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Since 2004 Pink Weddings have been bringing you upto date news on gayweddings in the UK and across the world. We aim to deliver high quality news backed with the knowledge and understanding from an experienced team to help couples when arranging their special day.
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April
Australia
Gay couples in Australia are on the verge of winning equality in tax, health, superannuation, aged care and other areas as the Federal Government moves to rush through laws to overturn same-sex discrimination. Read More
Ireland
Irish civil partnerships to exclude parental rights.Gay rights groups in Ireland have expressed disappointment that the government may not extend parental rights to same-sex couples as part of new legislation to legally recognise lesbian and gay relationships. Read More
March
Ireland
Support for gay marriage increases in Ireland. As Irish gay rights advocates await the government's proposals on legal recognition of same-sex partners. Read more
Norway
The Norwegian government has introduced legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry and have joint custody over children. read more
UK
Pink Weddings launches online magazine dedicated to Civil Partnerships, Browse the magazine.
February
IRELAND
Irish gays picket parliament over marriage equality. A recently former pressure group will protest at the Irish parliament today and present the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) with 1,000 messages demanding full civil marriages for gay people, something the Irish government has ruled out as contrary to the country's constitution.
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CUBA
A leading Cuban politician has welcomed proposals to allow gay men and lesbian marriage rights, as the country continues to discuss its future direction. Read more
USA
A couple sue in Colorado for right to marry. A lesbian couple are asking a court to rule that an amendment to a US state constitution banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional Read more
ROMANIA
A leading human rights group has condemned an attempt by Senators in the Romanian parliament to change the country's Family Code on marriage. Read more
USA
Florida will vote on same-sex marriage ban. An initiative to ask Florida's citizens to ban gay marriage in the state will be voted on in November. It was the only one of more than fifty proposed ballots to get the required 611,009 signatures. Read more
January
UK
BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours programme. Consumer news and issues with Peter White and John Waite. Today's interview highlights the current market 2 years on after the Civil Partnership came into effect, the UK's Official Gay Wedding show, acceptance within mainstream markets and overall perceptions.
Interview aired 10th January 2008 BBC radio 4
UK
Gay hate bill returns to Commons.
MPs will debate the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill on the 9th Jan, which includes a new offence of incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.
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UK
Christian registrar refusing to perform civil partnerships. An official in the London Borough of Islington is taking the council to court because she claims she should be exempted from performing civil partnership ceremonies.
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USA
US state grants civil unions. Thousands of gay and lesbian couples are expected to take advantage of new civil unions which will be legal in the US state of New Hampshire from the 1st Jan onwards.
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