Straight couple’s civil partnership application rejected
A straight couple who were barred from having a civil partnership say they will fight the ban in court. Ian Goggin and Kristin Skarsholt, of Bristol, said they were disappointed to have been rejected...
View ArticleGay marriage to be debated in French Constitutional Council
A lesbian couple will see their challenge to reverse France’s ban on gay marriage discussed by the country’s highest authority this week. Corinne Cestino and Sophie Haßlau launched the bid in May 2010...
View ArticleSpeech: British Home secretary promises progress on full gay marriage equality
In her first major speech on LGBT rights, the home secretary and minister for equality, Theresa May, has promised action on full gay marriage equality. Mrs May was speaking at an event hosted by the...
View ArticleUnitarian minister in Kentucky refuses to sign marriage licences until gay...
A Unitarian minister in Kentucky has pledged that she will not sign any more marriage licences until the state makes same-sex marriages legal. This came after the congregation at Reverend Dawn Cooley’s...
View ArticlePeter Tatchell backs Christian housing manager demoted for gay marriage remarks
Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says the demotion of a Christian housing manager for remarks about religious gay marriage was “excessive”. Mr Tatchell spoke out in support of Adrian Smith, 54, who...
View ArticleArchbishop of York compares David Cameron to a dictator over his support of...
In a forthright interview with the Daily Telegraph, the second most senior cleric in the Church of England, the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has compared prime minister David Cameron to a...
View ArticlePolls: More support gay couples marrying in the UK than oppose
An ICM poll for the Sunday Telegraph has found more people are in favour of changing the law to allow gay couples to marry than are opposed. The poll shows that 45 per cent supporting the move in...
View ArticleComment: Why we’re building a coalition for equal marriage
In just a few weeks, an incredible 25,000 people have signed a petition calling for same sex marriage to become legal in the UK. The petition was organised by a gay couple incensed at the formation of...
View ArticleComment: Gays, God, marriage and the politics of polling
This past fortnight, I have been reminded an awful lot of Yes, Prime Minister and its many witticisms. Two in particular are worth recalling here. One, arguably the most famous, is Jim Hacker’s...
View ArticleStonewall calls for ‘calm voice of gays’ in equal marriage consultation
Gay rights charity Stonewall has published its response to the government consultation on how to introduce marriage equality for gay couples in England and Wales, saying civil partnerships have not...
View ArticleEditorial: Should we ditch the term ‘gay marriage’?
Given the current relentless focus on the UK Government’s proposals for civil marriage equality, we are currently holding our own review into the use of the term ‘gay marriage’. This is a term that...
View ArticleTory MEP begs David Cameron not to contintue his ‘bizarre attempt to redefine...
Giles Chichester, the Conservative MEP for South West England and Gibraltar has written to his party leader and prime minister, David Cameron, to complain about the Government’s proposals to introduce...
View ArticleNorth Carolina voters pass Amendment One to ban gay marriage, civil unions...
Voters in North Carolina have approved Amendment One, which introduces a constitutional ban on gay marriages and outlaws even civil unions. The amendment reads: “Marriage between one man and one woman...
View ArticleOne month remains for government consultation on marriage equality
A month remains until the close of the government’s consultation on how to implement civil marriage equality for gay and straight couples. Marriage equality advocates are encouraged to fill in the...
View ArticleTory MP who called gay marriage ‘completely nuts’ ejected from two...
Peter Bone, one of the most outspoken Conservative party critics of the Government’s plans for same sex marriage equality, has lost his place on two influential House of Commons committees. Mr Bone,...
View Article50 Cent is 100% for gay marriage but not gay men that touch ‘your little...
The rapper 50 Cent has told a magazine that he is backing President Barack Obama’s personal support of equal marriage for same sex couples, but argues that organisations should be created to protect...
View ArticleUS: Gay civil unions bill passes first vote in Colorado
On Wednesday, a bill to legalise civil unions in the US state of Colorado passed its first vote, bring the state one step closer to allowing same-sex unions. The Senate committtee passed the bill three...
View ArticleTory MP Sir Peter Bottomley: Most people support same-sex marriage and it’s...
Conservative MP Sir Peter Bottomley has given a robust defence of David Cameron’s support for same-sex marriage and says the media’s interest in sex has overblown the debate. The West Sussex Tory MP...
View ArticleStonewall boss: Civil partnerships haven’t reduced homophobia so we need...
The chief executive of Stonewall says his charity’s support for equal marriage stems from the failure of civil partnership legalisation to reduce homophobia in British society. Mr Summerskill made the...
View ArticleIreland: Gay Anglicans reiterate calls for same-sex marriage
Changing Attitude Ireland (CAI), the Anglican Church of Ireland’s pro-gay group, has made a submission to the Irish Constitutional Convention in support of extending civil marriage to same-sex couples....
View ArticleSpectator columnist: ‘Katie Price demeans marriage more than gay marriage...
With her latest marriage to a 26-year-old stripper, conservative writer and commentator Douglas Murray says Katie Price “demeans marriage more than gay marriage ever could.” Writing for the Spectator,...
View ArticlePoll: 68% approve of equal marriage in the Faroe Islands
A survey has found that, out of the population of the Faroe Islands, more than two thirds support legalising civil marriage for gay couples. Out of the population of the 50,000 Faroese citizens, 68%...
View ArticleAmendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated...
An amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill tabled by Conservative MP David Burrowes, urging for registrars to be allowed to opt out of performing marriages for gay couples, has been defeated...
View ArticleIsrael: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister
After the Israeli Justice Minister announced that she would present a bill to allow same-sex civil partnerships on Sunday, the country’s Prime Minister has delayed the debate on the issue. Prime...
View ArticleIsrael: Pro-gay civil marriage bill defeated in Knesset
A bill aimed at blocking discrimination on religious grounds and allowing for civil marriage regardless of race, sex, citizenship, and religion, has been defeated in Israel. The Freedom of Religion and...
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First same sex wedding takes place in Church of Norway
Norway’s first gay wedding in a church has taken place, just seconds after the change in the rules came in to force. Kjell Frølich Benjaminsen and Erik Skjelnæs tied the knot in the Eidskog Church in...
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