Articles about Thanet

15 February 2013
Tory MP Sir Roger Gale: My comments against equal marriage had ‘nothing to do with incest’ 24 Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale says his latest comments against equal marriage had “nothing to do with incest” during a speech against the government’s marriage reforms.
23 January 2013
Kent bisexual councillor says he will step down following homophobia investigation 17 A councillor in Kent at the centre of a row about alleged homophobia has announced he is stepping down at the next election.
15 June 2012
Kent: Return of councillor who left malicious voicemail for bisexual colleague ‘an insult’ 26 A bisexual councillor in Kent has said it is 'shocking' that a Conservative colleague who told him he hoped he would 'get Aids' will rejoin his party's team following a six-month suspension.
20 April 2012
Thanet Council votes to support equal marriage 30 A district council Kent has become the first council in Kent and second in England to vote in favour of the government's proposals for equal marriage, it was announced today.
28 March 2012
Public meeting to discuss MP who asked if Shakespeare would be rewritten if gay couples marry 48 A public meeting is to be held in Thanet after local Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale, who has been North Thanet's MP for nearly thirty years, wrote an article describing prime minister David Cameron's plans to introduce civil marriage equality as "almost Stalinist" that would "rewrite history and tradition".
23 March 2012
Kent MP: If gays marry, will Shakespeare be in danger? 168 A twice-divorced Kent MP has questioned whether allowing gay couples to marry will result in Shakespeare being rewritten to redact gender-specific words like 'husband' and 'wife'.

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