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Boy Scouts set to vote on ending gay membership ban
Boy Scouts of America board members are expected to vote today on whether to end a longstanding and controversial ban on gay membership.
Britain’s changing attitude to gay rights – video
Channel 4 reporter Katie Razzall examines the long campaign for gay rights in the UK, from the 50s when it was illegal, to the vote to recognise same-sex marriage on Tuesday.
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.
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.
Gay asylum seekers feeling increased pressure to prove sexuality, say experts
Gay asylum seekers are increasingly going to extreme lengths to meet immigration officials’ demands that they prove their sexual identity or else be returned to countries where they face persecution.
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.