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Contents:

• WATCH U2 TURN AN OLD H INTO A GAY MARRIAGE ANTHEM  CHIGO
• MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
• U2'S BONO HAILS IRELAND'S LANDMARK GAY MARRIAGE BILL VOTE
• U2 STAR BONO HAILS IRELAND GAY MARRIAGE VOTE AS TRIUMPH FOR 'PEACE AND LOVE'
• CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT
• TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT
• WHY MORE AMERINS ARE PRO-LIFE—AND PRO GAY MARRIAGE
• BONO AGAINST THE IDEA OF GAY MARRIAGE

WATCH U2 TURN AN OLD H INTO A GAY MARRIAGE ANTHEM  CHIGO

Watch U2 Turn an Old H Into a Gay Marriage Anthem  Chigo. When U2 performed “Pri (In the Name of Love)” Sunday night (June 28) Chigo’s Uned Center, the U2 ontman rechristened “Gay Pri (In the Name of Love). Micians React to Ireland’s Legalizatn of Gay Marriage.

MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE

After the band’s native Ireland legalized gay marriage on May 23, U2 dited the same song to the e at s show that night Phoenix.

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

Is Bono Gay? The rultg aln ernment ially said would reta a ban on gay marriage. As of 2020, the most recent year for which there is data, more than 42, 000 gay upl England and Wal had tied the knot.

) Pollg June found that more than three-quarters of Brons now support gay marriage, up om jt over half 2012.

U2'S BONO HAILS IRELAND'S LANDMARK GAY MARRIAGE BILL VOTE

It end Sectn 28, which prevented schools and lol thori om “promotg homosexualy” and troduced civil partnerships.

U2 STAR BONO HAILS IRELAND GAY MARRIAGE VOTE AS TRIUMPH FOR 'PEACE AND LOVE'

“I don’t support gay marriage spe beg a Conservative.

Gay marriag beme not an abstract threat but somethg unrtaken by iends, lleagu, neighbours.

Almost half of Brons now say they know a married gay uple. Gordon Brown, Mr Cameron’s precsor, opposed gay marriage office bee was “timately bound up wh qutns of relig eedom”.

CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT

Though Bra was not the first to legalise , 19 other untri have sce given gay marriage their blsg. But has led to a of eccliastil disrd as liberal members of the church argue for the right to perform or partake gay marriag.

A group of mps led by Ben Bradshaw, a gay Anglin, is lookg at ways to amend the legislatn to allow willg prits and parish to take part, which they argue uld also help boost dwdlg numbers the aisl. California still has an anti-gay marriage law on the books. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a subsequent legislative attempt to legalize gay marriage.

TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT

Supreme Court legalized gay marriage natnally two years later. U2 ontman Bono toasted Ireland's vote for gay marriage by ditg one of the band's biggt hs to the 'te equaly' he believ the untry's people n now enjoy.

' Ireland's gay cizens woke up on Sunday what felt like a natn reborn - some wh dreams of weddg plans dancg their heads. The Irish gay muny's biggt party history me late on Saturday, after the announcement that the natn's voters had passed a gay marriage referendum by a landsli. Ireland's unexpectedly strong 62 percent 'y' to addg same-sex marriage to s nservative 1937 nstutn is expected to lead to a wave of gay weddgs this summer.

The Jtice Department nfirmed Sunday plans to publish a marriage bill this week that will be passed by both ho of parliament and signed to law by the move, Ireland beme the first untry the world to approve gay marriage a popular natnal vote. Friday's vote on gay marriage had majory 62 per cent of people favour, wh a bill now set to be drafted this week.

WHY MORE AMERINS ARE PRO-LIFE—AND PRO GAY MARRIAGE

The Irish gay muny's biggt party history me late on Saturday, after the announcement that the natn's voters had passed a gay marriage referendum by a landsliFor Ireland's most proment gay uple, Sen. ' Analysts creded the 'y' si wh aptly employg social media to mobilize young, first-time voters, tens of thoands of whom voted for the first time Friday Both Catholic Church lears and gay rights advot said the rult signaled a social revolutn Ireland, where only a few s ago the thory of Catholic teachg was rerced by voters who massively backed bans on abortn and divorce the 1980s'Wh today's vote, we have disclosed who we are: a genero, passnate, bold and joyful people, ' Prime Mister Enda Kenny said. Analysts creded the 'y' si wh aptly employg social media to mobilize young, first-time voters, tens of thoands of whom voted for the first time 'y' mpaign also featured movg personal stori om proment Irish people - eher g out as gays or scribg their hop for gay children - that helped nvce waverg voters to back equal marriage Catholic Church lears and gay rights advot said the rult signalled a social revolutn Ireland, where only a few s ago the thory of Catholic teachg was rerced by voters who massively backed bans on abortn and divorce the legalized divorce only by a razor-th marg 1995 but now, by a firm majory, dismissed the Catholic Church's repeated lls to reject gay marriage.

Supporters for same-sex marriage celebrate outsi a gay bar Dubl after hearg that the vote is gog their way Two men kiss as first rults start to filter through the referendum on same sex marriagAbortn, still outlawed, looms as the untry's next great social policy Archbishop Diarmuid Mart said the 'overwhelmg vote' agast church teachg on gay marriage meant that Catholic lears Ireland need urgently to fd a new msage and voice for reachg Ireland's said: 'It's a social revolutn. At the Gee, Ireland's olst gay pub, drag queens danced and lip-synced to Queen and the foundg father of Ireland's gay rights mpaign, Senator David Norris, basked the greatt acplishment of the movement's 40-year history. Irish tourism chiefs have already kicked off plans to palise on gay marriage, g the slogan 'Ireland says I do' After the rult was announced, thoands of celebrants flood to the Irish pal's pubs and clubsIrish tourism chiefs have already kicked off plans to palise on gay regns are to be targeted a marketg blz - Bra, the US, Canada, the Nordic regn, Atralia, France, Spa, Italy and Germany - as boss move to promote Ireland for weddgs and are also hopg for an explosn of tert The Outg - billed as the world's only gay matchmakg offshoot of the 157-year-old Lisdoonvarna Matchmakg Ftival, the anisers will turn the Co Clare spa town gay this October for the third year nng.

BONO AGAINST THE IDEA OF GAY MARRIAGE

'Tourism Ireland also noted that lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr Europeans travellg 2014 was worth about 66 ln US Gibbons add: 'It's a market that's 's fancy om a tourism perspective but 's a good time to do this, 's strikg while the iron is hot. Meanwhile Uned Natns secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said was “a tly historic moment”Trailblazers: Ireland is first untry to legalise same-sex marriage through popular voteRock band U2 and Uned Natns secretary-general Ban Ki-moon weled Ireland’s vote favour of legalisg gay marriage.