Articles about Marriage Rights

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17 September 2012
Anti-equal marriage protesters to hold Tory conference rally 137 A rally by the Coalition for Marriage, the campaign group leading the opposition to equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in the UK, is to take place on Monday 8 October at next month’s Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
12 September 2012
US: Reverend Jesse Jackson has “no problem” with marrying same-sex couples 8 Reverend Jesse Jackson has said he would officiate a same-sex wedding, were he asked to do so, and that he has "no problem" with gay relationships.
5 September 2012
Democrats endorse equal marriage, and ‘appropriately represent’ LGBT community 10 The Democratic National Convention has kicked off, and has been praised for appropriately representing, and embracing the LGBT community in the US.
11 July 2012
Vince Cable: ‘Difficult’ to justify gay marriage ban 91 Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable has said he believes the current system of civil partnerships for gay couples is 'fine', but that it is 'difficult' to justify a ban on gay civil marriages and will support plans to lift it.
13 June 2012
Northern Ireland: Peer calls homosexuality ‘a rung on the ladder to bestiality’ 55 The Ulster Unionist Party has distanced itself from comments made by Lord Maginnis this morning that marriage for gay couples was something 'unnatural' that would be 'imposed' on society, calling it a 'rung on the ladder' to bestiality.
8 June 2012
Catholic Voices poll: ’77 percent’ of gay and bisexual Britons disagree with marriage ban 84 Reports of an online poll appear to show that half of gay Britons reject the idea that there is "no need" to change the law on marriage because of civil partnerships, and 77 percent do not accept that marriage should be reserved exclusively for straight people.
30 May 2012
Illinois citizens to sue for equal marriage rights 9 Illinois residents are to file lawsuits against the state, arguing that the ban on marriages for gay couples is unconstitutional.
28 May 2012
Video: Musician Paloma Faith comes @Out4Marriage 4 British singer-songwriter Paloma Faith has added her voice to the Out4Marriage campaign for equality in marriage between gay and straight couples.
15 May 2012
Video: US rapper and producer Jay-Z supports gay couples marrying 22 Rapper Jay-Z has backed US President Barack Obama's announcement last week that he supported equal marriage rights between gay and straight couples.
23 March 2012
37,000 sign petition to thank Starbucks for equal marriage support 19 More than 37,000 people have signed a petition to thank coffee giant Starbucks for its equal marriage support after marriage opponents called for an international boycott.
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
Comment: Britain must stop fudging its way to equality and let religions marry gay couples 35 Following the launch of the government's public consultation on how to implement equal civil marriage rights, Rabbi Aaron Goldstein, the co-chair of Rabbinic Conference of Liberal Judaism, says religious ceremonies must be included in the final result.
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.
20 March 2012
125,000 sign Iraq veteran’s petition to keep New Hampshire’s equal marriage law 24 125,000 people across the US have called on New Hampshire's legislature to keep the state's equal marriage laws in a vote tomorrow, signing a petition started by marine who wants to be best man at his brother's wedding.
20 March 2012
Stonewall calls for ‘calm voice of gays’ in equal marriage consultation 94 Gay rights charity Stonewall has published its response to the government consultation on how to introduce marriage equality for gay couples in England and Wales, saying civil partnerships have not been 'sufficient to diminish the remaining prejudice against gay people'.
20 March 2012
Lord Tebbit: Nests of snakes in the equal marriage can of worms 127 Norman Tebbit has labelled the prime minister's reasons for supporting equal marriage 'absurd' and warned that 'nests of snakes' inhabit the 'can of worms' the country is about to open, suggesting polygamy and incest may naturally follow.
13 March 2012
Renamed Ben and Jerry’s flavour backs equal marriage in the UK 105 Ice cream giant Ben and Jerry's has announced today it will be changing the name of one of its ice cream flavours in the UK in support of equal marriage rights for gays.
12 March 2012
Poll: Australia leads Britain and US in support for equal marriage 23 Australia is leading Britain and the US in its support for the implementation of equal gay marriage rights, a poll released today suggests.
12 March 2012
Women’s Institute declines ‘potentially offensive’ Coalition for Marriage ad 37 The Women's Institute has declined to run an advert for equal marriage opponents the Coalition for Marriage over fears it would offend 'many members'.
12 March 2012
Nick Clegg: Marriage equality by 2015 68 At the Liberal Democrats' Spring Conference this weekend, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg promised the UK's first gay marriage would take place before 2015 as a result of Liberal Democrats being in government.

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