Ireland rejects lesbian marriage
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Ireland's High Court rejects a lesbian couple's bid to have their overseas marriage legally recognised.
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An association representing 75,000 Roman Catholic nuns has rejected a proposal from a victims advocacy group designed to encourage people who were sexually molested by nuns to come forward and get help.
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Singapore's parliament votes against a controversial proposal to decriminalise sex between men.
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The decision to allow the ordination of gay rabbis and the celebration of same-sex commitment ceremonies was denounced by traditionalists in the movement.
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Washington - The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to Massachusetts&#39; gay marriage law, leaving intact a state court ruling that has led to thousands of weddings for same-sex couples and a national debate on the issue.
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The Spanish government approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same-sex marriages -- but the move sparked fury within a still influential Roman Catholic Church.
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The resounding &quot;no&quot; that voters gave to officially recognizing homosexual couples as married marks a major setback for
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Ireland should give greater rights to homosexual couples, Irish PM Bertie Ahern says.
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DUBLIN, Ireland  - A lesbian couple who wed in Canada can seek to have their union legally recognized in Ireland, a judge ruled Tuesday in a case he predicted would have deep consequences for this predominantly Roman Catholic country.
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Peter Mandelson rejects claims he criticised Tony Blair over the Northern Ireland peace process.
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A total ban on smacking in England and Wales is rejected by ministers, after a review suggests parents oppose it.
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Japan rejects New Zealand's plea to allow Greenpeace to tow a stricken whaling ship out of Antarctic waters.
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A study by the largest U.S. Lutheran  church group declined to recommend on Thursday that the  denomination bless same-sex unions or approve the ordination of  ministers involved in gay relationships.
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The Irish constitution prevents Dublin from entering into joint authority over Northern Ireland with the British Government, the leader of the Irish Labour party said today.
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Ministers are accused of trying to impose "a new morality" by ruling against an opt-out on gay adoption.
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Oslo) Norway's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children.
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Maryland's highest court yesterday upheld a 34-year-old state law banning same-sex marriage, rejecting an attempt by 19 gay men and lesbians to win the right to marry.