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British lawmkers vote in favor of marriage equality bill
LONDON — British lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage championed by Prime Minister David Cameron, despite stronger-than-expected opposition from within his Conservative Party.
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Marriage amendment battle in Minnesota topped $18 million in 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Last year’s emotional campaign over a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in Minnesota cost the two main competing groups a combined $18 million, according to campaign finance reports released Friday.
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UK lawmakers to vote on marriage equality bill
LONDON — A gay marriage bill that has divided Britain’s Conservative Party but is backed by its leader, Prime Minister David Cameron, is being debated in Parliament in advance of a vote.
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Ayanbadejo uses Super Bowl victory platform to champion marriage equality
The Respect for Marriage Coalition on Monday released this video featuring Super Bowl Champion and Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo speaking out for marriage equality as part of its new #Time4Marriage campaign.
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Illinois marriage equality bill on Senate committee agenda Tuesday
CHICAGO — Legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois is expected to come up in a Senate committee meeting Tuesday and could see a floor vote on Valentine’s Day.
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UK conservatives urge Cameron to delay vote on same-sex marriage
LONDON — Conservative Party members in Britain have written to their leader, Prime Minister David Cameron, to urge him to delay a parliamentary vote on gay marriage.
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Del. bishop issues pastoral letter in anticipation of same-sex marriage bill
WILMINGTON, Del. — As advocates prepare to push for a bill authorizing gay marriage in Delaware, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is weighing in with a pastoral letter on marriage.
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France approves key article aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage
The French National Assembly on Saturday approved the key article of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and grant gay and lesbian couples the right to adopt children.
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Bloomington, Ind., mayor holds symbolic same-sex ‘wedding’ for 13 couples
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The mayor of Bloomington presided over a symbolic “wedding” ceremony for 13 same-sex couples to protest a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Indiana.
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Ill. Senate president wants to pass same-sex marriage bill on Valentine’s Day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said he wants to pass same-sex marriage legislation on Valentine’s Day.