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| Nov.15 |
 Australia |
Australians decisively support same-sex marriage The non-binding postal vote showed 61.6% of people favour allowing same-sex couples to wed
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| Oct.1 |
 Berlin |
Germany gay marriage: Couple are first to marry 
Two men have become the first gay couple to marry in Germany, on the day gay marriage became legal there
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| Sep.4 |
Australia |
Australian court hears challenges to same-sex marriage vote Australia's highest court has begun hearing legal challenges against a national vote on same-sex marriage
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| Jun.30 |
Berlin |
German lawmakers vote to legalize same-sex marriage| A landmark decision which just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her longstanding opposition to a free vote | |
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| Nov.7 |
Australia |
Australia senate stops gay marriage vote
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| Sep.8 |
Kentucky |
Kim Davis released from jail in dispute over gay marriage
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| Sep.5 |
Kentucky |
Kentucky gay marriage row: Rally for jailed clerk
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| Sep.4 |
 Kentucky |
'Holdout' Kentucky county issues gay marriage licences A county in the state of Kentucky has started issuing marriage licences to gay couples after the county clerk was jailed for refusing to do ...
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| Jun.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
US Supreme Court rules gay marriage is legal nationwide 
| The US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States | |
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| May.23 |
 Ireland |
Church needs 'reality check' after Ireland's gay vote One of Ireland's most senior Catholic clerics has called for the Church to take a 'reality check' following the vote in favour of same-sex m...
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Ireland |
Ireland same-sex referendum to approve gay marriage | Figures suggest the Republic of Ireland has voted to legalise same-sex marriage in a historic referendum | |
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| May.22 |
Ireland |
Same-sex referendum: High turnout reported
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| Apr.28 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Supreme Court hears same-sex marriage arguments
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| Jan.16 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
US Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage The US Supreme Court will rule this year on whether gay couples have a right to marry across all states
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| Nov.9 |
St. Petersburg |
Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov angry at 'same-sex wedding'
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| Nov.1 |
 Cairo |
Jail time after same-sex wedding video surfaces A court in Egypt has sentenced eight men to three years in prison for appearing in a video alleged to show a gay marriage
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| Oct.6 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
US rebuff to gay marriage opponents
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| Mar.28 |
England |
First gay weddings in England
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| Mar.21 |
Detroit |
Michigan gay-marriage ban quashed
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| Feb.8 |
New York |
US extends gay marriage legal rights
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| Dec.1 |
Croatia |
Croatians back same-sex marriage ban in referendum
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| Oct.21 |
Australia |
Australia capital backs gay marriage
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| Aug.18 |
New Zealand |
NZ holds its first same-sex weddings
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| Jul.17 |
London |
Queen assents to same-sex marriage in England, Wales
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| Jun.28 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
California gay marriage ban lifted
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| Jun.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Historic US rulings for gay marriage | The US Supreme Court has struck down a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California | |
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| May.29 |
 Southern France |
First gay couple to wed in France Two men will become the first gay couple to wed in France, just days after President Francois Hollande signed the same-sex marriage bill into...
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| May.26 |
Paris |
Big anti-gay marriage rally in Paris
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| May.17 |
Paris |
Hollande to sign gay marriage bill
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| May.12 |
Hong Kong |
HK transsexual wins right to wed
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| Apr.23 |
Paris |
France approves gay marriage law| France has become the 14th country to approve a law allowing gay marriage. The bil was passed by 321 votes to 225 in the French parliament | |
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| Mar.27 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
US court hears second gay marriage case The court is considering whether to strike down a law denying federal benefits to same-sex couples, a day after weighing a gay marriage ban
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| Mar.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Supreme Court to hear Defense of Marriage Act case
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U.S. Supreme Court |
US court weighs gay marriage ban The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether the state of California can ban same-sex marriage
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| Mar.24 |
Paris |
Paris rally against gay marriage
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| Mar.15 |
Ohio |
Top US Republican favours gay unions
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| Jan.13 |
Paris |
Paris rally against gay marriage
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| Dec.7 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Supreme Court to review gay marriage
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| Nov.17 |
Paris |
French march against gay marriage |
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| Nov.7 |
Paris |
France grapples with same-sex marriage debate |
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| Jul.27 |
Seattle |
Tech titan backs gay marriage law |
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| May.9 |
Washington |
Obama supports same-sex marriage US President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to wed
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| Feb.23 |
Mid-Atlantic states |
Maryland gay marriage bill passed |
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| Feb.7 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
California court backs gay unions |
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| Dec.2 |
Australia |
Australia Labor for gay marriage |
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| Jun.25 |
New York |
NY state approves gay marriage |
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| Aug.16 |
California |
California gay weddings on hold |
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| Aug.4 |
California |
US judge rejects gay marriage ban A US federal judge has overturned Proposition 8, California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage
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| Jul.15 |
 Argentina |
Argentina legalises gay marriage Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to legalise gay marriage after the Senate voted in favour
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| Mar.4 |
Mexico |
Law allows same-sex unions takes effect |
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| Mar.3 |
Washington |
DC issues same-sex licences |
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| Jan.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Gay marriage ban challenged in fed. Court
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| Dec.28 |
Argentina |
First same-sex marriage in Latin America Less than one month after a Buenos Aires court derailed the marriage of Alex Freyre and Jose Maria di Bello, the couple wed at the southern ...
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| Dec.21 |
Mexico |
Mexico City backs gay marriage |
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| Nov.30 |
Argentina |
Latin America's first gay marriage halted |
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| May.26 |
California |
California backs gay marriage ban |
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| Dec.19 |
California |
Group seeks to void gay marriages |
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| Jun.16 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
First California gay couples wed |
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| May.15 |
California |
California lifts gay marriage ban |
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| Jul.26 |
Seattle |
State court backs gay marriage ban |
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| Jun.7 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate blocks gay marriage ban |
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| Jun.3 |
Washington |
Bush calls for gay marriage ban |
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| Dec.1 |
South Africa |
South Africa to have gay weddings |
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| Sep.7 |
California |
Gay weddings face veto |
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| Jul.20 |
Canada |
Canada legalizes gay marriage |
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| Jun.29 |
Spain |
Spain set to back gay marriages |
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| Jun.28 |
 Canada |
Same-sex marriage approved Parliament approved legislation to allow same sex-marriages, despite fierce opposition from conservative politicians
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| Jul.14 |
U.S. Senate |
Ban on same-sex marriage failed in Senate
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| May.16 |
Massachusetts |
Massachusetts recognizes gay marriages Massachusetts has become the first state to issue marriage licences to gay couples
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| Feb.24 |
Washington |
Bush calls for gay marriage ban
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| Feb.13 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Gays rush to wed in San Francisco Hundreds of gay couples have been racing to get married after the mayor lifted a state ban on same-sex marriage
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| Nov.18 |
Massachusetts |
Court rules against gay marriage ban Massachusetts' highest court ruled that the state cannot deny gays the right to marry
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| Jul.31 |
Vatican |
Drive to curb gay marriage
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