Gay marriage

Italian pasta maker Barilla is in hot water for saying it would never use a gay family in adverts. But a gay rights spokesman tells Channel 4 News it reflects an outdated view of the Italian family.

British people have hardened their view on the NHS in recent years but softened in their attitude towards state benefits for the unemployed, according to the British Social Attitudes survey.

Former New Zealand national footballers Tash Vitali and Melissa Ray are amongst couples who tie the knot on Monday as same-sex marriage law kicks in.

Kevin Rudd promises a same-sex marriage bill within 100 days if he is re-elected in Australia’s forthcoming elections. Channel 4 News examines this, and the other key election issues.

Speaker John Bercow announces in the Commons that the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill has been granted Royal Assent by the Queen, to cheers from MPs.

The brides kissed and supporters cheered – as California’s Attorney General presided over the first gay wedding in the state for more than four years – declaring the couple “spouses for life”.

In two historic rulings, the US Supreme Court strikes down the law defining marriage as strictly between men and women and allows gay marriages in California to go ahead.

As the US awaits a decision on gay marriage by the Supreme Court, the US military celebrates gay and lesbian troops at a special Pentagon event.

Colourful floats and supporters of gay pride march through the streets of Rome.

France’s first gay couple to marry say “oui” in a politically charged ceremony in the southern city of Montpellier.

Thousands take to the streets of Paris in opposition of the French government’s legalisation of gay marriage last week in a final show of force, after months of debate that has hugely divided France.

Nick Clegg and David Cameron vow the coalition will remain united until the 2015 general election – as the deputy prime minister attacks Tory backbenchers for “game-playing”.