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28 November 2012
Labour MP Ben Bradshaw: ‘Urine is pouring into my office’ 11 Labour MP Ben Bradshaw, the first MP elected as an openly gay man and former Culture Secretary has amused Twitter by revealing that his House of Commons office is covered in urine.
23 November 2012
Source: 118 Tory MPs may vote against same-sex marriage 87 The Daily Mail has reported that 118 Conservative MPs could potentially vote against government plans to legalise marriage rights for gay couples.
20 November 2012
PM criticised over Equality assessment reforms 8 David Cameron has been criticised by the NUS after announcing plans to remove assessments that are designed to ensure the government is complying with the Equality Act.
2 November 2012
Scottish Tory leader booed at Stonewall Awards 84 The leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson found herself being booed off the stage at last night’s Stonewall Awards in central London.
9 October 2012
UK: Christian Labour MP changes his mind and backs equal marriage 16 The Labour MP for Huddersfield Barry Sheerman has said he now supports equal marriage rights for same-sex couples after previously being “unsure”.
27 September 2012
UK: Labour to make equal marriage a whipped vote 30 PinkNews.co.uk understands Labour is likely to whip its MPs when it comes to supporting the government’s policy of equal civil marriage rights for gay couples.
19 September 2012
Australian politician, who linked bestiality with equal marriage, to attend UK Conservative event 23 Australian Senator Cory Bernardi, who was sacked as an aide to the country's opposition leader after linking equal marriage to bestiality, is due to attend a conference of young Conservatives in Oxford this weekend.
18 September 2012
Brighton: Green Party accused of ‘squabbling’ in equal marriage rift 14 The leader of the Conservatives on Brighton and Hove City Council has criticised the Green Party for being preoccupied in dealing with one of its councillors, who caused a deep internal row, after she voted against the party over the issue of equal marriage.
27 August 2012
Students lobby Christian Labour MP over equal marriage 29 The LGBT Society at the University of Huddersfield recently met with Barry Sheerman MP, a devout Christian for an informal discussion.
4 July 2012
Shadow home secretary meets with liberal faith groups on equal marriage 18 The shadow home secretary hosted a roundtable discussion on equal marriage rights for gay couples in London today, inviting religious figures to discuss their support for religious recognition in the government's plans.
29 May 2012
Video: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls calls for equal religious marriage in @Out4Marriage video 24 The Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, has joined the Out4Marriage campaign with a video message calling on the government to allow religious bodies to marry gay couples if they choose, inspired by his late, gay uncle.
17 May 2012
Angela Eagle MP: Gay couples will be in limbo until equal marriage laws are announced 30 Angela Eagle, the first female MP to enter a civil partnership, has called on the government to introduce marriage equality legislation and take gay couples out of 'limbo'.
8 May 2012
Shadow home secretary: ‘Ludicrous’ to blame equal marriage plans for Tory losses 113 Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, has said it is 'utterly ludicrous' to blame the Coalition government's plans to allow gay couples an equal right to civil marriage for the Conservative party's losses at local elections last week.
26 April 2012
Shadow foreign minister for human rights speaks out against Ugandan anti-gay bill 14 The Shadow Foreign Minister for Human Rights, Kerry McCarthy MP, has spoken out against the ongoing persecution of gay, bi and transgender people in Uganda.
20 April 2012
Row after Tory MEPs abstain from pro-LGBT amendment vote 55 Labour MEPs have criticised Tories this week for abstaining from a vote at the European Parliament on an amendment strengthening LGBT protections, with Tories accusing them of 'grandstanding' in response.
26 March 2012
Ken Livingstone defends former Iranian TV job and homophobic Muslim preacher 62 In a radio interview, London Mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone defended his relationship with homophobic and anti-semitic Muslim cleric and his former presenting job with Iran’s state broadcaster, Press TV, claiming it was an attempt to "engage" with the country and reduce the threat of military action.
24 February 2012
Labour MP charged after ‘head-butting’ gay Tory in Commons bar + Labour MP Eric Joyce has been suspended and charged by police on allegations he head-butted openly gay MP Stuart Andrew in a House of Commons bar, months after Andrew spoke to the House about being the victim of an attack.
22 February 2012
David Lammy cuts tie with equal marriage opponents who funded interns 14 Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy has cut ties with the Christian Action Research and Education which co-launched the anti-marriage equality Coalition for Marriage petition and supported a 'gay cure' conference.
21 February 2012
Comment: Gay marriage will make us a beacon of equality 88 Ken Livingstone writes that opposition to equal marriage is "a reminder that the battle for LGBT equality is not over".
9 February 2012
Comment: Ken Livingstone broke new ground for gay Londoners 53 Yesterday, former mayor of London Ken Livingstone was criticised for telling a journalist that the Conservative party was "riddled" with gays.

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