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8 May 2013Northern Ireland: District Council passes motion supporting gay civil marriage 7 The District Council in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, has passed a Sinn Fein motion in favour of "supporting the same rights and entitlements to civil marriages for all citizens of Fermanagh regardless of race, religion or sexuality." -
26 April 2013Northern Ireland: Catholic bishops lobby assembly members ahead of equal marriage debate 20 Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland are writing to assembly members urging them to vote against a motion which would legalise equal marriage.
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16 January 2013Majority of MPs indicate that they will vote for same-sex marriage in England and Wales 31 A majority of MPs in the House of Commons have indicated that they intend to vote for the introduction of same-sex marriage in England and Wales. -
9 October 2012Comment: “It was an amazing push for marriage equality” 6 Despite last week’s equal marriage defeat in the Northern Ireland Assembly, in a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk, Gary Spedding says there are reasons to be optimistic when it comes to securing LGBT equality in Northern Ireland. -
1 October 2012Equal marriage defeat for Northern Ireland 39 A motion calling for same-sex couples to be given the right to marry in Northern Ireland has been defeated in the Stormont Assembly. -
1 October 2012Presbyterian Church: Equal marriage will ‘demolish’ society 42 The Presbyterian Church has written to all Northern Ireland Assembly members stating its staunch opposition to equal marriage. -
10 September 2012Northern Ireland: Green leader pushes for equal marriage 3 A private member’s motion to debate equal marriage, which previously failed to gain support, during the last session of Northern Ireland’s Legislative Assembly, has been resubmitted for the coming year. -
4 September 2012Dublin City Council votes to support equal marriage 7 Dublin City Council has passed motions in support of opening up civil marriage to all citizens “regardless” of their sexuality.
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