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27 December 2012
Uruguay delays same-sex marriage vote until April 3 Gay rights campaigners have criticised the decision of Uruguay's Senate to delay voting on the country’s proposed equal marriage bill.
27 December 2012
Piers Morgan: The Bible needs to be amended so it supports same-sex marriage 44 During an interview on his chat show with the Californian anti-gay pastor Rick Warren, Piers Morgan urged for an “amendment to the Bible” to allow for equal marriage.
26 December 2012
Obama petitioned to label Roman Catholic Church as a ‘hate group’ 61 Already petitioned to label the Westboro Baptist Church, home of the God Hates Fags campaign as a 'hate group', Barack Obama is now being petitioned to give the same label to the Catholic Chutch.
26 December 2012
Official petition for Obama to label ‘God Hates Fags’ Church as a hate group most popular ever 27 The petition for President Obama to class the Westboro Baptist Church, the home of the 'God Hates Fags' campaign as a hate group has been named the most popular ever on the White House's 'We The People' website.
26 December 2012
High Court Judge who criticised same-sex marriage had promised to ‘keep a low profile’ on subject 39 A high court judge has come under-fire for arguing that the government should not legislate for same-sex marriage as he claims it only benefits 0.1% of the population.
26 December 2012
Lynne Featherstone: Religious leaders shouldn’t try and stop others from holding same-sex marriages 32 Lynne Featherstone, now an International Development Minister, but previously the Minister for Equalities argues that religious leaders need to have more faith in their own beliefs and stop trying to force others to live by their anti-equal rights views.
26 December 2012
High Court Judge: Same-sex marriage isn’t a priority as it only helps 0.1% of population 69 Upcoming plans to legalise marriage equality have come under fire from a High Court judge, who said that the government should focus on the "crisis of family breakdown".
26 December 2012
Poll: Majority of public want Church of England to hold same-sex weddings 31 A new poll has found that the majority of the people in England and Wales wish for the Church of England to be able to conduct same-sex marriages.
25 December 2012
Cameroon’s Catholic Archbishop: Giving gays equal rights is a ‘crime against humanity’ 62 One of the most senior Catholic leaders in Cameroon has labeled gay equality such as same-sex marriages as a "crime against humanity".
25 December 2012
Feature: The top 15 stories that changed LGBT life in the UK in 2012 6 As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the most important UK stories of the last twelve months.
25 December 2012
Archbishop of Westminster’s Christmas message: Same-sex marriage plan is an Orwellian shambles 150 The leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has attacked the Government's plans for marriage equality as an undemocratic shambles.
24 December 2012
250 Rabbis, pastors and bishops call on Illinois to make same-sex marriage legal 14 A group of 250 rabbis, pastors, bishops and other leaders representing liberal and reform Christian and Jewish groups have called on the state of Illinois to pass the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act that would make same-sex marriage legal.
24 December 2012
Dutch foreign minister criticises Pope’s anti-gay rhetoric 26 The Dutch foreign minister has criticised Pope Benedict XVI for his opposition to equal marriage and warns the Catholic leader that everyone "is unique".
24 December 2012
The Pope praises “Trojan horse” anti marriage equality essay by French rabbi 30 During a Christmas address at the Vatican, the Pope has praised an essay by France's Chief Rabbi, who described equal marriage as a "Trojan horse", which would "undermine" straight marriage.
24 December 2012
Anti-gay Tory MP calls Embarrassing Bodies ‘crap chav TV’ 28 Conservative MP Stewart Jackson, who recently described equal marriage as a "constitutional outrage" also has a low opinion of Channel 4’s medical programme Embarrassing Bodies.
24 December 2012
US: Gay rights pioneer Richard Adams dies aged 65 4 Tributes have been paid to Richard Adams, who died last week after a short illness at the age of 65.
24 December 2012
UK: PM attempts to appease anti-gay Christians by quoting Bible in Christmas message 42 Commentators believe this year’s Christmas message by the prime minister is being seen as a way of trying to appease socially conservative Christians.
24 December 2012
Bishop of Shrewsbury: Introducing same-sex marriage amounts to Nazi fascism 131 For his Christmas sermon, the Bishop of Shrewsbury will say that the government’s decision to introduce equal marriage rights in England and Wales is similar to how Hitler and Stalin tried to undermine religious freedom.
22 December 2012
Conservative Oxford MP changes mind to support same-sex marriage after student appeals 32 After receiving a letter of appeal written by presidents of 38 university common room, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, Nicola Blackwood, has now said she is no longer against marriage equality.
22 December 2012
US: Wisconsin court rules in favour of same sex domestic partnership registry 3 An appeals court ruled on Friday that Wisconsin's same sex domestic partnership registry does not violate a state constitutional amendment which bans marriage equality.

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