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1 May 2013
Scottish Conservatives ex-deputy leader: ‘Scotland’s equal marriage bill must safeguard religious liberties’ 22 The former deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives says “it is essential that appropriate safeguards are put in place” to protect religious liberties as part of equal marriage reform in Scotland.
13 March 2013
SNP’s LGBT group pushes minister to include LGBT people in Commonwealth charter 19 The Scottish National Party's LGBT group has put pressure on Scotland's Minister for External Affairs to attempt to amend the recently signed Commonwealth charter, which protects against discrimination, but does not specifically mention LGBT people.
12 December 2012
Scotland refuses to ban ‘any church’ from providing same-sex marriages 23 All religious institutions – including the Church of Scotland – will be free to decide for themselves if they would like to provide marriages for gay couples, under plans announced today.
18 November 2012
Scotland: First minister’s vicar speaks out against Alex Salmond’s plans to let gays marry 23 Alex Salmond’s local vicar has spoken out against the first minister’s plans to make gay marriage legal in Scotland.
2 November 2012
Alex Salmond: Stonewall wrong to call Cardinal O’Brien a ‘bigot’ 205 Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has waded into the row over Stonewall’s Bigot of the Year title after the gay rights charity awarded it to the leader of Scotland’s Catholic Church.
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.
15 October 2012
Former SNP leader says equal marriage is a step towards ‘fascism’ 70 The former leader of the Scottish National Party Gordon Wilson has once again criticised the leadership of the SNP for supporting equal marriage.
3 August 2012
Scotland: SNP activist resigns over ‘undemocratic’ equal marriage decision 38 Robert Stewart, an SNP volunteer for 22 years has resigned over Scottish party leaders’ decision to push forward on marriage equality for gay couples in Scotland.
14 April 2012
Deputy First Minister of Scotland handed petition against equal marriage by her own constituents 88 More than 1,000 Catholic constituents of the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, have signed a petition calling for her to oppose changing the law to allow gay couples to marry.
4 March 2012
UK Catholic cardinal: Gay marriage is ‘a grotesque madness proposed by a disingenuous government’ 178 Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the most senior Catholic in Scotland, Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien, has said that gay marriage is a "grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right".
2 September 2011
Scottish government launches gay marriage consultation 47 The Scottish government has launched its promised consultation on marriage equality.
18 August 2011
SNP leader denies ‘going mental’ at Labour MP over gay marriage 8 SNP leader Alex Salmond has denied going "absolutely mental" at a Labour MP who asked him to comment on the gay marriage controversy.
15 August 2011
SNP politician retreats over gay ‘Nazi’ slur 22 A Scottish Nationalist Party MP has withdrawn a slur he made comparing gay rights campaigners to Nazis.
4 August 2011
Nationalist Scottish MP accused of attacking gay rights 53 A Nationalist MSP has been accused of trying to attack gay rights by tabling a motion which says no one should be "forced to be involved in" gay marriages.
6 May 2011
Activists call for gay marriage progress after SNP win 53 The SNP are to form Scotland's first ever majority government after their victory in yesterday's election.
20 April 2011
Four of five main Scottish parties promise action on gay marriage 31 Four of Scotland's five main political parties say they will take action on gay marriage ahead of next month's elections.
26 November 2010
SNP councillor accused of ‘gay slurs’ towards colleague 5 An SNP councillor may be expelled from his party after claims he made homophobic remarks to a colleague. Alan O’Brien, a member of the Nationalist opposition in North Lanarkshire, has been the subject of a number of complaints.

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