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14 May 2013
London: Gay former Barnet Mayor Brian Coleman facing expulsion from Tory Party 5 Brian Coleman, the gay former London Assembly Member and ex-mayor of Barnet, is facing expulsion from the Conservative Party.
14 May 2013
Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government’s bill 54 Conservative MP David Burrowes has justified calls for a referendum on same-sex marriage and says he would use it to defeat the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
13 May 2013
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: ‘The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage’ 89 Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says the government’s same-sex marriage bill will take the “sex out of marriage” and wonders whether a sister could marry a sister in order to avoid inheritance tax as part of the reform.
8 May 2013
Gay equality critic Nadine Dorries reinstated as Conservative MP 20 Equal marriage critic Nadine Dorries has been reinstated as a Conservative MP, having been suspended by the party following her appearance on the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
8 May 2013
London Evening Standard urges David Cameron to stick with same-sex marriage in order to be a ‘conviction politician’ 19 In an editorial the London Evening Standard has commented on today’s highly-anticipated absence of the same-sex marriage bill from the Queen's Speech, saying David Cameron “must stick” with the policy in order to be seen as a “conviction politician”.
7 May 2013
Senior Tory Councillor: It is a shame that some voters have gone to UKIP over equal marriage 15 A senior Conservative county councillor has expressed disappointment at the fact that ballot papers in last week's local elections were spoiled by voters who voiced their opposition to equal marriage.
3 May 2013
UKIP candidate who said ‘exercise’ in schools can prevent homosexuality fails to win seat in election 75 UKIP candidate John Sullivan who claimed regular physical exercise in schools can “prevent homosexuality” has failed to be elected as a councillor for Newent in Gloucestershire.
1 May 2013
Coalition for Marriage: David Cameron’s support for equal marriage explains the rise of UKIP 25 The Coalition for Marriage says David Cameron’s support for equal marriage explains why the Conservatives are expected to perform badly in Thursday’s local elections.
29 April 2013
Daughter of anti-gay marriage Tory MP makes ‘Misérable Lesbians’ equal rights movie 9 The daughter of an anti-equal marriage Conservative MP has produced a film in support of gay rights called Misérable Lesbians.
29 April 2013
UKIP blasted over ‘insulting’ and ‘disturbing’ homophobic, biphobic election leaflet 30 Labour and the Liberal Democrats’ LGBT groups have criticised UKIP over an election leaflet that mocks bisexuals and attacks same-sex marriage.
25 April 2013
Biography claims Margaret Thatcher thought Edward Heath was gay 36 Margaret Thatcher thought Edward Heath was gay, a new biography by Charles Moore has claimed.
17 April 2013
UK: Thatcher opponents stage funeral protests 40 A small group of protesters of Margaret Thatcher’s LGBT legacy have lined the route of the former PM's funeral in central London.
12 April 2013
Green MP Caroline Lucas: ‘People in Brighton remember Thatcher’s opposition to gay rights’ 22 Green MP Caroline Lucas has cited Margaret Thatcher’s opposition to gay rights as one of the reasons for abstaining from Wednesday’s Commons debate.
11 April 2013
Former Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold: I won’t dance on Thatcher’s grave but she made gay people feel ‘marginalised’ 24 As a gay woman former BBC Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold says celebrating the death of Margaret Thatcher is inappropriate, although admits she celebrated her exit from Downing Street in 1990.
10 April 2013
Ed Miliband: Gay people were left ‘stigmatised’ by Margaret Thatcher’s Section 28 20 Ed Miliband has joined his political rivals in paying tribute to Margaret Thatcher, but says her support for Section 28 caused gay people to be “stigmatised”.
9 April 2013
X Factor singer Rylan Clark deletes Margaret Thatcher tweet 21 X Factor singer Rylan Clark has deleted a tweet in tribute of Margaret Thatcher, after being reminded of her role in introducing Section 28 and her general disdain for gay rights.
7 April 2013
MPs accuse David Cameron’s chief whip of expenses ‘blackmail’ over opposition to equal marriage 21 David Cameron's chief Whip Sir George Young faces allegations of using confidential details of Tory MPs' expenses to "bully" them, and in order to stop them from speaking out against government plans to legalise equal marriage.
29 March 2013
Anti-equal marriage former Tory candidate Maria Hutchings in Twitter spat over civil unions 23 Anti-equal marriage former Tory candidate Maria Hutchings, who stood for the Conservative Party in the recent Eastleigh by-election and came third, took to Twitter today in a heated argument around equal marriage and civil unions.
29 March 2013
David Cameron reshuffles anti-gay marriage Energy Minister John Hayes 14 In a move designed to please disgruntled Tory backbenchers – many of whom are angry over the government’s equal marriage policy – David Cameron has made John Hayes his senior parliamentary adviser.
18 March 2013
Anti-gay Tory MPs call on David Cameron to abandon modernising agenda in video 36 Several Conservative MPs have called on David Cameron to end his support for progressive policies such as equal marriage.

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