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1 June 2013
Comment: How I campaigned to change the age of consent a world away from equal marriage, by Edwina Currie 20 Ahead of next week's historic vote on same-sex marriage, PinkNews asked former Conservative Health minister Edwina Currie, who fought against the odds to change the age of consent in 1994, to reflect on her battle.
1 June 2013
US: Anger as Illinois equal marriage vote delayed, but supporters confident the fight is not over 11 Supporters of the equal marriage bill in the US state of Illinois were angry to find that the bill was not called on Friday, the final day of the current legislative session, but seem confident that when it returns, it will succeed, and noted it as an example of why the Defense of Marriage Act should be repealed.
1 June 2013
Video: Illinois equal marriage bill sponsor breaks down in tears during vote delay announcement 9 Upon announcing that the equal marriage bill for the US state of Illinois would not be called for vote on Friday, the bill's sponsor Representative Greg Harris broke down in tears during his impassioned speech.
1 June 2013
Illinois: Same-sex marriage bill withdrawn as ‘not enough votes’ to pass it 9 The House in the US state of Illinois did not vote on a bill which would have legalised equal marriage, following a tense two days of speculation over whether the bill would be called at all.
31 May 2013
Video: House of Lords Labour leader Baroness Royall comes Out4Marriage 4 The Labour leader in the House of Lords, Baroness Jan Royall, has recorded a video coming Out4Marriage, ahead of next week's vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, in the Lords.
31 May 2013
Paddy Ashdown: I would vote in favour of equal marriage if I was in the Lords next week 20 Responding to an email lobbying him to support equal marriage in the House of Lords next week, Paddy Ashdown has said he would support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, but that he is out of the country for the vote.
31 May 2013
US: Equal marriage bill appears on calendar for Illinois House in last day of session 4 With only one day left before the current Illinois legislative session ends, a bill to legalise equal marriage has appeared on the calendar for today.
31 May 2013
Russian Children’s Commissioner calls for moratorium on French adoptions 2 The Russian Children's Rights Commissioner has said it is only "logical" to halt adoptions of Russian children by French couples due to the legalisation of same-sex marriage in France.
31 May 2013
President Obama: Legalising equal marriage in Illinois is ‘the right thing to do’ 1 With only one day left before the current Illinois legislative session ends, President Barack Obama has said that legalising equal marriage in the state is something he "deeply supports" and the "right thing to do".
31 May 2013
Lord Carey: ‘Love is not enough’ to justify same-sex marriage 79 The Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord George Carey, has argued that marriage equality should be opposed on the grounds that allowing marriages based "merely" on love and commitment would also justify polygamous unions and marriages between siblings.
31 May 2013
LobbyALord launched to help encourage peers to come Out4Marriage in equal marriage debate 24 A new website has been launched in order to make it easy for members of the public to lobby peers in the House of Lords ahead of next week's second reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill.
31 May 2013
US: Illinois House to vote on equal marriage bill on Friday before end of session 7 Advocates of equal marriage in the US state of Illinois were disappointed as the House adjourned on Thursday, until 09:30 on Friday, leaving only one day for a vote on a bill to legalise equal marriage, before the current session ends.
31 May 2013
US: Demonstrators to rally in Illinois to pressure House for urgent vote on equal marriage 1 Advocates of equal marriage in the US state of Illinois have sprung into action to arrange an urgent rally to push the House to vote on a bill to legalise it, before the end of the session on Friday.
31 May 2013
US: Pressure mounts on Illinois House to vote on equal marriage bill before end of session 1 Equal marriage advocates in the US state of Illinois are pushing for the House to vote on equal marriage, before this session, on Friday.
30 May 2013
UK: Government moves equal marriage House of Lords vote to later next day 21 Next week’s House of Lords vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will now take place on Tuesday in the daytime after supporters warned voting in the early hours could put the bill at risk.
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.
30 May 2013
Australia: Equal marriage groups call for legal recognition of overseas same-sex marriages 5 Following the first same-sex wedding to take place in France yesterday, Australian advocates of equal marriage are now calling for the recognition of overseas same-sex marriages.
30 May 2013
Union J star Jaymi Hensley: David Cameron is right, equal marriage will change the lives of many 3 Union J star Jaymi Hensley, has opened up to PinkNews.co.uk about his strong support from fans for being open about being gay, and that he is excited about the equal marriage debate in Parliament, as he feels strongly that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
30 May 2013
Anti-equal marriage leader sends ‘best wishes’ to France’s first married gay couple 78 One of the leaders of France's vocal anti-equal marriage campaign has sent her "best wishes" to the first gay couple to marry in the country, in a historic ceremony in Montpellier on Wednesday, but has vowed to keep fighting to now attempt a repeal of the country's new equal marriage law.
29 May 2013
Party Whips accused of threatening an MP’s career over equal marriage opposition 21 In a letter sent to peers ahead of next week's second reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, a group of MPs have accused party Whips of threatening the careers of MPs opposed to equal marriage, despite there being a free vote on the Bill in the House of Commons.

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