Politics
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6 June 2013Comment: We must continue to lobby the Lords on equal marriage as the bill still faces hurdles 21 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Matthew Sephton, chairman of LGBTory, says it's important to remember the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill still faces hurdles in the House of Lords, despite Tuesday’s successful vote. -
6 June 2013Australia: Greens MP accuses Government of delaying vote on equal marriage bill 10 A Green Party MP in Australia has accused the Labor Party of delaying a vote on a private members bill to legalise equal marriage. -
6 June 2013US: Arizona bill targeting transgender people temporarily shelved 7 A bill introduced earlier this year in the US state of Arizona to allow businesses to refuse transgender people the right to use facilities appropriate to their gender identity, has been temporarily shelved by its sponsor, and will not go to vote in the House until next year. -
5 June 2013Tweet reveals co-operation between Conservatives and Labour in equal marriage debate 5 One of the more unusual sights that have been seen in the same-sex marriage debates is the co-operation between the Labour and Coalition front benches. -
5 June 2013Church of England officially gives up the fight against same-sex marriage bill 122 The Church of England has said that it accepts that there is a clear majority in Parliament to introduce same-sex marriage and that it will therefore end its opposition to changing the law. -
5 June 2013Chris Kluwe turns down White House LGBT event with humorous letter to Obama 2 NFL star and LGBT rights campaigner Chris Kluwe, has made the headlines for the first time since being dropped by his team, and picked up by another, as he wrote a humorous letter to President Obama to decline an invitation to a White House LGBT event. -
5 June 2013Tory MP cleared by tribunal over lesbian housekeeper threesome allegations + A Conservative MP has been cleared of allegations that he invited his former housekeeper to join a threesome after an employment tribunal rejected the case. -
5 June 2013Lib Dem MP highly commended for campaign to stop homophobic chants at football matches 1 A Liberal Democrat MP has been named one of four Top MPs by Total Politics magazine for his campaign to end homophobic chants at football games. -
5 June 2013Tory Lord Fowler: We face an ‘historical battle’ when it comes to HIV global funding 3 Lord Fowler says the UK faces an “historic battle” when it comes to dealing with the HIV epidemic at an international level. -
5 June 2013Robbie Rogers: Football in the UK is ‘more homophobic’ than in the US 4 Openly gay professional US football player Robbie Rogers, has spoken in an interview to say that he thinks the football industry in the UK is "a bit more homophobic", than in the US. -
5 June 2013Chief Rabbi abstains in House of Lords equal marriage vote 27 The Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, abstained in last night’s House of Lords vote of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. -
5 June 2013Anti-gay Evangelist Scott Lively: ‘I don’t support Ugandan ‘Kill the gays’ bill, but it is courageous’ 36 US Christian Evangelist Scott Lively, has posted an article which says that he thinks it is "courageous" of Ugandan people to push though legislation which could make homosexual acts punishable by death, but that he doesn't support the bill. -
5 June 2013US: Gay rights protester interrupts Michelle Obama’s speech 14 A speech by US First Lady Michelle Obama at a Democratic Party fundraising event was briefly interrupted last night by a gay rights campaigner. -
5 June 2013Baroness Knight: Gays can’t have children, but are good at antiques 141 Speaking on the BBC 5 Live Breakfast Show, Baroness Knight, who gave a speech in the House of Lords against equal marriage, and said that gay people are "delightful, very artistic", reiterated her stance against the measure, and that marriage should be primarily for procreation. -
5 June 2013This is what equal marriage is all about: Lesbian couple appeal for their son to have ‘married mummies’ 4 Among the supporters of same-sex marriage outside the Palace of Westminster last night, PinkNews spotted a lesbian couple with their son who are desperate to marry. -
5 June 2013Tory Faith Minister Baroness Warsi abstains in equal marriage Lords vote 51 Having previously indicated she would vote in favour, Baroness Warsi, refused to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in last night’s House of Lords vote. -
5 June 2013Russia: Parliament could move to ban foreign same-sex adoption in a month 3 The Russian State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament, could move to approve an amendment which would ban the adoption of Russian children by foreign same-sex couples, by early July. -
5 June 2013Lord Carlile: Marriages like my daughter and her partner will ‘reinvigorate and strengthen marriage’ 6 Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlile of Berriew, spoke during the debate around the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill today, speaking passionately of his daughter and her female partner, and the "stability and certainty" they have offered each other's children. -
5 June 2013Baroness Jenkin: ‘Times have changed and my family would have been ashamed if I opposed equal marriage’ 21 During the debate around equal marriage in the House of Lords, before peers voted in favour of the bill for England and Wales, Conservative Peer Baroness Jenkin gaven an impassioned speech saying she may not have voted for the bill in the past, but noted the importance of changing times, and changing attitudes. -
4 June 2013Baroness King: I’ve never felt so privileged as I did voting today for equal marriage 8 Labour peer Baroness Oona King spoke to PinkNews shortly after the vote in favour of the same-sex marriage bill in the House of Lords today.
