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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.
20 December 2012
US Radio host: Same-sex marriage laws might force a resurrected Jesus to marry a man 100 Linda Harvey, a host of the Ohio based Christian radio station WRFD has warned that the passing of same-sex marriage laws might cause Jesus Christ to marry another man.
20 December 2012
Newt Gingrich: The Republican Party needs to accept the ‘reality’ of same-sex marriage 19 In what is being seen as a major U-turn, former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich believes the Republican Party should accept the idea of same-sex civil marriages.
20 December 2012
US: Anti-gay judge and former Romney adviser Robert Bork dies 20 Former US federal judge Robert Bork, known for his extreme homophobic views, has died at the age of 85.
20 December 2012
Northern Ireland: Councillor who opposes same-sex marriage joins rival party 10 An ex-Alliance Party councillor in Northern Ireland has joined the Democratic Unionists Party (DUP) because he is opposed to Alliance’s support for same-sex marriage.
20 December 2012
Campaigners: Same-sex marriage in Spain of Australian government minister must spur on marriage equality 7 Equal marriage campaigners in Australia have said that the marriage in Spain by a gay government minister to his long term partner shows how pressing the need for a change in the law is.
20 December 2012
Ireland: Number of gay couples registering civil partnerships drops 7 The Irish Central Statistics Office has reported that the number of gay couples entering into civil partnerships has dropped by a third since its introduction last year.
20 December 2012
Taiwan: Court decision could lead to legalisation of equal marriage 5 A decision is expected on Thursday by a Taiwanese court which could result in the first legally recognised marriage of a gay couple in the country.
19 December 2012
Australian gay politician travels to Spain in order to marry partner 13 A gay Australian politician and his partner were married in Spain on Wednesday after flying halfway around the world to skirt Australia’s laws banning marriage equality.
19 December 2012
UK: Envoy to the prime minister to vote against same-sex marriage 32 Conservative MP Stephen O'Brien, who is also the Prime Minister's Envoy & UK Special Representative to the Sahel region in Africa, has confirmed he will vote against equal marriage.
19 December 2012
UK: Gay couples denied access to heterosexual divorce laws 28 Gay partners in England and Wales who have an affair with someone of the same sex will not be able to use adultery laws as grounds for divorce, lawyers have warned.
18 December 2012
Anti-gay UKIP candidate calls for compulsory abortion of Down’s syndrome foetuses 46 A UKIP candidate, who described same-sex marriage as an “abhorrence", and called for an NHS review to look at compulsory abortion if a foetus has Down's syndrome or spina bifida, has been suspended.
18 December 2012
UK: Gay Tory group writes to 303 Tory MPs in plea to support same-sex marriage 9 The Conservative Party’s LGBT group has written to all 303 Tory MPs calling on them to support equal marriage rights for gay couples.
18 December 2012
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor: Same-sex marriage is an ‘abuse of language’ 74 The former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, has questioned whether David Cameron can be trusted due to his support for equal marriage.
18 December 2012
Muslim council wants exemption from “discriminatory” marriage equality law 79 Muslim leaders have spoken out about upcoming marriage equality legislation to say that all religions should be allowed exemption from the law, not just the Church of England and Church in Wales.
18 December 2012
Anti-equal marriage Tory MP leaves Twitter after backlash 29 Conservative MP Gordon Henderson has closed down his Twitter account after speaking out against same-sex marriage.
17 December 2012
Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle: ‘Gay marriage is just not on’ 65 The first Liberal Democrat MP to voice their opposition to the government’s marriage reforms since last week's announcement has gone public.
17 December 2012
Gay Essex dads to sue government over church same-sex marriage ban 91 Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow plan to mount a legal challenge over the government’s decision to ban gay couples from marrying in the Church of England.
17 December 2012
Exclusive: Labour MPs threaten to resign over same-sex marriage vote 33 PinkNews.co.uk has learnt that Labour’s decision to grant its backbenchers a free vote on equal marriage caused a major rift in the shadow cabinet with deputy leader Harriet Harman amongst those calling for the vote to be whipped.
17 December 2012
Campaigners protest the Vatican in support of marriage equality 2 Gay rights campaigners held a protest near St Peter's Square on Sunday, during the Pope's weekly prayers, after he said that legalising marriage equality "threatened the institute of marriage".

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