Tag: same-sex marriage
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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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Gay Marriage: MPs Back Bill In Commons Vote
MPs have supported David Cameron’s plan to allow gay marriage by a majority of 225 votes.
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Vatican head opens to gay civil union
The Vatican’s top official on family policy has opened slightly to the possibility of rights for gay civil unions, although he also stressed that marriage should remain between a man and a woman.
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Same-sex marriage is a passport to real equality
The House of Commons will vote this evening on legalising gay marriage. But that bald statement of parliamentary timetabling masks the full import of what is happening.
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Supporting statement following Ed Miliband’s comments on equal marriage
In support of Ed Miliband’s message on same-sex marriage, James Asser Co-chair of LGBT Labour said:
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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.