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14 June 2012Out4Marriage: Ban on religious same-sex marriages may breach human rights laws 14 In its official submission to the Government's consultation on introduce equal civil marriage for same sex couples, Out4Marriage has called on the Government to allow religious institutions to solomise ceremonies should they wish to do so, arguing that a ban would be in breach of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. -
14 June 2012Exclusive: Home Office website makes equal marriage consultation appear to have closed 24 hours early 29 The Home Office webpage that used to introduce visitors to the Government's proposals to introduce same sex marriage has been 'archived' and placed into the National Archive during the consultation period and more than 24 hours earlier than had been planned. -
10 June 2012Scotland: Majority of MSPs support equal marriage 94 A majority of the Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) will vote for equal marriage, ensuring that the legislation, when introduced at Holryood, will be passed through, Scotland on Sunday reports. -
3 June 2012Video: Australian celebrities launch a high-profile campaign for equal marriage 10 As the Out4Marriage campaign gathers momentum in the UK, celebrities in Australia have lent their voices to a high-profile equal marriage campaign, launched today. -
30 May 2012Video: Oona King comes @Out4Marriage to redress ‘outrageous’ marriage inequality 8 Labour politician Oona King has become the latest to film a video for the Out4Marriage campaign, saying her support is inspired by the fact that her parents' mixed-race marriage would have been illegal in some parts of the US at the time they wed. -
29 May 2012Video: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls calls for equal religious marriage in @Out4Marriage video 24 The Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, has joined the Out4Marriage campaign with a video message calling on the government to allow religious bodies to marry gay couples if they choose, inspired by his late, gay uncle. -
28 May 2012Video: Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham supports equality with @Out4Marriage film 14 Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has become the latest politician and one of the most senior Catholic figures in British politics to record an Out4Marriage video. -
28 May 2012Video: Musician Paloma Faith comes @Out4Marriage 4 British singer-songwriter Paloma Faith has added her voice to the Out4Marriage campaign for equality in marriage between gay and straight couples. -
28 May 2012Video: ConservativeHome editor Tim Montgomerie comes @Out4Marriage 25 The editor of the influential ConservativeHome blog has added his support to the Out4Marriage campaign, recording a video in favour of allow gay couples an equal right to marriage. -
27 May 2012Video: 80s gay icon Sinitta comes @Out4Marriage for gay couples everywhere 25 Joining a growing number of public figures, the American singer, ex-girlfriend of both Simon Cowell and Brad Pitt, and sometime X-Factor judge is the latest celebrity to film a video for the Out4Marriage.org campaign, which calls for global equal marriage for gay couples. -
27 May 2012Nick Clegg denounces free vote on equal marriage 113 In what is the most visible sign of the split between Lib Dems and the Tories on the issue of equal marriage, the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has said that the issue cannot be left to individual conscience. -
27 May 2012Another ComRes/Coalition for Marriage poll finds voters opposed to equal marriage 123 The anti-equality group, Coalition for Marriage (C4M), has once again teamed up with ComRes to release a new poll, which claims that a majority of the voters are opposed to equal marriage. -
25 May 2012Video: Jack Straw backs Home Secretary Theresa May by coming @Out4Marriage 13 The former Labour Home, Justice and Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, has become the latest senior politician to join the cross party Out4Marriage campaign for gay couples to be allowed to marry. -
24 May 2012Editorial: Thanks Home Secretary for coming @Out4Marriage, now come out for religious same-sex marriage! 50 Today Theresa May joined her Liberal Democrat colleague Lynne Featherstone and her Labour opposite number Yvette Cooper in backing the Out4Marriage campaign. -
24 May 2012Video: Home Secretary Theresa May comes @Out4Marriage to reaffirm Government’s equal marriage promise 55 Drawing a line under accusations that the Government is 'pushing into the long grass' plans to allow gay couples to marry, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, has become the most senior politician yet to join the Out4Marriage campaign. -
23 May 2012Video: Prime Minister’s closest aide, Desmond Swayne MP, comes @Out4Marriage 31 The Tory MP for New Forest West, and the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the David Cameron, Desmond Swayne, has recorded a message for the Out4Marriage campaign. -
23 May 2012Tory Justice Minister, Crispin Blunt, is @Out4Marriage 22 The Tory MP for Reigate constituency in Surrey, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Prisons and Youth Justice, Crispin Blunt, has recorded a video for the @Out4Marriage campaign, adding to the ever-growing collection of videos from celebrities and politicians for the campaign. -
23 May 2012Nick Clegg warns Tories against backing down on equal marriage 65 Just as Owen Paterson, the Tory Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, became the first cabinet minister to oppose equal marriage, Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats and the Deputy Prime Minister, has issued a warning to the Conservatives not to back down on the introduction of marriage equality. -
22 May 2012Advertising Standards Authority accused of bias over Lord Smith’s @Out4Marriage video 47 The anti-equality group, Coalition for Marriage (C4M) and the religious blogger, Archbishop Cranmer, have accused the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of bias, after its chairman, Lord Smith, recorded and released a video for the @Out4Marriage Campaign, which asks people who support marriage equality to record and disseminate their message on YouTube. -
21 May 2012Video: Lord Chris Smith comes @Out4Marriage – without marriage we are ‘not going to be equal’ 7 Labour life peer and chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority, Lord Chris Smith, is standing in solidarity with the ever-growing list of people who have filmed a video for the Out4Marriage Campaign.
