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12 June 2013
Republican Mike Huckabee: ‘Every fear’ over same-sex marriage has come true 43 Mike Huckabee, Fox News presenter, former governor of Arkansas, and 2008 Republican presidential candidate, warned on Monday that "every fear" over same-sex marriage has come true, including "television commercials portraying same-sex couples".
6 June 2013
US: Arizona bill targeting transgender people temporarily shelved 7 A bill introduced earlier this year in the US state of Arizona to allow businesses to refuse transgender people the right to use facilities appropriate to their gender identity, has been temporarily shelved by its sponsor, and will not go to vote in the House until next year.
30 May 2013
US: Michigan bill would repeal state ban on equal marriage 8 Senators in Michigan are to attempt to repeal the state's constitutional amendment which bans same-sex marriage.
29 May 2013
US: Michele Bachmann will not seek re-election to Congress 27 Anti-gay Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she will not run for another term in the US House of Representatives.
23 May 2013
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill + LGBT rights activists gathered outside the office of a US Senator on Wenesday, in order to protest against the decision to withdraw an amendment to a broad immigration bill, which would have protected binational same-sex couples.
11 May 2013
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over ‘heartbreaking’ same-sex marriage bill 73 A Republican from Minnesota's House of Representatives was reported to be brought to tears by the progress of a bill that may see her state become the 12th in the US to legalise same-sex marriage.
9 May 2013
Former Republican Governor Charlie Crist announces marriage equality support + Charlie Crist, the former Governor of Florida, declared his support for marriage equality in what appears to be the latest stage of his evolution from Republican to Democrat politics.
8 May 2013
The New Yorker unveils Mothers’ Day cover art featuring lesbian parents 3 The New Yorker magazine in the US has unveiled its latest cover, which features an image by a graphic artist, of a lesbian couple waking up on Mothers' Day to gifts from their children.
7 May 2013
US: Illinois GOP Chairman resigns after supporting equal marriage + The Chairman of the US Republican Party in Illinois has resigned, following persistent calls for him to step down over his support for equal marriage, but has denied that is the reason for his resignation.
3 May 2013
US: Amendment to cut pay for pro-equal marriage Iowa Supreme Court judges ignored 4 A proposed bill amendment which would have taken aim at the pay packets of Iowa Supreme Court judges who ruled to allow equal marriage in 2009, has failed in the House.
30 April 2013
US: Lawmaker’s office says gay people should ‘just grow their own food’ if stores discriminate against them 22 The office of Washington Senator Mike Hewitt had an unusual response to a constituent who was concerned about his backing of a bill that would allow businesses to discriminate against gay people on the grounds of religious belief.
28 April 2013
US: Republican donor group lends financial clout to equal marriage efforts 4 A national group of donors to the US Republican Party is funnelling new money into an effort to lobby Republican lawmakers into voting in favour of legalising equal marriage.
27 April 2013
US: Bill introduced in Washington would allow businesses to discriminate against gay people 55 A bill introduced by Washington state legislators on Thursday is seeking to allow businesses to be exempt from anti-discrimination laws in cases that contradict with the owner's "sincerely held religious beliefs, philosophical beliefs, or matters of conscience."
23 April 2013
Rhode Island: Senate Republicans throw weight behind same-sex marriage bill 6 The five Republicans in the Rhode Island Senate are backing equal marriage as a legislative committee prepares for a pivotal vote on the issue.
19 April 2013
Poll: US Republican Senator Rob Portman loses some support over pro-equal marriage stance 1 Hardline US Republican Senator Rob Portman, who last month reversed his opposition to equal marriage, has lost some support, mainly from members of his own party, a survey has found.
18 April 2013
US: Senator claims the media has ‘bamboozled’ the public into thinking gay relationships can be happy 30 A Republican Senator in Iowa surprised colleagues by using time set aside for free discussion to declare that society, and in particular children, were "bamboozled" by portrayals of fulfilling gay relationships in the media.
17 April 2013
Nancy Reagan supports same-sex marriage says daughter Patti Davis 7 Former First Lady Nancy Reagan supports same-sex marriages, says her daughter Patti Davis.
14 April 2013
US: Pro-same-sex marriage Illinois Republican party chairman to stay in role for now 2 The chair of the Illinois Republican Party will remain in his role, having survived a meeting to discuss whether to fire him for his backing of same-sex marriage.
13 April 2013
US: Republican Party votes to reaffirm opposition to equal marriage and support for Prop 8 28 The US Republican Party's national committee voted unanimously on Friday to reaffirm its opposition to equal marriage, and to urge the Supreme Court to uphold Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, and the Defense of Marriage Act.
12 April 2013
Tony Perkins: ‘Stop giving money to the GOP until it firmly opposes equal marriage’ 16 Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council has urged Republican Party supporters to stop giving money to the party until it starts "defending core principals", including "protect marriage", as between a man and a woman.

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