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30 August 2012
Maori organisation in New Zealand support marriage equality bill 3 New Zealand's Maori child advocacy organisation Ririki has said they are in favour of MP Louisa Wall’s marriage equality bill.
30 August 2012
Catholic college teacher in New Zealand suspended over marriage equality views 9 A teacher at a Catholic college in Whangarei, New Zealand, has been suspended and students allegedly threatened in a row with the college's principal over marriage equality.
29 August 2012
Update: New Zealand parliament supports equal marriage 80 votes to 40 39 The New Zealand Marriage Amendment Bill, which would legalise equal marriage, has passed its first reading with a majority in parliament in support of the change.
29 August 2012
New Zealand MP appeals to opponents and fence-sitters over marriage equality bill 15 New Zealand's equal marriage bill is to be heard for the first time today in parliament, and various lobby groups and a number of MPs will also be declaring their opposition to it.
29 August 2012
New Zealand: a thousand march on Parliament in support of equal marriage 5 Around a thousand supporters of equal marriage marched through Wellington to push forward on support for a bill which will have its first reading today, and would legalize same-sex marriage.
26 August 2012
Doctors: Use of gay apps like Grindr linked to syphilis outbreak 78 An increase in the number of gay men using gay social apps, such as Grindr, is to blame for a syphilis epidemic, according to a New Zealand doctor.
21 August 2012
New Zealand’s Minister of Justice comes out in support of marriage equality and other LGBT rights 20 The New Zealand Minister of Justice, who previously voted against the country's civil union legislation, has now come out in favour of marriage equality, same-sex couples adopting and legal recognition of gender identity for trans people.
16 August 2012
Public debate about marriage equality to be held among Pacific communities in New Zealand 17 Pacific leaders in Auckland, New Zealand say it is necessary for their communities to hold a public debate on the country's marriage equality bill to quell fears that it will cause conflict with Pacific churches and undermine "traditional values".
3 August 2012
US band Train speak out about anti-gay website’s use of song 12 San Francisco band, Train, are “upset” that their song “Marry Me” was used on a New Zealand website set up in opposition gay marriage.
1 August 2012
New Zealand: Equal marriage bill ‘likely to pass first reading’ 19 A member's bill selected for a vote in the New Zealand parliament reportedly has enough support from MPs to pass its first reading.
30 July 2012
New Zealand: Prime minister to support MP’s equal marriage bill 16 New Zealand's prime minister, John Key, has said he will support a member's bill selected for a vote in the House of Representatives that would legalise marriages between two people of the same sex.
10 July 2012
Polynesia: Anglican Church to take view on gay weddings in 2014 5 The General Synod of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia has indicated that a decision will not be made on the issue of marriage rights for gay couples until 2014.
11 May 2012
New Zealand prime minister ‘not opposed’ to marriage for gay couples 20 New Zealand's prime minister has said he is 'not personally opposed' to allowing gay couples to marry, but added that it was not part of the government's legislative programme.
4 May 2012
New Zealand: ‘Gay times are over’ billboard provokes anger 22 A billboard apparently directed at the first openly lesbian mayor in New Zealand with the slogan 'The gay times are over' has provoked anger from councillors.
28 March 2012
Union for Progressive Judaism supports gay couples marrying in Australia 18 The Australian Union for Progressive Judaism has made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill.
8 November 2010
Travel companies ‘need to do more to be gay-friendly’ 16 Although plenty of travel companies now advertise themselves as being gay-friendly, a survey shows that many need to do more to justify the claim.
8 November 2010
Gay arts festival GFEST begins today 1 London's only LGBT arts festival begins today.
29 October 2010
David Cameron supports gay arts event GFEST 18 Prime minister David Cameron has released a message of support for GFEST, London's annual gay arts and culture festival.
31 August 2010
‘Ex-Gay’ organisation denied charitable status in New Zealand 10 The New Zealand branch of an international "ex-gay" organisation which claims to offer "freedom from homosexuality" has been denied charitable status by the country's Charitable Commission.
16 February 2010
London’s Lesbian and Gay Film Festival to open next month 2 The 24th Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is to take place in London next month at the British Film Institute.

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