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30 January 2013
Young gay New Zealanders say equal marriage would reduce youth suicides 1 Young gay men have made submissions to the New Zealand select committee dealing with the equal marriage bill, to say that legalising equal marriage would reduce the number of youth suicides.
30 January 2013
UK: Government minister Sayeeda Warsi condemns anti-gay east London ‘Muslim vigilante’ groups 22 Faith and Communities Minister Sayeeda Warsi has condemned Muslim vigilante groups in east London – some of whom recently targeted a gay man with homophobic abuse.
30 January 2013
Surrey Council Tory chairwoman says same-sex marriage is ‘dangerous’ to children – blasts ‘gays in the media’ 96 The Chair of Surrey County Council spoke of the unknown consequences of equal marriage when interviewed at a Coalition for Marriage event.
30 January 2013
Tory MP Anne Milton furious as anti-gay marriage group uses photo without permission 28 The main group campaigning against equal marriage in the UK has used another Conservative MP’s photograph on its publicity leaflets without her permission.
29 January 2013
David Cameron under pressure to grant tax breaks to win same-sex marriage vote 18 Prime minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne are reportedly under mounting pressure to give married couples a tax break in order to secure support for their same-sex marriage bill.
29 January 2013
Catholic Church: ‘We recognise that gay couples make loving parents but they must be banned from marriage’ 55 The Catholic Church in England and Wales has made a surprising acknowledgement that same-sex couples make good parents.
29 January 2013
Sweden: Married Ugandan men victims of ‘lottery’ asylum system 7 A gay Ugandan couple were separated in 2008 when one was forced to flee to Sweden.
29 January 2013
France: Parliamentary debate over equal marriage begins 7 Following months of debate and controversy over the issue of equal marriage, proposals to allow it went before the French parliament today.
29 January 2013
Zimbabwe: New draft constitution includes equal marriage ban 15 A new Zimbabwean draft constitution includes a clause banning equal marriage for gay couples.
29 January 2013
US: Business coalition formed to push for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act 5 A coalition of businesses has formed in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, to allow equal marriage rights to same-sex couples federally.
29 January 2013
Comment: The power of online activism & social media in the fight for LGBT equality 11 Murray Lipp, administrator of the Facebook page ‘Gay Marriage USA,’ discusses his experience in maintaining America’s largest independent national equal marriage page on Facebook.
29 January 2013
Introducing equal marriage could boost UK economy by £18 million 15 Ministers speaking in support of equal marriage claimed today that it could give the British economy a boost of as much as £18 million per year.
29 January 2013
Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco: Allowing gays to marry ‘is like legalising male breastfeeding’ 139 Legislating for equal marriage is like legalising male breastfeeding, according to the Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone.
28 January 2013
Philip Hammond denies same-sex marriage incest claims 66 A spokesman for Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has denied claims that he compared same-sex marriage to incest.
28 January 2013
Hawaii: Lawmakers to choose between legalising or banning equal marriage 4 Hawaiian lawmakers have submitted four pieces of legislation: two legalising and two banning equal marriage.
28 January 2013
Irish equality minister supports equal marriage, and calls for reform of gay parenting law 5 The Irish minister for Justice and Equality has voiced his support for equal marriage for gay couples, and said there is a need to reform and "bring clarity" to issues surrounding gay parenting.
28 January 2013
Poll: 75% of Irish people support equal marriage 18 Support for equal marriage has risen substantially in Ireland, and now three quarters of the population would vote yes in a referendum to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples, a new poll suggests.
28 January 2013
UK: Catholics hand out 1 million anti-gay marriage postcards 75 A million anti-gay marriage postcards were handed out at Catholic masses over the weekend.
28 January 2013
France: Cartoon characters share gay kisses at equal marriage rally 5 Famous cartoon characters were paired up in same-sex couples in a display as part of a rally for equal marriage in France.
28 January 2013
Church in Wales hints that one day it may agree to marry gay couples 9 The Church in Wales has responded to the publication of the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) and says the proposals give it scope to consider sanctioning marriages for gay couples in the future.

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