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26 October 2012
Video: Google promotes equal marriage video ahead of ballots 4 Google is raising awareness of the equal marriage public ballots that are due to take place in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington next month with a new campaign video featuring its staff.
25 October 2012
US: Ex-Maine bishop says voting for equal marriage is ‘unfaithful to Catholic doctrine’ 11 The former bishop of Maine today released a statement saying that any Catholic who votes in favour of equal marriage “is unfaithful to Catholic doctrine.”
23 October 2012
US: Bill Gates donates $500,000 towards legalising equal marriage in Washington 6 Microsoft owner, Bill Gates, and his wife Melinda, have personally given $500,000 (£313,000) towards efforts to legalise equal marriage in the state of Washington, pushing the total raised by equal rights advocates to $10.8 million (£6.7 million).
19 October 2012
US: Poll shows Maryland voters likely to approve equal marriage 12 A poll released on Thursday suggests that voters in the state of Maryland could be the first to approve equal marriage by a popular vote.
15 October 2012
US: Diversity officer wanted to give voters the chance to decide on equal marriage 19 The chief diversity officer of a university in Washington who was put on leave after signing a petition to send the decision on equal marriage to a vote in Maryland, has said through her lawyer that all she wanted was for voters to decide.
14 October 2012
US: Companies confirm support for equal marriage in Washington, in full page newspaper advert 2 A large number of Washington-based companies have confirmed their support for Referendum 74, the equal marriage bill, which will be voted on next month in the state, by signing up to a newspaper advert.
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.
11 October 2012
US: NFL player starts controversy by tweeting a gay ‘joke’ 32 An NFL football player in the US has been the subject of heavy criticism, after tweeting a joke which was considered by many as homophobic.
11 October 2012
Rick Santorum: Equal marriage would destroy churches, families and ‘disintegrate’ marriage 55 Rick Santorum has joined the campaign against equal marriage in the state of Washington, and has said that if it became a reality, churches and families would be destroyed.
10 October 2012
US: 63 ex-Catholic priests in Washington to announce support for equal marriage 6 A group of 63 ex-Catholic priests in the US state of Washington are due to announce their support for Referendum 74, the vote on equal marriage in the state, which will take place next month.
22 September 2012
Video: Emotional TV ad in favour of equal marriage in Washington State 3 A new TV advertisement has been aired as Washington State heads closer the ballot on whether to retain equal marriage legislation.
21 September 2012
US: Freedom to Marry to fundraise in Maryland for equal marriage ballot 1 A national organisation has joined the effort in Maryland to legalise equal marriage rights in the state, during November's ballot on the issue.
21 September 2012
Maine: Opponents of equal marriage receive $250,000 boost 9 An anti-equal marriage group are flooding money into an organisation in Maine, opposing the change for equal marriage in the state's referendum in November.
18 September 2012
US: First government trans awareness ad campaign launched 7 A new campaign of adverts has launched in Washington DC, with a view to increasing awareness and understanding of the "non gender-conforming" community of the city.
18 September 2012
Terrence Higgins Trust launches new transgender online resource 7 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has launched two new support guides for the UK’s transgender community.
30 August 2012
Warning made to US churches that collecting money for anti-equality causes is not allowed 8 Churches in Washington have been reminded that they are not to act as intermediaries by taking donations for political causes, including a group attempting to overturn the legalisation of equal marriage in the state.
6 August 2012
US: Gay rights group donates $1m to marriage equality efforts + US gay rights group Human Rights Campaign has donated $1m to marriage equality efforts in four states.
27 July 2012
Amazon founders give $2.5m to equal marriage in Washington 42 The billionaire founders of e-commerce company Amazon have pledged $2.5 million to the fight for equal marriage rights for gay couples in the US state of Washington.
10 July 2012
US: Washington state marriage equality supporters raise $1m in June + The Washington United for Marriage raised nearly $1 million last month in its bid to keep Washington's recently-passed marriage equality laws on the statute books following news that a public ballot will be held on the issue later this year.

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