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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.
22 December 2012
Barack Obama: America’s attitudes to gay rights has been transformed over the past four years 4 Speaking to Time Magazine reporters after he was named 'Time Magazine Person of the Year', US President Barack Obama has reflected on the transformation made to attitudes towards homosexuality in America.
21 December 2012
Tory MP David Davies questions if same-sex marriage will lead to children being taught about anal sex 102 Conservative opponent of marriage equality David Davies has said his concerns focus around sex education and how children might be taught the mechanics of gay sex.
21 December 2012
UK: New head of the High Courts Family Division is a strong supporter of gay equality 7 The new head of the High Court's Family Division, Lord Justice (James) Munby, is a strong supporter of equality for gay people.
21 December 2012
Brazil: Court ruling means all gay couples can legally marry in the state of São Paulo 9 Earlier this week, a judge in the Brazilian state of São Paulo has ruled that gay couples in civil unions will no longer have to apply to the courts to have their relationships 'upgraded' to marriages.
21 December 2012
Pope: People are manipulating their sexual orientation to alter God-given nature 119 Pope Benedict XVI is getting into the festive spirit by taking his opposition to gay relationships to new heights.
21 December 2012
Christian academic: Porn to blame for rising same-sex marriage support 61 America’s increasing support for equal marriage is all down to the amount of men viewing ‘graphic’ pornography – according to a Christian academic.
21 December 2012
Tory MP Steve Baker: Letting gays marry will not improve tolerance in our society 51 Conservative MP for Wycombe, Steve Baker, has said that the Government's plans for same-sex marriage will not improve tolerance in society.
21 December 2012
Archbishop of Wales to meet Government to tell them not to ban his church from performing same-sex marriages 24 The Archbishop of Wales, Barry Morgan, will today tell the British Government not to go ahead with a proposed legislative ban on same-sex marriage.
21 December 2012
US: Minnesota group to push for marriage equality 1 The head of the group which led the campaign to vote 'no' on a bill which would have banned equal marriage, has said it will now push to legalise it, starting in the legislative session next month.
20 December 2012
Gay Democrat Barney Frank: It was wrong to take same-sex marriage case to Supreme Court 16 The retiring Democrat Congressman Barney Frank has said that gay rights campaigners were wrong to take a case about equal marriage to the Supreme Court.
20 December 2012
Lesbian half-sister of Newt Gingrich says she’s ‘proud’ of his same-sex marriage U-turn 4 Candace Gingrich-Jones, the lesbian half-sister of former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich, has welcomed his call for the Republican Party to accept the idea of same-sex civil marriages.

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