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Colm Toibin: Catholic church ‘neutered’ on gay marriage
The writer Colm Toibin says the Catholic church “has no moral authority to speak on civil matters” ahead of Ireland’s gay marriage referendum.
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Polls narrow as Ireland prepares for vote on gay marriage
This Friday Ireland goes to the polls to vote on the Marriage Equality Bill to decide whether to allow same-sex couples to marry with the same constitutional rights as couples of the opposite sex.
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Ireland prepares for historic vote on gay marriage
Voters in the Republic of Ireland will take part in a historic vote next week allowing the public to decide if same sex marriage can be allowed in a traditionally Catholic country, Neil Markey writes.
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What do expensive weddings do for a marriage?
According to US research, the more you spend on a wedding, the less likely your marriage is to last. So could it deal a blow to the burgeoning wedding planning industry?
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Vicar ‘ran sham marriage conveyor belt’
The UK’s largest ever sham marriages trial begins with prosecution claims that bogus weddings at a church in south London were conducted on an “industrial scale”.
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Paulo Coelho: having an affair and saving your marriage
Brazilian lyricist and novelist Paulo Coelho talks to Channel 4 News about adultery, depression, betrayal and how he connects with readers through social media.
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Pakistan family slits throats of couple over love marriage
A father kills young daughter and her newlywed husband for marrying without family’s consent in eastern Pakistan – in the latest reported case of so-called “honour killings” in the country.
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Forced marriage becomes criminal offence
Forcing someone into marriage will carry a seven year jail sentence from Monday. But some campaigners fear it will stop victims coming forward, for fear that their relatives will be jailed.
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Should Mozilla’s ‘anti-gay marriage’ CEO resign?
Employees of software company Mozilla, best known for its Firefox internet browser, launch a Twitter campaign asking new chief executive Brendan Eich to step down over his stance on gay marriage.
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Gay marriage: the key questions
This week marks the historic moment when gay couples will finally be able to marry in England and Wales. But how much will really change?
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Gay rights: from marriage to the death penalty – graphic
As England and Wales prepare to celebrate same-sex marriage, Uganda passes a law that stops short of including the death penalty for homosexual acts. Advances in gay rights continue to be hard won.
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Same sex marriage praised by ‘Same Love’ singers
Ryan Lewis and Macklemore use their post-Grammy acceptance speech to pay tribute to the mass wedding held at the ceremony. Same sex as well as heterosexual couples tied the knot.
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Ukip councillor suspended over gay marriage flood claims
A Ukip councillor is suspended by his party after blaming the recent UK floods on the passing of gay marriage laws, and stating homosexuality is a disease “which can be cured”.
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Gay marriage ’caused floods’ says Ukip councillor
Gay marriage is to blame for the recent flooding and high winds in England, a Ukip councillor claims. Pestilence and war may also follow, the Henley-on-Thames councillor David Silvester warns.
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Gay marriage law reversed by Australian high court
A week after same-sex marriage was made legal in Canberra, around 30 gay couples will now have their marriages annulled after Australia’s high court overturns the ruling.