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31 May 2013
Baroness Warsi blasted by National Secular Society for failing to ‘steer’ equal marriage in Lords 16 Faith and Communities Minister Baroness Warsi has been accused by the National Secular Society of refusing to “steer” the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill through the Lords.
31 May 2013
Lib Dem Baroness Liz Barker: Help us to get equal marriage passed by lobbying a Lord 3 Baroness Liz Barker writes for PinkNews.co.uk on the need to lobby peers ahead of next week’s second reading House of Lords vote of the same-sex marriage bill.
31 May 2013
Russian Children’s Commissioner calls for moratorium on French adoptions 2 The Russian Children's Rights Commissioner has said it is only "logical" to halt adoptions of Russian children by French couples due to the legalisation of same-sex marriage in France.
31 May 2013
Tory Minister Helen Grant: Equality will not diminish my marriage, it strengthens the institution 17 Equalities Minister Helen Grant writes exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk on why the government remains committed to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
31 May 2013
Lord Carey: ‘Love is not enough’ to justify same-sex marriage 79 The Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord George Carey, has argued that marriage equality should be opposed on the grounds that allowing marriages based "merely" on love and commitment would also justify polygamous unions and marriages between siblings.
31 May 2013
Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes faces wrath of local party for abstaining in equal marriage vote 29 The Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes, has been criticised in an open letter by Lib Dem members in his south London constituency for abstaining in this month’s vote of the same-sex marriage bill.
31 May 2013
LobbyALord launched to help encourage peers to come Out4Marriage in equal marriage debate 24 A new website has been launched in order to make it easy for members of the public to lobby peers in the House of Lords ahead of next week's second reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill.
30 May 2013
Labour says government is ‘lashing out’ at ‘poor handling’ of equal marriage bill 16 The shadow minister for equalities Kate Green has accused the government of "lashing out at the Labour Party" over the "poor handling of the same-sex marriage bill".
30 May 2013
UK: Government moves equal marriage House of Lords vote to later next day 21 Next week’s House of Lords vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will now take place on Tuesday in the daytime after supporters warned voting in the early hours could put the bill at risk.
30 May 2013
Clare Balding takes aim at ‘uncool’ Lord Tebbit over his ‘lesbian queen’ remarks 43 Clare Balding has criticised Lord Tebbit after he warned Britain could be ruled by a lesbian queen if equal marriage is legalised, she says the remarks are "insulting to every surrogate parent".
30 May 2013
Union J star Jaymi Hensley: David Cameron is right, equal marriage will change the lives of many 3 Union J star Jaymi Hensley, has opened up to PinkNews.co.uk about his strong support from fans for being open about being gay, and that he is excited about the equal marriage debate in Parliament, as he feels strongly that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
30 May 2013
UK: Equal marriage rally to coincide with House of Lords debate 14 Monday’s House of Lords second reading debate of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will coincide with a rally outside Parliament organised by equality campaigners.
30 May 2013
Bishop of Salisbury: Opponents of equal marriage similar to supporters of ‘slavery and apartheid’ 29 The Bishop of Salisbury has likened opponents of equal marriage to Christians who used the Bible to justify slavery and apartheid
30 May 2013
Comment: Marriage equality is the mark of a civilised society 14 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Adrian Tippetts makes an open plea to members of the House of Lords to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in next week's second reading debate.
29 May 2013
Party Whips accused of threatening an MP’s career over equal marriage opposition 21 In a letter sent to peers ahead of next week's second reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, a group of MPs have accused party Whips of threatening the careers of MPs opposed to equal marriage, despite there being a free vote on the Bill in the House of Commons.
29 May 2013
Labour fear late night House of Lords vote could threaten equal marriage bill 27 Shadow equalities minister Baroness Glenys Thornton says David Cameron has been “absolutely brilliant" in his support for equal marriage, but warns a late night vote in the House of Lords next week could put the same-sex marriage bill at risk.
29 May 2013
Comment: Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks can vote for me to have the freedom to marry the man I love 24 PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen has written a column for the Jewish News newspaper to urge the Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks to carefully consider the upcoming House of Lords vote on same-sex marriage.
28 May 2013
Su Pollard: ‘Equal marriage can only be a good thing for sexual health’ 14 Comedy entertainer Su Pollard says more needs to be done to encourage young gay men to use condoms and that equal marriage is a key step towards ending stigma and discrimination.
28 May 2013
Scottish Lib Dem leader writes equal marriage letter to SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon 5 Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has written to the SNP Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to urge her to press ahead with plans for equal marriage in Scotland.
27 May 2013
New Zealand’s ‘gay rainbow’ MP: ‘Be Ye Not Afraid of same-sex marriage’ 7 Maurice Williamson, the New Zealand MP for Pakuranga whose pro-equal marriage speech went viral, has written an open letter to Australia and the rest of the world in defence of same-sex marriage.

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