Tag: gay marriage
UKIP’s district deputy resigns over gay marriage
UKIP’s Arnie Craven has resigned as deputy chairman of the party’s Wakefield branch.
Apple and Facebook Lobby Supreme Court for Gay Marriage
Apple, Facebook and other tech companies are joining gay-rights activists lobbying the U.S. Supreme Court to make gay marriage legal across the country.
Sharing the love, continuing the fight
Last week the UK took a significant step towards marriage equality when the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly for the Same-Sex Marriage bill to pass its second reading and move on to the committee stage which continues for its second session today.
French lower house approves gay marriage bill
France’s National Assembly has voted in favor of a bill approving gay marriage, after 10 days of intense debate. The proposal, an election promise from President Francois Hollande, must also clear the Senate.
Bishop of Shrewsbury in new gay marriage law attack
The Bishop of Shrewsbury has again hit out at plans to legalise gay marriage – just days after the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly in favour of it.
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.