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Chris Bryant: I'm gay. I have a husband and he's called Jared – words that no longer shock
Ifs :: France | 1 year ago
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News in pictures Opinion blogs My excellent colleague John Rentoul has discovered the IFS report on increasing the income tax thres.....I have tried to explain on many occasions* why the Liberal Democrat policy of raising the income tax... Twenty or
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Everyone will lose if the same sex marriage debate continues to be insensitive and shrill
Leeds :: United Kingdom | 1 year ago
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The Guardian Northerner 's political columnist Ed Jacobs reflects. Feelings run high, but giving vent to them crudely can lead to ill-considered laws. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian In politics words matter and have the ability to shape
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Marriage Equality Bills in Parliament
Perth :: Australia | 1 year ago
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The Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2012 was co-sponsored by Greens MP Adam Bandt and Independent Andrew Wilkie. Labor backbencher Stephen Jones submitted the second bill, the Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 on the same day. In the Senate, Greens
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Tories to close loophole in gay-divorce law
Ottawa :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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The federal government has tabled legislation to close a loophole that has called into question the legitimacy of thousands of gay marriages among foreigners who've come to Canada to wed. The issue came to light after a foreign same-sex couple sought
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Marriage Equality in Maryland: An Update on Where We Stand
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The situation is about as complex as it can get at the moment, with lots of things in play, and a vote count still uncertain. Here's what we know at the moment: The marriage equality bill was supposed to be considered Thursday morning. It was delayed
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Debate on copyright bill to be limited
Toronto :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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Government House Leader Peter Van Loan told the House of Commons late Tuesday that the Conservatives intend to cut off debate on a copyright reform bill so it can move to the committee stage. Van Loan said he tried to reach an agreement with the NDP
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A staunch defence of gay marriage
Toronto :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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Canadian federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Friday, Jan. 13, that all same-sex marriages performed in Canada are legal...The Conservative government defended that institution promptly and unequivocally. As a result, same-sex marriage cannot
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Coyne: A gay marriage controversy long on hysteria, short on facts
Montreal :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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This week's media meltdown over same-sex marriage for foreign tourists was one of the more disgraceful episodes in the long history of phoney controversies in this country: a toxic mix of shrewd lawyering, shoddy reporting and partisan opportunism,
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Jan. 13: Letters to the editor
Toronto :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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It's an interesting position that the Conservatives have taken on a foreign couple's gay marriage in Canada a Department of Justice lawyer says their marriage is not legal in Canada since they could not have lawfully wed in Florida or England, where
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Dan Savage: ‘I had been divorced overnight’
Toronto :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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Video Photos Your turn When I got out of bed, I was a married man and as soon as I got on my Twitter feed I realized I had been divorced overnight, Mr. Savage said in an interview. The government's view is outlined in a legal brief filed in a divorce
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