Wales
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20 May 2013MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review 12 After a day of confusion that threatened to disrupt the passage of the introduction of same-sex marriage, MPs have voted against the introduction of opposite sex civil partnerships. -
20 May 2013Maria Miller: I am happy to accept Labour’s amendment on a speedy civil partnerships review 7 Confirming what a senior source in her department had told PinkNews.co.uk earlier, the Minister for Equalities Maria Miller has told the House of Commons that she will accept Labour's manuscript amendment on civil partnerships. -
20 May 2013Exclusive: Government ‘relaxed’ on immediate review on the future of civil partnerships 6 A senior Government source has told PinkNews.co.uk that the Equalities Minister Maria Miller is "relaxed" on an immediate review on opposite sex civil partnerships. -
16 May 2013Welsh Assembly to mark IDAHOT Day by flying rainbow flags 1 The National Assembly for Wales is to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), by flying rainbow flags and holding LGBT-specific events. -
14 May 2013Maria Miller rejects claim by Simon Hughes that equal marriage has been ‘fast tracked’ 44 Maria Miller, the Minister for Equalities, has rejected a claim made by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats that same-sex marriage is being "fast tracked" through Parliament without the proper consultations. -
9 May 2013Methodist peer Lord Griffiths: ‘I support gay rights but not same-sex marriage’ 38 Methodist minister and Labour peer Lord Leslie Griffiths has revealed that, while he supports civil partnerships, he feels marriage equality doesn't offer gay people anything more than the use of the word "marriage". -
1 May 2013Coalition for Marriage: David Cameron’s support for equal marriage explains the rise of UKIP 25 The Coalition for Marriage says David Cameron’s support for equal marriage explains why the Conservatives are expected to perform badly in Thursday’s local elections. -
21 April 2013Nick Clegg: ‘More diversity is needed within the Lib Dems’ 20 Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said his party needs to lead by example in promoting diversity by including more gay people, women, disabled people and ethnic minorities in its membership. -
10 April 2013Church in Wales to study gay relationships in order to ‘map out the way ahead’ 16 The Archbishop of Wales has announced a new study of gay relationships at a meeting of the Church in Wales’ governing body. -
1 April 2013Tory MP Glyn Davies: Same-sex marriage is a ‘bad proposal’ but PM should not change course 24 Conservative MP Glyn Davies has described same-sex marriage as a “bad proposal”, but says it wouldn’t be sensible for David Cameron to change his mind. -
31 March 2013Poll: Most believe Church of England is ‘out of touch’ with modern society 37 More than two-thirds (69%) of the population believe that the Church of England is out of touch with society and half (54%) believe that it does a bad job of providing moral leadership. -
25 March 2013UK: Backbench Tories call for same-sex marriage referendum 54 It's emerged that earlier this month Conservative MPs Tim Loughton and David Burrowes called for a same-sex marriage referendum to be held on the same day as the 2015 general election. -
18 February 2013Leader of Plaid Cymru: MPs should not vote against equal marriage simply over the size of their postbag 8 The leader of Plaid Cymru is not impressed by those MPs who voted against this month’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill simply on the basis of the amount of negative letters they received. -
17 February 20138-year-old writes to the Welsh Secretary to say she has been brought up ‘perfectly well’ by lesbians 87 An eight-year-old girl has written to the Welsh Secretary David Jones to tell him that she has been brought up "perfectly well" by her two lesbian mothers. -
15 February 2013Labour intensify pressure on Welsh Secretary David Jones over gay parenting remarks 28 Conservative Welsh Secretary David Jones is under renewed pressure to apologise for his controversial remarks about same-sex parenting – with Downing Street now commenting about the row.
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15 February 2013Tory Welsh Secretary David Jones responds to gay parenting row 17 Welsh Secretary David Jones has responded to criticism by Stonewall Cymru over his views on same-sex parents – but reiterates that marriage “should be reserved” for heterosexuals. -
15 February 2013Welsh Secretary David Jones: Gay parents cannot provide a ‘safe environment for the upbringing of children’ 25 Stonewall Cymru has criticised the claims of Welsh Secretary David Jones, who said in an interview that he voted against the same-sex marriage bill because gay parents can't provide a "warm and safe environment" for children.
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10 February 2013Tory MP: Same-sex marriage will damage youth who will grow out of a ‘normal gay phase’ 69 Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling, Sir John Stanley, has claimed that homosexuality is a 'normal phase' for youngsters before become heterosexual in later life. -
6 February 2013Wales’ National Assembly to mark LGBT History Month 3 Buildings belonging to the National Assembly of Wales in Cardiff Bay and Colwyn Bay will fly the Rainbow flag tomorrow, in order to mark LGBT History Month. -
5 February 2013Gordon Brown didn’t vote for same-sex marriage but says he supports it 66 At the last general election, he was the only party leader to explicitly rule out marriage equality.
