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Australia: Gillard Finally Sets Date for Dinner With Gay Couples

Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Same-sex couples hope dinner party talk will help change Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s mind about gay marriage. On Tuesday Prime Minister will dine with couples in same-sex relationships at The Lodge in Canberra.

The dinner was won by GetUp and Australian Marriage Equality in a charity auction in June. There are three gay marriage private members bills before federal parliament.

At the ALP national conference in December Labor decided government MPs could have a conscience vote on the issue. However, Ms Gillard has said she opposes gay marriage.

Full Story from Nine MSN

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Spain: Outgoing PM Proudest of Marriage Equality Passage

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spain’s former prime minister, says passing a gay marriage law is his proudest achievement.

Mariano Rajoy and his conservative Popular Party (PP) won control of Parliament in a landslide victory last month as Spain shifted hard to the right while struggling under piles of debt and sky-high unemployment.

The power shift could be the undoing of the nation’s gay marriage law, which was approved during the tenure of the Socialist Zapatero. Rajoy has suggested he would “change” the law and his party has filed a legal challenge based on technical grounds.

Full Story from On Top Magazine

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Australia: Gillard Finally Sets Dinner Date With Gay Couples

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Same-sex couples hope dinner party talk will help change Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s mind about gay marriage.

The prime minister has set February 21 as the date she will dine with couples in same-sex relationships at The Lodge in Canberra. The dinner was won by GetUp and Australian Marriage Equality in a charity auction in June.

The February meal, after parliament’s first sitting fortnight of 2012, is likely before a vote is held on any legislation aimed at changing the Marriage Act.

Full Story from Nine MSN

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Scotland: Prime Minister Asked to Set Date for Marriage Equality Consultation

Friday, August 5th, 2011

THE First Minister has been asked to name the date for the Scottish Government’s consultation on same-sex marriage following a clash among SNP politicians about the issue.

Alex Salmond was urged by Labour to set out details of the timescale for discussion after Shettleston MSP John Mason tabled a parliamentary motion which said no-one should be forced to approve of same-sex marriage.

NP said it would hold a consultation on the issue. After the election victory, the SNP administration said the process would begin “later this year”.

Full Story from Scottsman.com

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Belize: Group Files Suit Against Sodomy Law, Prime Minister Silent

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

The United Belize Advocacy Movement, UNIBAM, a gay rights group is generating lots of buzz with a case it has taken to the Supreme Court Of Belize.

UNIBAM has filed a motion against the attorney general challenging the constitutionality of section 53 of the Belize Criminal Code, which criminalizes “carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any person” which is basically a law banning sodomy.

The case has attracted major international attention. The Commonwealth Lawyers Association, the Human Dignity Trust and the International Commission of Jurists have joined as interested parties on the side of UNIBAM.

Full Story from 7 News Belize

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Australia: Julia Gillard’s Conservative Upbringing Shaped Anti Marriage Equality Views

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard revealed yesterday that her personal stance against gay marriage was due to her conservative upbringing. Ms Gillard said she was “on the conservative side” of the gay marriage issue “because of the way our society is and how we got here”.

“I think that there are some important things from our past that need to continue to be part of our present and part of our future,” she said. “If I was in a different walk of life, if I’d continued in the law and was partner of a law firm now, I would express the same view, that I think for our culture, for our heritage, the Marriage Act and marriage being between a man and a woman has a special status.

“Now, I know people might look at me and think that’s something that they wouldn’t necessarily expect me to say, but that is what I believe.

Full Story from the Daily Telegraph

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Italy: Berlusconi Reiterates Stance Against Marriage Equality

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Silvio Berlusconi “As long as we rule the country, gay marriages will never be on a par with traditional families”, stated Mr Berlusconi.

Speaking at a conference for Christian-reformists, the Prime Minister also went on to say that “as long as we are in charge, there will never be a possibility for gay singles nor gay couples to adopt.”

Full Story fromAGI

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NZ: Prime Minister Refuses to Reveal Stance on Civil Unions at Gay Event

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

John Key refused to be drawn on his stance on civil unions for gay and lesbian couples when quizzed at the Big Gay Out in Auckland today.

The prime minister spent nearly two hours meeting and greeting some of the thousands at the gay pride event at Coyle Park in Point Chevalier, which was also attended by opposition leader Phil Goff and Auckland Mayor Len Brown.

Addressing the colourful crowd, Mr Key said the Government had been true to its word in not rolling back on any gains made for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, including the Civil Unions Bill, introduced by Labour, which Mr Key voted against.

Full Story from 3 News

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Spain: Conservative Candidate for Prime Minister Would “Change” The Marriage Equality Law

Monday, January 17th, 2011

Mariano Rajoy, the president of Spain’s conservative Partido Popular (PP), has stiffened his stand against the nation’s gay marriage law. Rajoy is vying to become the nation’s next prime minister in a contest to be held in early 2012.

Last month, he backtracked a bit from comments he made in a November interview with daily El Pais, in which he said he believed the nation’s 5-year-old gay marriage law is unconstitutional and that he wouldn’t keep the law even if a court decided it was constitutional.

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But in a recent interview broadcast on Radio Nacional de Espana (RNE) radio, Rajoy backtracked, saying he would “change” the gay marriage law.

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PinkSixty News 12/5/10: Julia Gillard & Marriage Equality, Obama & DADT

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard continues to oppose legalization of same sex marriage despite public opinion for it. The Latest Sydney Morning Herald poll found that 57% of Australians support same sex marriage equality.

US President Barack Obama has publicly stated that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell weakens US security. Addressing the Senate, the US Premier also said that the anti-gay ban violates fundamental American principles.