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June 4, 2013

House of Lords votes in favour of same-sex marriage bill at second reading

Peers in the House of Lords have voted in favour of the equal marriage bill for England and Wales, with a large majority, following two days of heated debate around the issue.

June 4, 2013

Vladimir Putin says he will sign gay adoption ban but claims ‘there is no discrimination’ in Russia

President Vladimir Putin says he will back a ban on foreign same-sex couples from adopting Russian children, but denies it amounts to homophobic discrimination.

June 4, 2013

Photos: Pro and anti-equal marriage rallies at Houses of Parliament

A second day of demonstrations are taking place today outside the House of Lords, both for and against equal marriage, as peers prepared to vote on an amendment which would decide the fate of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.

June 4, 2013

US: Gay rights march in Salt Lake City joined by 400 Mormons

Four hundred members of the Mormon Church joined a gay rights march in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the church is based, on Sunday.

June 4, 2013

Labour Lord Alli praises David Cameron over his ‘courageous’ support for equal marriage

Labour peer Lord Waheed Alli has paid tribute to Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron over his “courageous” support for equal marriage.

June 4, 2013

Bradley Manning trial opens with accusations of ‘systematically harvesting’ Wikileaks documents

Gay US soldier Bradley Manning, headed to trial on Monday, where military prosecutors said he "systematically harvested" secret documents to share with anti-secrecy site Wikileaks.

June 4, 2013

Labour Lord Collins: ‘Passing equal marriage in the Lords will show LGBT people are equal’

Labour peer Lord Collins has paid tribute to Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron "for being prepared to stand up and be counted" when it comes to supporting equal marriage.

June 4, 2013

US: Human Rights Campaign welcomes anti-equality protesters to rally head office

US pro-equality group the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has put up a sign to welcome anti-equality protesters, including the fiercely anti-gay Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth about Homosexuality.

June 4, 2013

Peers who spoke on first day of equal marriage debate almost equally divided

Peers who spoke on Monday during the equal marriage debate were almost equally divided on whether they argued in favour or against the bill, with a few unclear speakers blurring the lines.

June 4, 2013

House of Lords equal marriage debate resumes ahead of vote

Peers have resumed debate around the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in the House of Lords, during its second reading, which will end with a vote on the bill later this evening.