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5 June 2013
Russia: Parliament could move to ban foreign same-sex adoption in a month 3 The Russian State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament, could move to approve an amendment which would ban the adoption of Russian children by foreign same-sex couples, by early July.
5 June 2013
Lord Carlile: Marriages like my daughter and her partner will ‘reinvigorate and strengthen marriage’ 6 Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlile of Berriew, spoke during the debate around the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill today, speaking passionately of his daughter and her female partner, and the "stability and certainty" they have offered each other's children.
5 June 2013
Baroness Jenkin: ‘Times have changed and my family would have been ashamed if I opposed equal marriage’ 21 During the debate around equal marriage in the House of Lords, before peers voted in favour of the bill for England and Wales, Conservative Peer Baroness Jenkin gaven an impassioned speech saying she may not have voted for the bill in the past, but noted the importance of changing times, and changing attitudes.
4 June 2013
Baroness King: I’ve never felt so privileged as I did voting today for equal marriage 8 Labour peer Baroness Oona King spoke to PinkNews shortly after the vote in favour of the same-sex marriage bill in the House of Lords today.
4 June 2013
Baroness Barker: The House of Lords showed its spirit, relevance and understanding by voting for equal marriage 12 Openly gay Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Liz Barker, has told PinkNews that she thinks the House of Lords "showed it's generosity, spirit, relevance and understanding of young people", in rejecting a measure to wreck the equal marriage bill.
4 June 2013
House of Lords votes in favour of same-sex marriage bill at second reading 140 Peers in the House of Lords have voted in favour of the equal marriage bill for England and Wales, with a large majority, following two days of heated debate around the issue.
4 June 2013
Photos: Pro and anti-equal marriage rallies at Houses of Parliament 6 A second day of demonstrations are taking place today outside the House of Lords, both for and against equal marriage, as peers prepared to vote on an amendment which would decide the fate of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
4 June 2013
Peers who spoke on first day of equal marriage debate almost equally divided 5 Peers who spoke on Monday during the equal marriage debate were almost equally divided on whether they argued in favour or against the bill, with a few unclear speakers blurring the lines.
4 June 2013
House of Lords equal marriage debate resumes ahead of vote 2 Peers have resumed debate around the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords, during its second reading, which will end with a vote on the bill later this evening.
4 June 2013
Faeces and threats sent to French mayor who officiated first same-sex wedding 11 The mayor of the French city Montpellier, who officiated the first same-sex wedding in the country last week, has received threats in the post, including a package of faeces.
4 June 2013
Former British Army Head Lord Dannatt: The equal marriage bill goes against what I fought 40 years for 60 The former head of the British Army, independent crossbench peer Lord Dannatt, used his speech during the debate in the House of Lords yesterday, to attack the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
4 June 2013
Rally for equal marriage to continue outside the House of Lords ahead of second reading vote 3 A rally is to be held outside the House of Lords today, in a show of support for the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, which will be voted on this evening by peers.
4 June 2013
Lib Dem peer Baroness Barker comes out during equal marriage debate 11 In yesterday's House of Lords debate on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, Baroness Liz Barker stood to make a speech in which she spoke of her love for another woman - revealing publicly for the first time that she, herself, is in a same-sex relationship.
4 June 2013
Live blog: Highlights from House of Lords debate on Marriage (Same Sex marriage) Bill 3
4 June 2013
Gay Tory peer Lord Black: ‘I am a passionate supporter of equal marriage because I believe in family values’ 17 Lord Black of Brentwood, the first openly gay Conservative peer, gave an impassioned speech today during the House of Lords debate on equal marriage, saying he "passionately" supported the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, saying marriage is "the bedrock of society".
4 June 2013
Lord Jenkin: I was taught that condemning a homosexual is the same as condemning someone with red hair 28 A member of Mrs Thatcher's cabinet, Lord (Patrick) Jenkin of Roding, told the House of Lords debate on equal marriage that he was taught by his renowned scientist grandfather Frewin Jenkin, that condemning a homosexual is the same as condemning someone for having red hair.
3 June 2013
US: Illinois lawmakers apologise to equal marriage advocates for no vote on bill 2 Lawmakers in the US state of Illinois have written an open letter apologising to advocates of equal marriage in the state because on Friday, the last day in the legislative session, a bill to legalise marriage equality failed to be called for a vote, despite passing in the Senate in February.
3 June 2013
Photos: Equal marriage vigil outside the Houses of Parliament 15 This evening, pro-equality campaigners and politicians gathered outside the Houses of Parliament to hold a vigil in favour of same-sex marriage.
3 June 2013
Baroness Knight: Parliament can’t help blind people see, so can’t help ‘artistic’ gays get married 128 During the equal marriage debate during the second reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, Tory peer Baroness Jill Knight, who introduced Section 28, compared being gay to being blind, said that gay people were "delightful, very artistic", and said the bill was "built on lies".
3 June 2013
Tory Baroness Stowell opens equal marriage debate with a joke about her love of George Clooney 7 Baroness Stowell of Beeston, the Conservative peer with responsibility to take the same-sex marriage bill through the House of Lords opened the debate on equality with a passionate speech that included a joke about wanting George Clooney to propose to her.

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