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15 March 2012
Government publishes proposals and opens consultation on same sex marriage 87 The 12-week consultation on how to lift the ban on gay couples marrying in a civil ceremony in England and Wales has been launched by the government today.
14 March 2012
Government to unveil consultation plans for equal marriage in England and Wales tomorrow 29 Consultation plans for the UK government's introduction of civil marriage equality for gay couples are expected to be unveiled tomorrow.
13 March 2012
Tory LGBT group claims Ken Livingstone ‘riddled with hypocrisy’ 56 Members of the Conservative party's LGBTory group held a protest outside Ken Livingstone's Soho fundraiser last night accusing the mayoral candidate of being 'riddled with hypocrisy'.
13 March 2012
Gay dean: Church of England’s relationship with gays is ‘a disaster’ 51 Dr Jeffrey John, who has twice lost out on a post as bishop because of his public homosexuality, says his denomination has become the 'last refuge of prejudice' and is treating gay relationships as 'inferior' to straight ones.
12 March 2012
Comment: Marriage would be an unnecessary victory roll for gay rights, David Coburn argues 127 Last week, David Coburn, UKIP’s openly gay London Regional Chairman, said the government was 'picking a fight’ with religious people in Britain over plans for equal civil marriage.
12 March 2012
Video: Australian politician’s gay brother slams attack ad 2 Australian politician Bob Katter's gay brother has criticised him for a new advert which attacks an opponent's support for equal marriage rights for gays.
9 March 2012
Comment: Gay marriage slurs will not keep us from equality 32 Sarah Ludford MEP writes that the "very fact that those opposed to same-sex marriage cannot have a reasoned debate about the issue just proves that they are bereft of any real arguments".
7 March 2012
Francis Maude: Tories must back equal marriage or risk becoming ‘unelectable’ 111 Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude is expected to warn today that the Tories must modernise and approve measures including equal marriage or risk being seen as 'unacceptable and unelectable'.
7 March 2012
UKIP: Marriage belongs to religion, not government 110 UKIP has accused the government of 'picking a fight' with religious people in Britain over plans for equal civil marriage saying the issue is 'in the domain of the church and other faiths'.
6 March 2012
Video: Michele Bachmann calls Piers Morgan ‘rude’ during gay debate 28 Michele Bachmann, unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, dubbed Piers Morgan 'rude' after he called her statements about gays 'judgemental'.
6 March 2012
New UKIP MEP: Will gay marriage lead to incest? 86 An MEP who last year asked why doctors should perform gender reassignment surgery but not 'gay cure' therapy has suggested gay marriages will lead to incestuous and polygamous unions.
2 March 2012
MPs defend taking interns from ‘gay cure’ event sponsor 108 An MP who received interns from a religious charity which opposes gay equality and sponsored a 'gay cure' event has backed the charity and claimed to have met 'ex-gays'.
1 March 2012
Former diplomat contests Tunisian leader on gay rights 26 Farhat Othaman questions spiritual leader Rashid Ghannouchi over new Tunisia's commitment to human and LGBT rights
29 February 2012
Protesters urge St Petersburg not to enact anti-gay law 1 The British Foreign Office is among a number of bodies and groups of protesters around the world urging St Petersburg not to enact the anti-gay law its legislature passed today.
28 February 2012
Simon Hughes: The Sun used phone records to force me to come out 64 Simon Hughes, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, has told the Leveson Inquiry that phone records obtained by The Sun newspaper forced him to come out as bisexual.
28 February 2012
MPs’ report on ‘undue limitation of Christian belief’ questioned 86 An MP-led report by the new Christians in Parliament group which recommends 'reasonable accommodations' from equality legislation to lift the 'undue limitation of belief' it says is experienced by religious people in public life has been cautiously questioned.
24 February 2012
Brighton prepares for National Student Pride this weekend 3 1,000 students are expected to descend on Brighton this weekend for the eighth annual National Student Pride.
23 February 2012
Grindr goes political on gay issues 16 The location-aware gay social app Grindr has launched a new movement to raise awareness of gay, bi and trans issues around the world dubbed 'Grindr for Equality'.
23 February 2012
Downing Street hosts summit on homophobia and racism in football 14 The Prime Minister hosted a summit yesterday aimed at tackling homophobia in football in a week which has seen the FA fine Ravel Morrison £7,000 for a homophobic tweet and the former Chelsea coach José Mourinho severely criticised for using a gay slur.
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.

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