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24 January 2013
Politician: I want a tolerant Northern Ireland — but I’m against gay marriage and civil partnerships 53 Democratic Unionist Party MLA Jonathan Bell says he wants Northern Ireland to be "a tolerant and inclusive society" but claims there are “no grounds to redefine marriage”.
23 January 2013
Tory MP Tim Loughton: Gay people have told me they ‘don’t want to get married’ 73 Former children’s minister Tim Loughton has restated his opposition to equal marriage and has once again said: “marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman.”
21 January 2013
Labour MP Rob Flello: The government should not ‘re-write’ marriage 46 Rob Flello, the Labour Shadow Justice Minister and MP for Stoke-on-Trent South, says same-sex marriage is not "an issue of equality".
17 January 2013
Vatican criticises pro-gay European Court of Human Rights ruling 56 The Vatican's foreign minister has criticised a pro-gay ruling from the European Court of Human Rights that affirms employers’ right to limit the expression of religious beliefs in the workplace when it conflicts with equality laws.
15 January 2013
UK: Defeat for anti-gay Christians at European Court of Human Rights 86 Two Christians, who claim that they were fired because they wouldn’t work with gay couples, have lost their anti-discrimination case at the European Court of Human Rights.
10 January 2013
Liam Fox: Gays should be treated with respect – but banned from marrying 50 Former defence secretary Liam Fox says as a medical doctor same-sex relationships are a variant of the spectrum of human sexual behavior, although this does not mean he approves of the government’s equal marriage plans.
9 January 2013
UKIP on ‘wrong side of history’ for opposing equal marriage — says sacked youth chairman 15 Olly Neville, who was removed as the chairman of UKIP’s youth wing, in part due to his support for equal marriage, says the party is on the “wrong side of history” for opposing equality.
9 January 2013
Alice Arnold: I want to get married to my civil partner Clare Balding 10 Former Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold says she is determined to turn her civil partnership into a marriage.
8 January 2013
Conservative MEP: Same-sex marriage is a radical change in social policy 27 Conservative MEP Giles Chichester has dismissed the government’s equal marriage plans by saying of marriage “It ain’t broke so why spend valuable parliamentary time trying to fix it?”
7 January 2013
Primate of Kenya warns Church of England against ordaining gay bishops 32 The Primate of Kenya has condemned the Church of England for dropping its prohibition on gay clergy becoming bishops, providing they are in celibate or in celibate civil partnerships.
6 January 2013
Chile: Marriage equality becomes a key issue in presidential debates 6 The issue of marriage equality became majorly divisive during the first televised debate between two potential presidential nominees for the Chilean Christian Democrat party.
3 January 2013
Tory MP: Gay couples are being treated ‘equally’ – so there’s no need for same-sex marriage 86 Following a meeting with community religious leaders, Conservative MP John Stevenson says he remains opposed to equal marriage.
20 December 2012
Ireland: Number of gay couples registering civil partnerships drops 7 The Irish Central Statistics Office has reported that the number of gay couples entering into civil partnerships has dropped by a third since its introduction last year.
19 December 2012
UK: Envoy to the prime minister to vote against same-sex marriage 32 Conservative MP Stephen O'Brien, who is also the Prime Minister's Envoy & UK Special Representative to the Sahel region in Africa, has confirmed he will vote against equal marriage.
18 December 2012
UK: Gay Tory group writes to 303 Tory MPs in plea to support same-sex marriage 9 The Conservative Party’s LGBT group has written to all 303 Tory MPs calling on them to support equal marriage rights for gay couples.
17 December 2012
Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle: ‘Gay marriage is just not on’ 65 The first Liberal Democrat MP to voice their opposition to the government’s marriage reforms since last week's announcement has gone public.
16 December 2012
Tory, Labour and cross-bench Peers and MPs say Government is ignoring public ‘opposition’ to equal marriage 53 Almost 60 Conservative, Labour and cross-bench MPs and peers have signed up to a new Parliamentary plan to oppose same-sex marriage.
5 December 2012
Tory MP Bob Stewart: I will vote against same-sex marriage, but I’m not homophobic 72 Conservative MP Colonel Bob Stewart has told David Cameron and the Chief Whip Sir George Young that he plans to vote against equal marriage when the motion comes before the Commons next year.
29 November 2012
Comment: UKIP and homosexuality – a gay member’s view 207 In a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk, Nicholas Dancer, a university student and member of UKIP says the party is not a bunch of “fruit cakes and loonies" and that Britain should leave the European Union if it wants to legalise equal marriage.
26 November 2012
Tory MP Sir Edward Garnier: Call civil partnerships marriages, but don’t change the law 78 Sir Edward Garnier, the Conservative MP and former solicitor general, has told a constituent that gay couples in civil partnerships should feel free to describe their relationships as a marriage, although it should not require a change in the law.

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