Canada: "A motion to reopen the issue of same-sex marriage was quickly rejected by Canada's House of Commons Thursday afternoon."
Sweden: "The Swedish Lutheran Church announced Wednesday that as of January same-sex couples will be able to have their unions blessed in any of its congregations throughout the country. Until 2000 it was the state religion and has 7.2 million members out of a total population of nine million."
Italy: "Italy's Senate on Thursday passed a motion calling on the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi to bring in legislation creating civil unions for gay and lesbian couples."
Australia: "The South Australia parliament passed legislation Thursday granting same-sex couples most of the state rights accorded to opposite-sex married couples. The bill passed 16 - 3 in the upper house, bringing South Australia in line with the country's other states."
United States: "Comments Governor Mitt Romney made during his 1994 Senate bid, in which he said the gay and lesbian community 'needs more support from the Republican Party,' resurfaced yesterday, posing a potential hurdle as he appeals to conservatives for a probable presidential campaign. ... [Now Romney is] one of the most aggressive backers of a proposed gay-marriage ban aimed for the 2008 ballot."
Hmm. Which one of these things doesn't belong...?
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