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1 March 2013
Obama: If I were a Supreme Court judge, I’d remove laws banning same-sex marriage 24 President Obama has said that if he sat on the US Supreme Court, he would most likely rule that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional.
1 March 2013
Finland: Parliamentary committee narrowly rejects equal marriage bill 29 The Finnish parliament's Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted narrowly to reject a bill to legalise equal marriage.
1 March 2013
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: ‘David Cameron needs to stop talking about gay marriage’ 65 UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage says David Cameron can only win back traditional Tory voters if he stops talking about issues such as same-sex marriage.
1 March 2013
Scotland’s gay Tory leader Ruth Davidson splits from her partner 14 Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has split up with her partner of five years, a spokesman has confirmed.
1 March 2013
Scotland: Police chaplain claims to have been forced from job over his anti-gay marriage views 57 A Christian police chaplain in Scotland says he was forced out of his position after expressing his opposition to same-sex marriage in his personal blog.
1 March 2013
US: Obama administration files brief urging Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8 + The Obama administration filed a brief to the Supreme Court on Thursday evening, urging it to strike down the state of California's ban on equal marriage, a move which has been hailed by equal marriage advocates.
1 March 2013
Fifth male priest alleges Cardinal O’Brien of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ 52 It has emerged that a fifth claim of “inappropriate behaviour” towards a male priest has been made against the former leader of the Scottish Catholic Church.
1 March 2013
UK: Catholic newspaper The Tablet says the Catholic Church needs to ‘make peace with the gay world’ 34 British Catholic newspaper The Tablet has issued an editorial calling on the Catholic Church to make peace with the gay world and to move on from the issue of marriage equality.
1 March 2013
Anti-gay marriage Tory candidate Maria Hutchings loses Eastleigh by-election to pro-equality Lib Dem 25 Tory Maria Hutchings, who is against same-sex marriage, has been defeated in the Eastleigh by-election by Lib Dem Mike Thornton, a supporter of marriage equality.
28 February 2013
Obama’s administration to file brief urging Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8 4 The Obama administration is to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on equal marriage, and to take the view that other, similar bans, are unconstitutional.
28 February 2013
Video: Kate Middleton hoax radio station rebrands itself as 2Gay FM for Sydney Mari Gras 2 The radio station whose DJs made a hoax call to a British nurse who ended up committing suicide is temporarily renaming itself to mark Sydney Mari Gras.
28 February 2013
Minnesota congressman: homosexuality is an ‘unhealthy sexual addiction’ 47 Minnesota Republican congressman Glenn Gruenhagen has said that homosexuality is a choice and a form of sexual addiction.
28 February 2013
Clint Eastwood joins 100 top Republicans urging Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8 3 Clint Eastwood has joined over 100 top Republicans who have signed up to argue that the Supreme Court should overturn Proposition 8, which bans equal marriage in the state of California.
28 February 2013
Poll: 61% of Californians support equal marriage 2 A month before the Supreme Court is to hear evidence around Proposition 8, a new poll has revealed that 61% of Californians support the right of same-sex couple to marry, a record percentage of support.
28 February 2013
Poll: Majority of Europeans say Pope Benedict was not influential and has been ignored by politicians 14 Despite his attempts to turn back the clock on gay rights, a YouGov poll shows Pope Benedict XVI has been of little influence to Europeans.
27 February 2013
US: Study claims ‘same-sex cohabitors’ are less healthy than those in heterosexual marriages 7 The 'Journal of Health and Social Behavior' says same-sex cohabitors are less healthy than heterosexual married people of the same socioeconomic status however same-sex marriage “may directly and indirectly influence the health of individuals in same-sex unions”.
27 February 2013
US: ‘Most conservative Congress member’ denies claim she signed pro-equal marriage brief 3 Marilyn Musgrove made news today when it was alleged the ultra-conservative former congresswoman had signed an amicus briefing backing same-sex marriage, only for it to emerge the New York Times had made a mistake.
27 February 2013
US: Illinois same-sex marriage bill narrowly moves forward 7 The House Executive Committee barely cleared a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in the US state of Illinois on Tuesday with a 6-5 approval.
27 February 2013
Tory MOD minister Mark Francois says he’s committed to equality in the armed forces — despite voting against same-sex marriage 8 Conservative Defence Minister Mark Francois says the government is committed to LGBT equality in the armed forces after it was pointed out only 1 MOD minister voted in favour of the same-sex marriage bill.
27 February 2013
Comment: Why I’m inspired by Alan Turing 12 As LGBT History Month draws to a close, LGBT youth volunteer Thomas Wales writes for PinkNews on why it’s important to remember Alan Turing.

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