Pinksixty News Wednesday 04 JULY 2012
Channel: Colin Fallesen
Date: 04/07/2012

Co-founder of Facebook Chris Hughes married Sean Eldridge at their home in Garrison, New York state on Saturday (30 June). Hughes (28) co-founded Facebook with college friends Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg attended Saturday's wedding with his newly-wed wife Priscilla Chan.

In a speech introducing the new Socialist government's five-year plan, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault announced in parliament yesterday that by this time next year gay couples will be able to marry and adopt children, with equal rights to straight couples.

Barack Obama has made history with his public support of gay marriage, the first sitting US president to ever do so. Obama's announcement came amid mounting pressure on him to take a stand on an issue that he had previously said he was still 'evolving on.'

A joint statement from the World Pride organizers and city bosses has made clear the event this Saturday (7 July) will not be restored to its original format. Organizers had to scale back the 7 July event in London just last week.

And finally, South Korean transgender pop star Harisu is back with a new single after six years. The new single, Shopping Girl, is released on 9 July and a 10-track album will follow.

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