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 | Equal marriage: The Government's response Download report 11 Dec 12 |
| Religious 'opt-in' offered, but not to Church of England who will be banned from offering same-sex marriages, UK government has announced. To protect religious freedom: - No religious organisation or individual minister will be compelled to marry same-sex couples or to permit this to happen on their premises - It will be unlawful for religious organisations or their ministers to marry same-sex couples unless their organisation's governing body has expressly opted in to provisions for doing so - UK wll amend the 2010 Equality Act to ensure no discrimination claim can be brought against religious organisations or individual ministers for refusing to marry a same-sex couple - The legislation explicitly stating that it will be illegal for the Church of England and the Church in Wales to marry same-sex couples and that Canon Law, which bans same-sex weddings, will continue to apply. bbc.co.uk 11 Dec 12 | |
| Equality Network campaigners welcome gay marriage decision: Decision will provide 'welcome boost' to similar plans in Scotland. Northern Ireland to remain only part of UK without same-sex marriage equalmarriage.org.uk 'We welcome the promise to legislate for equal marriage as warmly as on the three previous occasions that this announcement has been made,' says Stonewall Chief Executive Ben Summerskill stonewall.org.uk 11 Dec 12 | |
Miliband: 'Shadow cabinet united in favour of gay marriage' itv.com 11 Dec 12 Labour's U-turn on equal marriage: why is equality for minority groups a matter of conscience? independent.co.uk 11 Dec 12 Equalities Minister Maria Miller has postponed planned TV interviews this morning on same-sex marriage itv.com 11 Dec 12 David Cameron puts us straight on gay marriage - Most MPs are keen on making marriage 'relevant for the 21st century' - it will make them more popular guardian.co.uk 11 Dec 12 "No mandate in any political party, not in any manifesto" for gay marriage said Tory MP Peter Bone bbc.co.uk 11 Dec 12 Gay marriage has its queer critics, too - to many of us, 'equal marriage' is an oxymoron politics.co.uk 11 Dec 12 American Apparel to give away 'Legalize Gay' T-Shirts in support of same-sex marriage in France sacbee.com 11 Dec 12 O-M-G 14 Million say they have 'no relgion' in UK Census - a 10% increase, c/w 13% decrease in Christians ons.gov.uk 11 Dec 12 Christianity not 'fading away' says Archbishop ahead of census figures telegraph.co.uk 11 Dec 12 An evening with Rachel Mann, sex change priest and poet, at London Centre for Spirituality - Thu 28 Feb dazzlingdarkness 11 Dec 12 SEX - LIFE Scientists may have unlocked puzzle of why people are gay - Lesbians get it from fathers, gay men from mothers? usnews.com 11 Dec 12 DINOSAURS David Davies MP: I'm no bigot, I fought a gay boxer sky.com USA Merck Foundation stops giving to Boy Scouts over exclusion of gays from its ranks boston.com 11 Dec 12 University to pay $75,000 to social work student Julea Ward who refused to counsel gay client freep.com 11 Dec 12 Supreme Court Justice asked why he equates laws banning sodomy with those barring bestiality and murder abcnews.go.com 11 Dec 12 Rural LGBT youth face unique challenges reveals GLSEN Study thinkprogress.org 11 Dec 12 GAY SPORTS ESPN Radio's Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin in horrific anti-transgender rant - "..'it' is the politically correct term" outsports.com 11 Dec 12 SHOW BIZ | |
 | Lucy Spraggan lesbian X Factor contestant, and 'Gangnam Style', most googled Trending Music Artists of 2012 gigwise.com 11 Dec 12 |
 | Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge Gay couple wins US TV show Amazing Race, big prime-time kiss, Gmail and Facebook crash! americablog.com 11 Dec 12 |
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