Opinion
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7 June 2013Comment: Equal marriage will boost the economy 13 Paul Donovan, global economist at UBS, writes on the economic benefits of legalising equal marriage and says opponents are "Luddites". -
3 June 2013Baroness Thornton: I am confident the equal marriage bill will be victorious in the Lords 6 Baroness Thornton, Labour’s Shadow Equalities Minister in the Lords writes for PinkNews.co.uk on why she is confident that the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will survive attempts to defeat it by opponents in the Upper House. -
1 June 2013Comment: How I campaigned to change the age of consent a world away from equal marriage, by Edwina Currie 20 Ahead of next week's historic vote on same-sex marriage, PinkNews asked former Conservative Health minister Edwina Currie, who fought against the odds to change the age of consent in 1994, to reflect on her battle. -
31 May 2013Barnardo’s: House of Lords support for equal marriage ‘will have a positive effect for children’ 8 Barnardo’s Chief Executive Anne Marie Carrie is urging peers in the House of Lords to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couple) Bill. -
31 May 2013Lib Dem Baroness Liz Barker: Help us to get equal marriage passed by lobbying a Lord 3 Baroness Liz Barker writes for PinkNews.co.uk on the need to lobby peers ahead of next week’s second reading House of Lords vote of the same-sex marriage bill. -
31 May 2013Tory Minister Helen Grant: Equality will not diminish my marriage, it strengthens the institution 17 Equalities Minister Helen Grant writes exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk on why the government remains committed to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. -
30 May 2013Comment: Marriage equality is the mark of a civilised society 14 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Adrian Tippetts makes an open plea to members of the House of Lords to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in next week's second reading debate. -
29 May 2013Comment: Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks can vote for me to have the freedom to marry the man I love 24 PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen has written a column for the Jewish News newspaper to urge the Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks to carefully consider the upcoming House of Lords vote on same-sex marriage. -
29 May 2013Comment: Shame on the Assemblies of God for rejecting the Boy Scouts inclusion of gay members 13 Pastor Dave Thompson writes for PinkNews on the recent rejection of the Boy Scouts of America by the Assemblies of God Church, following the BSA's new policy which will allow openly gay members to serve in the organisation from 1 January 2014. -
27 May 2013Comment: The equal marriage bill is not really about equality at all 80 Writing for PinkNews, the former leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance, Alan Craig, expands on a letter he wrote to Lyn Brown MP, denying claims that he said polygamy should be included in the equal marriage bill, but claiming that same-sex marriage does not truly aim for equality. -
27 May 2013Comment: Homophobia in the Democratic Unionist Party 22 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Gary Spedding reflects on homophobia in Northern Ireland, and the attitude of the Democratic Unionist Party towards gay rights. -
25 May 2013Labour MP Diana Johnson: It’s now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy 36 With marriage equality on its way, Labour MP Diana Johnson and Tom Stephens both write for PinkNews.co.uk on why ending gay-to-straight conversion therapy should be Parliament’s next priority. -
24 May 2013Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights 57 Our readers sometimes ask why it is that PinkNews reports on the latest vile outbursts by God Hates Fags organisers, the Westboro Baptist Church or the most recent ludicrous and illogical statement by US radio personalities such like Linda Harvey.
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21 May 2013Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading 13 Writing exclusively for PinkNews, Angela Eagle, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, reflects on the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, which passed its third reading in the House of Commons tonight. -
20 May 2013Comment: Say no to same-sex bill marriage amendments, Mr Cameron 3 The amendments to the same-sex marriage bill are demeaning to LGBT people.
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17 May 2013Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality 18 Hannah Buchanan questions Philip Hammond's assertion that he is not anti-gay, despite saying there is "no huge demand" for equal marriage, and that it made people angry. -
17 May 2013Comment: LGBT rights in Europe: La vie en rose? 3 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, prospective Liberal Democrat candidate for the European Parliament Giles Goodall assesses the nature of LGBT rights across Europe. -
17 May 2013Comment: The legacy of Lord Wolfenden who helped decriminalise homosexuality 10 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Sir David Bell reminds us about the legacy of Lord Wolfenden who helped decriminalise homosexuality in Britain. -
30 April 2013Comment: Remembering the Admiral Duncan nail bomb attack 16 Tuesday 30 April is the fourteenth anniversary of the nail bomb attack on the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, central London. -
24 April 2013Comment: We have the power to halt the spread of HIV within a generation 63 Will Harris from the Terrence Higgins Trust says gay and bisexual men should not wait for a cure when it comes to halting the spread of HIV.
