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Same-sex marriage bill voted for by lords
Hundreds of people celebrated outside parliament as lords voted overwhelmingly in favour of same-sex marriage.
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Landslide support for Same Sex Marriage Bill in House of Commons test
MPs have again voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. Moments ago the Bill passed its Third Reading vote in the House of Commons by 366 votes to 161 – a majority of 205.
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Stonewall sweeps the board at Out in the City and g3 Magazine Awards
Stonewall won five awards on Friday night at the star-studded Out in the City and g3 Readers’ Awards. Hundreds of guests attended the annual ceremony at the Landmark Hotel in London, which was hosted by actor Sophie Ward and Coronation Street star Charlie Condou.
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Same Sex Marriage Bill storms through House of Commons
Minutes ago, MPs voted by a majority of 225 in favour of the new Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. The Bill will extend the legal form of marriage to lesbian, gay and bisexual people and permit religious denominations to celebrate such marriages should they wish.
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New polling shows more than nine in ten gay people support equal marriage
A new YouGov poll commissioned for Stonewall shows nine in ten (91 per cent) of Britain’s 3.7 million lesbian, gay and bisexual people support equal marriage.
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Stonewall urges equal marriage supporters to contact MPs today
As the Government finally publishes its Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill to introduce equal marriage, Stonewall has urged supporters in England and Wales to write to their MPs calling on them to support the measure when it is debated on 5 February.