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4 September 2012
Lynne Featherstone moved from equalities role in UK Government reshuffle 48 Liberal Democrat MP Lynne Featherstone is to leave her post as the government’s equalities minister.
2 September 2012
Historic gay sex convictions will be able to be deleted from October 14 From October, men with historic convictions for having consensual gay sex will be able to apply to have the convictions removed from official databases.
19 June 2012
Home Office will be asked to heed warning on ‘outdated’ police resources on HIV 5 The Home Office is to be asked to ensure police resources on HIV accurately reflect current knowledge of the virus and its routes of transmission.
16 June 2012
Home Office Minister Nick Herbert: Churches should be allowed to marry gay couples 39 Nick Herbert the Minister for Policing at the Home Office and Ministry of Justice has said that churches that wish to solemnise marriages of gay couples should be allowed to do so.
14 June 2012
Exclusive: 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.
23 March 2012
Public invited to equal marriage forums over coming month 87 Members of the public are being invited to consultation events around England over the next month to discuss how best to introduce equal marriage rights.
22 March 2012
New anti-homophobia Sports Charter logo unveiled 5 The logo for the government's pro-LGBT sports initiative was unveiled today, coinciding with the anniversary of the Sports Charter's launch.
21 March 2012
Jacqui Smith ‘happy’ to see civil partnerships make way for equal marriage 52 Jacqui Smith, who was deputy minister for women and equalities when she unveiled the proposals for civil partnerships eight years ago, has said the system should be amended, or even repealed, to make way for equal civil marriage.
14 March 2012
Home Secretary Theresa May: Government will introduce same sex marriage whatever the Church says 176 Writing in The Times, the Home Secretary and cabinet Minister for Equality, Theresa May, argues that marriage should be for everyone regardless of their sexuality.
5 May 2011
Government ‘still not collecting data on gay asylum claims’ 6 The UK government has admitted that it is still not collecting data on the number of people who claim asylum or are refused on the basis of their sexual orientation.
26 May 2010
Gay immigration group hit out at ‘sensational’ asylum report 9 The UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG) have expressed their misgivings over a recent newspaper article slamming the UK's border control policies.

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