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24 May 2013
Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle defends voting against equal marriage 41 Liberal Democrat MP Gordon Birtwistle has defended voting against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill and has cited opposition from a local mosque.
21 May 2013
MPs to debate humanist marriage ceremonies 13 The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is to receive a third and final Commons reading later today, with MPs set to vote on an amendment concerning humanist marriage ceremonies.
20 May 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘MPs should vote for heterosexual civil partnerships’ 31 Peter Tachell notes the popularity of straight civil partnerships in the Netherlands in saying MPs should vote for civil partnerships for heterosexual couples in England and Wales.
20 May 2013
Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert: ‘Equal marriage is now a litmus test for David Cameron’ 5 Writing exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk, Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Gilbert says today’s start of the third reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is a huge test for David Cameron.
15 May 2013
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper ‘I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage’ 59 Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather says voting against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in February was “an extremely difficult choice” and says equal marriage "wasn't one of those issues that I went into politics to tackle".
7 May 2013
UK: Same-sex marriage supporting MPs selected for Queen’s Speech Loyal Address 3 Two pro-marriage equality MPs have been selected for the Loyal Address during proceedings for tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech.
22 April 2013
UK: Deputy Lib Dem leader ‘really disappointed’ at IPS rejection of trans and intersex inclusive passports 16 Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes says he is “really disappointed” by the Identity and Passport Service’s decision to reject non gender-specific passports for trans and intersex people in Britain.
7 February 2013
Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood: Why I wasn’t present for the equal marriage vote 32 Liberal Democrat MP Martin Horwood has been in touch with PinkNews to explain why he did not take part in Tuesday’s vote of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
9 December 2011
Comment: Peter Tatchell is wrong to criticise Lynne Featherstone by Evan Harris 77 Former Liberal Democrat MP, Evan Harris, defends Lib Dem equality minister, Lynne Featherstone, after her stance on marriage equality was questioned by the human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.
2 December 2011
Church of England lawyers dismiss fears over new civil partnership rules 73 The Church says the fact that civil partnerships and marriages are separate legal concepts means it is "clear" the Equality Act 2010 could not be invoked to force them to perform both: "A gentlemen's outfitter is not required to supply women's clothes."
2 November 2011
MPs call for ‘humane’ gay asylum policy 16 Shadow Immigration Minister joins others to stress the importance of a consistent approach to gay asylum seekers.
2 November 2011
Religious representatives meet minister to support gay marriage 41 Liberal Judaism, the Quakers and the Unitarians sent representatives ahead of the government's consultation on equal marriage.
20 September 2011
Lib Dems say 12-month gay blood ban must be lifted 27 The Liberal Democrat party has voted to urge the government to go further on removing blood donation restrictions on gay men.
25 November 2010
Gay Lib Dem David Laws set to return to government ‘soon’ 18 Prime minister David Cameron has indicated that David Laws will return to government soon.
17 December 2009
Gay Europe minister Chris Bryant attacks BBC’s ‘ludicrous mistake’ on gay execution debate 42 Minister for Europe Chris Bryant has attacked the BBC for holding a debate on whether gays should be executed.
17 December 2009
Tatchell says BBC ‘invited’ homophobia 10 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has criticised the BBC for allowing online readers to debate whether gays should be executed.

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