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18 January 2010Hawaii to consider civil unions bill 10 Hawaii's Senate is to vote this Wednesday on a civil unions bill. -
8 January 2010Gay marriage bill fails in New Jersey Senate 15 A bill which would legalise gay marriage in New Jersey failed in the state Senate yesterday. -
7 January 2010New South Wales government upholds gay adoption ban 7 The Australian state of New South Wales has opted to continue a ban on gay couples adopting. -
6 January 2010Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon to fight gay adoption ban 5 Lesbian actress Cynthia Nixon will be kicking off a campaign to repeal Florida's ban on gays and lesbians adopting. -
6 January 2010Rhode Island approves funeral rights for gays 6 Lawmakers in the US state of Rhode Island have approved a law to allow people in gay relationships to make funeral arrangements for their partners. -
31 December 2009Senator succeeds in validating gay marriages before Proposition 8 14 New legislation penned by openly gay California senator ensures pre-Proposition 8 marriages between same-sex couples remain valid. -
31 December 2009Stages set for midnight weddings as fifth US state legalises gay marriage 5 Legislation in New Hampshire which will eliminate differences between civil unions and straight marriages comes into force on New Year's Day. -
29 December 2009Gay couple become first in Latin America to marry 13 A gay couple who have been fighting for the right to marry in Argentina have tied the knot in Latin America's southernmost state. -
15 December 2009Lesbian couple win UK appeal over Gibraltar’s housing policy 2 A lesbian couple who were refused a joint tenancy in government housing in Gibraltar have won their UK appeal. -
10 October 2005Michigan To Offer Gay Partner Benefits + A Michigan judge ruled this week that public universities and governments can provide health insurance to the partners of gay employees without violating the state constitution.The ruling sets aside a legal opinion issued this year by Republican Attorney General Mike Cox saying that the city of Kalamazoo could not provide benefits to gay partners.
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10 October 2005Connecticut Gets Gay Marriages + In the state of Connecticut this week, a law allowing civil unions for same-sex couples took effect.The law is unique; it allows civil unions for same-sex couples with full benefits of a regular marriage, while at the same time defining marriage as between a man and a woman.Heterosexual couples are not allowed to receive civil unions.
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Live blog: MPs debate and vote on same-sex marriage in England and Wales+
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter ‘doesn’t feel remorse’ for homophobic tweet9
Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track15- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review10
MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships8
Maria Miller: I am happy to accept Labour’s amendment on a speedy civil partnerships review6
MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs13
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’68
Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs27
Church of Scotland votes to allow ordaining ministers in same-sex relationships11
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault127
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7- Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 68
- Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track15
- Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet9
- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review10
- MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs13
- Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs27
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions22- MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships8
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault127
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'67
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59-
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
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Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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