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The Constitutional Court’s spanking judgment does not pander to public opinion

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"We have a painful and shameful history of widespread and institutionalised violence."
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Australia same-sex marriage vote faces legal challenge

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Same-sex marriage advocates have launched legal action against a controversial government plan for a postal vote on the issue.
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​Home affairs minister rejects call to amend discriminatory same-sex law

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Officials who refuse to marry queer people should put their jobs before their beliefs, say activists.
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Less than a third of home affairs officials are willing to marry same-sex couples

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Religious freedom, at times masking discrimination, is used too often to trump others’ right to marry.
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Toast our Olympic Amazons with gay abandon as they are the real winners

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In a country where homosexuals are routinely subjected to violence in various forms, let’s remember that it was two gay women making the nation proud.
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Gay poll: Irish could go either way

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Surveys favour a yes vote in the referendum but activists fear the public may yet spring a shock defeat.
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Uganda: Life in prison for ‘gay acts’

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Uganda has passed a law that makes some gay acts punishable by life in prison, says a spokesperson for the legislature.
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Gay marriages to be allowed in England, Wales from March

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Same-sex marriages in England and Wales can be held from March 29 next year, announced Britain's equalities minister Maria Miller.
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Philippine churches stay anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage, despite Pope

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Philippine Catholic leaders are standing firm against contraception, abortion and gay marriage despite Pope Francis' comments urging a change of tone.
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Gay couples wed as equality arrives in New Zealand

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Same-sex couples say "I do" as New Zealand becomes the first Asia-Pacific country - and only the 14th in the world - to legalise gay marriage.
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Obama applauds US Supreme Court verdict on gay marriage

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US President Barack Obama has applauded a US Supreme Court decision on Wednesday that made married gay men and women eligible for federal benefits.
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Vincent and Bruno say ‘I do’ in France’s first gay marriage

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Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau have said "I do" at an emotional ceremony celebrating France's first official gay marriage after months of protests.
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