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11 June 2012
Australian prime minister: Not all loving relationships need marriage certificates 87 Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, who is personally opposed to marriage rights for gay couples, has told the father of a gay man that not all loving relationships need to be recognised as marriages.
8 June 2012
Comment: Equal marriage is a logical, gentle and momentous step, writes Lynne Featherstone 225 Writing exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk, Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone says Britain is "ready for change" and asks the community to have its say before the government consultation closes.
7 June 2012
Danish parliament approves equal marriage laws 106 The Danish parliament has approved equal marriage laws 85 to 24 today.
7 June 2012
Denmark expected to pass equal marriage laws today 21 The Danish Folketing is expected to approve equal marriage laws today with majorities in both its left-wing and centre-right parliamentary blocs.
7 June 2012
Australian Christian Lobby director likens equal marriage campaign to Nazi propaganda 53 The Australian Christian Lobby has criticised the ethics of a morning television programme after it publicly supported an equal marriage campaign and said today the way it had been run would do 'great credit' to Nazi propagandists.
6 June 2012
Poll: 73 percent of young Americans support equal marriage rights for gay couples 73 A poll released today has found 54 percent of Americans believe the marriages of gay couples should be legally recognised with 73 percent of those aged 18-34 in favour of such a move.
6 June 2012
Equality advocates slightly ahead on Minnesota marriage question 2 The opponents of a measure which would introduce a constitutional ban on marriages for gay couples in Minnesota have edged slightly ahead, according to a recent poll.
6 June 2012
Californian appeals court will not rehear arguments for Proposition 8 17 Arguments about the constitutionality of California's voter-approved ban on gay marriages will not be reheard after the motion failed to secure enough support among judges.
6 June 2012
Ireland: Bid to overturn laws prohibiting gay marriages welcomed 29 A new legal challenge has been launched in Ireland to test the country's legislation which currently prohibits gay marriages from taking place.
1 June 2012
Typo blamed after Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says faiths ‘will be able to marry gays’ 16 The office of Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, has blamed a typographical error for messages he sent to constituents which appear to say religious institutions will be allowed to marry gay couples under government plans.
31 May 2012
Australia: New South Wales Parliament calls on federal government for equal marriage laws 11 The Upper House of the Parliament in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, has called on the federal government to allow gay couples to marry and to allow religious bodies to perform ceremonies if they choose.
31 May 2012
Policing minister Nick Herbert ‘rather fed up’ with being told civil partnerships are enough for gay couples 36 The Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice Nick Herbert has said he is 'forever grateful' to those who voted for civil partnership legislation but 'getting rather fed up' with being told gay couples should be satisfied with the system.
29 May 2012
Video: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls calls for equal religious marriage in @Out4Marriage video 24 The Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, has joined the Out4Marriage campaign with a video message calling on the government to allow religious bodies to marry gay couples if they choose, inspired by his late, gay uncle.
29 May 2012
Religious groups urge David Cameron to maintain equal marriage support 18 Quakers in Britain, Unitarians and Liberal Judaism have written to the Prime Minister urging him to see through his commitment to change marriage laws to enable gay couples to marry and asking him to allow them to perform gay weddings.
28 May 2012
Video: Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham supports equality with @Out4Marriage film 14 Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has become the latest politician and one of the most senior Catholic figures in British politics to record an Out4Marriage video.
28 May 2012
Muslim Council of Britain: Civil partnerships were a ploy to attack marriage 147 The Muslim Council of Britain has launched a website 'defending marriage' which describes civil partnerships as a 'ploy' designed to attack marriage.
28 May 2012
Video: Musician Paloma Faith comes @Out4Marriage 4 British singer-songwriter Paloma Faith has added her voice to the Out4Marriage campaign for equality in marriage between gay and straight couples.
28 May 2012
Free equal marriage debate to take place in London tomorrow 24 In the final weeks of the government's public consultation on how to implement marriage equality for gay and straight couples, a debate between humanists, Catholics, Jews and social commentators will take place in the capital.
28 May 2012
Scottish parliamentary motion supports gay comic book wedding 13 Ten members of the Scottish parliament have backed a motion in support of the two gay X-Men characters due to wed in their comic's next issue.
28 May 2012
Tory MP who said equal access for gays would ‘mangle’ marriage raises consummation concerns 139 A Catholic Tory MP has voiced concern over the government's plans to allow gay couples to marry, suggesting the law on consummation may be affected to the detriment of straight couples.

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