans are in support of equal marriage, but that there are major generational and partisan divides, as well as a gender gap.
19 March 2013
US: Poll shows support for nationwide same-sex marriage is at an all-time high 2 A poll by the Washington Post and ABC News has found that support for same-sex marriage is a "mirror image" of ten years ago, with 58% of the population now supporting it.
18 March 2013
Video: 12-year-old writes to US Supreme Court justice urging strike-down of Proposition 8 7 A 12-year-old in California has written a letter to a Supreme Court justice, urging him to strike down Proposition 8, the state-wide ban on equal marriage.
18 March 2013
US: Republican National Committee announces $10 million campaign for gay and ethnic minority groups 17 The US Republican National Committee has announced a $10 million campaign to help gain the support of LGBT and Hispanic, black and Asian communities in the US.
18 March 2013
Video: Hillary Clinton comes out in support of equal marriage 39 The former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has officially announced her support for equal marriage in a moving speech in which she calls moves towards equality "breathtaking and inspiring".
18 March 2013
John McCain: I won’t be changing my mind when it comes to opposing equal marriage 20 John McCain says he doesn't think he'll be following the lead of fellow Republican Senator Rob Portman, who stunned so many last week when he announced his support for equal marriage.
18 March 2013
Australia: Liberal MP predicts Coalition will ‘evolve’ to support marriage equality 6 Australian Liberal MP Kelly O'Dwyer has said she predicts the centre-right coalition, which whipped its MPs to vote against equal marriage last year, will become more accepting of same-sex marriage over time.
18 March 2013
Anti-gay Tory MPs call on David Cameron to abandon modernising agenda in video 36 Several Conservative MPs have called on David Cameron to end his support for progressive policies such as equal marriage.
17 March 2013
US: Top Republican says there is ‘no doubt’ more young party members are pro-marriage equality 3 The Governor of Wisconsin said on Saturday that he wasn't ruling out a 2016 Presidency bid, then on Sunday told interviewers that young Republicans didn't "resonate" with the party's anti-equal marriage stance.
16 March 2013
US: North Carolina church refuses to marry straight couples until gay couples can marry 12 A church in the US state of North Carolina, has said that it won't conduct wedding ceremonies for straight couples, until its pastors are able to officiate same-sex weddings as well.
16 March 2013
US Christians: A Republican supporting his gay son is like a parent supporting a child who drink drives 106 A Christian group has mocked a Republican senator who changed his views on same-sex marriage after his son came out, comparing homosexuality to drink driving.
16 March 2013
Russian Orthodox group looked to sue US for Alaska to save it from same-sex marriage 22 A Russian religious conservative group filed a claim in court to sue the US for Alaska, which it bought from Russia in 1867.
16 March 2013
US: Native American tribe hosts first legal Michigan same-sex wedding 2 The first same-sex wedding ceremony has taken place in the US state of Michigan, following a Native American tribe signing equal marriage into law.
16 March 2013
Video: US House Speaker says he ‘can’t imagine’ his position on equal marriage will ‘ever change’ 22 In an interview, the United States House Speaker John Boehner has said that he "can't imagine" he would "ever" change from his current stance in opposition to equal marriage.
16 March 2013
Supreme Court grants Obama administration the right to argue same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional 13 President Obama's administration has been granted the opportunity to argue to the US Supreme Court that California's Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
15 March 2013
Highland Council: Civil registrars should not be able to refuse to marry same-sex couples 21 Highland Council has responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on its proposed equal marriage bill by saying civil registrars should not be able to refuse to marry same-sex couples.

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