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27 March 2013
Oxford’s Trinity College criticised for hosting conference by anti-gay Christian Concern 21 Oxford’s Trinity College has been criticised for agreeing to host a conference organised by the anti-gay group Christian Concern.
27 March 2013
Poll: Only 21% of Brits believe churches are welcoming of gay people 9 A survey by YouGov shows British acceptance towards same-sex families continues to increase, although perceived tolerance among churches is far lower.
27 March 2013
US: Hundreds of thousands take to social media to support equal marriage 7 Thousands of social media users have taken to Facebook and Twitter, to change their profile pictures to an altered version of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) logo, in support of equal marriage.
27 March 2013
Beyoncé and Madonna come out in support of equal marriage 4 Beyoncé has joined thousands online in showing her support for equal marriage on her Facebook page, on the first day that the US Supreme Court has taken on two cases challenging same-sex marriage bans.
26 March 2013
US: Supreme Court justices question proponents of Proposition 8 12 In today's Supreme Court hearing around Proposition 8, the state of California's ban on equal marriage, the justices questioned the meaning of marriage, and challenged arguments for the ban.
26 March 2013
US conservative women’s group: Starbucks discriminates against straight people by supporting gay rights 82 A conservative women's group in the US has published a scathing article about coffee chain Starbucks, and the company's support for equal marriage, suggesting that it discriminates against straight people by doing so.
26 March 2013
US: Two Democrats add to count of Senators in favour of equal marriage 3 The number of Democratic Senators who announced their support for marriage equality this week has risen to three, with Mark Begich and Mark Warner both making statements to that effect.
26 March 2013
US: Supreme Court poised to debate same-sex marriage for the first time 4 The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is set to hear two historic arguments that will decide the legality of same-sex marriage in the US, starting later today.
25 March 2013
Rush Limbaugh falsely claims equal marriage has failed every time at referendum 23 US conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has falsely claimed that every time equal marriage has been on a ballot in the US it has been defeated.
25 March 2013
US: Senator Claire McCaskill officially announces support for equal marriage 1 US Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri has announced her official support for equal marriage, and joined the increasing number on both sides of the political spectrum to endorse marriage equality.
25 March 2013
UK: Backbench Tories call for same-sex marriage referendum 54 It's emerged that earlier this month Conservative MPs Tim Loughton and David Burrowes called for a same-sex marriage referendum to be held on the same day as the 2015 general election.
25 March 2013
Son of US Senator who changed stance to support equal marriage reflects on coming out 4 The gay son of Senator Rob Portman, has written a column reflecting on coming out as a college freshman, a decision which led to his father controversially reversing his decision to support equal marriage.
25 March 2013
UK: Trafalgar Square protest speech claims same-sex marriage will lead to ‘colonialism again’ 70 Anglican Mainstream's Chris Sugden, speaking at Sunday's anti-equal marriage protest in Trafalgar Square, claimed legalisation of same-sex marriage would lead to 'colonialism'.
24 March 2013
US: Top Republican advisor says 2016 presidential candidate may support same-sex marriage 7 Senior Republican Party advisor Karl Rove has said he could see the party accepting a pro-marriage equality leader by 2016, but predicted the Supreme Court will not deny states the right to make their own decisions on whether to legalise same-sex marriage.
24 March 2013
France: Scuffles with police ensue as 300,000 march against marriage equality 17 An estimated 300,000 anti-marriage equality protesters marched through Paris today.
24 March 2013
Hundreds of pro and anti same-sex marriage campaigners protest at Trafalgar Square 71 Hundreds of pro and anti equal marriage campaigners have met in a noisy protest at Trafalgar Square in central London that is still ongoing.
24 March 2013
Poll: Ohio voters shift in favour of removing equal marriage ban 3 A new poll has shown that, since approving a constitutional ban on equal marriage in 2004, more than half of residents of the US state of Ohio now support equal marriage.
24 March 2013
US: Senator who reversed position to support equal marriage finds GOP crowd ‘very respectful’ 5 US Senator Rob Portman, who came out in support of equal marriage last week, spoke at a Republican Party event this weekend, and said that the audience was "very respectful" of his change in stance.
24 March 2013
Bishop of Buckingham: Church of England is ‘hypocritical’ for not blessing civil unions 17 The Bishop of Buckingham, the Right Reverend Dr Alan Wilson, has criticised the Church of England's refusal to allow blessings for civil partnerships, and said that some parishes were ignoring the ban in order to avoid conflict.
23 March 2013
US: Queue forms for Supreme Court marriage equality cases four days in advance 4 People wanting to hear next week's Supreme Court deliberations on equal marriage have begun queueing outside, in the face of freezing temperatures and snow forecasts.

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