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23 May 2013Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them 41 Speaking to Sir David Frost, the Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, has rejected a suggestion that he had “come out strongly” against same-sex unions. -
23 May 2013Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’ 13 Peter Tatchell has warm praise for Prime Minister David Cameron, for “sticking to his guns” on equal marriage in the face of considerable opposition from his own party -
23 May 2013Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote 15 MP Sarah Newton, also a deputy chair of the Conservative Party, is defending herself from claims she broke a promise to her constituents after abstaining in this week’s vote of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. -
23 May 2013Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe homosexuals 53 Responding to a letter from a PinkNews.co.uk reader, Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth says he should have used the word “militant” rather than “aggressive” when describing parts of the “homosexuality community.” -
23 May 2013Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained 20 Liberal Democrat MP John Pugh has been criticised for voting against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – as both Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes, party president Tim Farron and Health Minister Norman Lamb abstained in this week’s vote. -
23 May 2013Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur 64 Former Conservative defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth has defended his comments about the “aggressive homosexual community”. -
23 May 2013Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’ 10 London Evening Standard columnist Richard Godwin jokes Sir Gerald Howarth’s recent comments about the “aggressive homosexual community” maybe because “he really does dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him.” -
22 May 2013Tory MP David Burrowes accuses David Lammy of ‘playing the race card’ in equal marriage debate 40 Ahead of last night’s vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, former Labour minister David Lammy was accused of “playing the race card” by staunch equal marriage critic David Burrowes. -
22 May 2013Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a ‘s**t’ than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed 23 Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland has released a lengthy statement, defending his record on equality, after he used colourful language at a Labour student in Leeds who accused him of trying to wreck the Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill). -
22 May 2013Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row 8 Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland has used highly colourful language in a row with a student over his actions during the third reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. -
22 May 2013UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won’t expel members who call gay sex ‘disgusting’ 47 UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he will not expel UKIP members for voicing "old-fashioned" views about homosexuality, including those who describe it as “disgusting” -
22 May 2013Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his ‘aggressive homosexuality community’ jibe 18 Stuart Andrew, the gay Conservative MP for Pudsey, has criticised Aldershot MP Sir Gerald Howarth who warned on Monday of an "aggressive homosexuality community". -
22 May 2013David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote 63 Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has passionately defended his controversial bill to make same-sex marriage legal arguing that it could transform the lives of young LGBT people. -
21 May 2013Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come 12 In her address to the Commons, shortly before MPs passed the Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill), Culture Secretary and Equalities Minister, Maria Miller said “now is the time” for equal marriage. -
21 May 2013MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading 52 MPs have voted 366 - 161 overwhelmingly in favour of passing the Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) – in its third reading in the House of Commons. -
21 May 2013London: Gay sauna denies hosting ‘bareback’ sex parties 38 The owner of a gay sauna in north London has denied claims that his business was prepared to host a “Bareback Party” and “Raw Heat Pig Party”. -
21 May 2013Made in Chelsea’s Ollie Locke: ‘I’ve tried to push myself to be gay but I’m actually bisexual’ 14 Made in Chelsea star Ollie Locke says he’s bisexual but that “the whole country thinks I'm gay”. -
21 May 2013Boris Johnson calls on Tories to unite and for the government to ‘get on with legalising equal marriage’ 9 Boris Johnson has called on the government to get the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill signed into law as soon as possible. -
21 May 2013George Michael’s lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph 7 Further details have been revealed about last week’s motorway crash involving George Michael. -
21 May 2013Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has ‘f**** things up’ with his equal marriage bill 66 Lord Tebbit has launched a foul-mouthed attack on David Cameron, claiming the prime minister has “fucked things up” over the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
