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28 November 2012
NUS launches “I saw daddy kissing Santa Claus” equal marriage campaign 7 The National Union of Students today launched a campaign aiming to push the Prime Minister to move forward legislation which could legalise equal marriage in Britain.
11 October 2012
Video: Anti-equal marriage advert ‘Not about Equality’ airs in Washington 10 With the vote on equal marriage growing ever closer, anti-equal marriage groups have begun to show TV adverts in the state of Washington.
11 October 2012
US: Seattle based department store backs equal marriage referendum in Washington + A large fashion retailer based in the US state of Washington, has joined other large employers in publicly voicing their support for equal marriage, which will be voted on by Washington residents next month.
31 May 2012
California senate approves ban on ‘gay cure’ therapy for minors 10 The Californian state senate last night approved a bill to ban the use of so-called conversion therapies on minors which attempt to alter their sexual orientation.
30 May 2012
Daily Mail criticises Nick Clegg’s ‘illiberal’ whipped vote on equal marriage 73 The Daily Mail has published a leader article today criticising the deputy prime minister's intention to whip the party's MPs to vote for legislation removing the ban on gay marriages in England and Wales.
30 May 2012
Californian ban on ‘gay cures’ for minors may see senate vote today 17 A bill at California's state legislature which would ban attempts to turn gay minors straight through therapy and require adults to be informed of the unproven effectiveness of such treatments is expected to be voted on at the senate later today.
23 April 2012
France: Presidential elections highlight trans voters’ rights gap 27 As the dust settles on the first round of the French Presidential election this morning, a sharp warning that discrimination by the French state means that trans citizens can no longer count on access to that most basic of Human Rights – the right to vote!
22 March 2012
Council to consider official gay quarter for Leeds 29 Leeds City Council will address a motion to formally recognise its gay quarter next week.
16 January 2012
First trans teen in Miss England competition leads heat 42 The first transgender teenager to enter the Miss England competition is leading in her heat of the pageant.
14 December 2011
Australia’s gay finance minister Penny Wong announces daughter’s birth 6 Penny Wong said her partner Sophie Allouache had given birth to a daughter on Sunday morning, a week after a groundbreaking vote by the Australian Labor Party to formally support equal marriage.
2 December 2011
MPs move to strike down religious civil partnership rules 100 A small group of MPs is echoing calls made in the House of Lords that new regulations for civil partnerships may force places of worship to marry gay couples alongside straight ones.
17 November 2011
Lady Gaga tops poll of celebrities “doing most to tackle bullying” 16 Bisexual star led the poll ahead of retired rugby player Ben Cohen, both of whom have started foundations aimed at tackling bullying and supporting people who have been bullied.
15 November 2011
Campaigners: Australian PM should represent the 71% of her supporters who want gay marriage 29 Equal marriage supporters say Julia Gillard should reflect the beliefs of nearly three quarters of her voters, as the prime minister reaffirms her opposition to such a move.
14 November 2011
Australian PM will allow ministers a “conscience vote” on gay marriage 63 Julia Gillard will allow her party members to vote according to their own "values and beliefs" on whether to introduce gay marriage.
25 October 2011
Queensland to vote on gay civil unions 7 The Australian state of Queensland is set to legalise civil unions.
21 October 2011
Australian prime minister Julia Gillard may allow free vote on gay marriage 30 Australian prime minister Julia Gillard will allow Labor MPs a conscience vote on gay marriage, reports say.
9 February 2011
Hawaii’s civil unions bill makes progress 6 Hawaii is moving closer towards civil unions for gay couples.
1 February 2011
Governor of Illinois signs gay civil-unions into law 9 The Governor of Illinois has signed the state's same sex civil-union legislation into law.
11 January 2011
Ugandan opposition leader says he won’t prosecute gays 6 The Ugandan opposition leader has reportedly suggested that homosexuality should be decriminalised.
19 November 2010
‘Shameful’ UN vote ‘may lead to more gay executions’ 28 A United Nations panel’s decision to remove sexual orientation from an anti-execution resolution is “shameful” and may encourage murders of LGBT people, gay rights campaigners say.

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