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7 January 2013David Cameron: We haven’t made it clear enough that churches won’t be forced to marry gay couples 31 David Cameron has reaffirmed his commitment to same-sex marriage but said that the Government hasn't communicated the changes very well to those who fear changes being imposed on churches. -
1 January 2013Comment: A lesson on equal marriage for the Archbishop of Westminster by a gay teacher 69 Gay teacher Richard Queripel explains in an open letter to the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales how wrong he is to use the teaching of marriage in schools as an argument against allowing same-sex couples to get married. -
31 December 2012Welsh local authorities criticised for failing to record anti-gay school bullying 2 The leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood says there needs to be greater consistency in the way homophobic school bullying is recorded by local authorities in Wales. -
29 December 2012Catholic Church: Children will be damaged by gay couples marrying in Britain 188 A letter to be read to worshipers in Roman Catholic Churches across Birmingham will say that the Government has not considered the damage to be done to children by allowing gay couples to marry in England and Wales as well as Scotland. -
27 December 2012UK: Sexual element linked to MI6 spy’s death 26 The death of Gareth Williams was not the result of assassination by the security services, but instead “auto-erotic activity”, a police source has said. -
27 December 2012Government refuses to rule out using Parliament Act to force equal marriage past the House of Lords 55 Culture Secretary Maria Miller has refused to rule out using the Parliament Act in order for the government to get its planned equal marriage legislation for England and Wales on the statute book, in the event of parliamentary deadlock. -
26 December 2012New poll: Most Conservative voters support David Cameron’s same-sex marriage policy 35 An ICM poll for the Guardian has found that 62% of all voters support gay couples being given the right to marry.
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26 December 2012High Court Judge who criticised same-sex marriage had promised to ‘keep a low profile’ on subject 39 A high court judge has come under-fire for arguing that the government should not legislate for same-sex marriage as he claims it only benefits 0.1% of the population. -
26 December 2012Poll: Majority of public want Church of England to hold same-sex weddings 31 A new poll has found that the majority of the people in England and Wales wish for the Church of England to be able to conduct same-sex marriages. -
25 December 2012Archbishop of Westminster’s Christmas message: Same-sex marriage plan is an Orwellian shambles 150 The leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has attacked the Government's plans for marriage equality as an undemocratic shambles. -
21 December 2012Tory MP David Davies questions if same-sex marriage will lead to children being taught about anal sex 102 Conservative opponent of marriage equality David Davies has said his concerns focus around sex education and how children might be taught the mechanics of gay sex. -
21 December 2012UK: First openly gay judge to be appointed Chancellor of the High Court 18 Lord Justice (Terrence) Etherton, the first senior judge to be in a civil partnership, has been appointed as Chancellor of the High Court, or head of the Chancery Division. -
21 December 2012Tory MP Steve Baker: Letting gays marry will not improve tolerance in our society 51 Conservative MP for Wycombe, Steve Baker, has said that the Government's plans for same-sex marriage will not improve tolerance in society. -
17 December 2012Gay Essex dads to sue government over church same-sex marriage ban 91 Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow plan to mount a legal challenge over the government’s decision to ban gay couples from marrying in the Church of England. -
16 December 2012Tory, Labour and cross-bench Peers and MPs say Government is ignoring public ‘opposition’ to equal marriage 53 Almost 60 Conservative, Labour and cross-bench MPs and peers have signed up to a new Parliamentary plan to oppose same-sex marriage. -
15 December 2012Archbishop of Wales: Equal marriage ban for Church in Wales ‘a total shock’ 37 The head of the Anglican Church in Wales has said the church will attempt to persuade the UK government to drop plans to make it illegal for same-sex marriages to be performed there, in upcoming equal marriage legislation. -
14 December 2012Bishop of Buckingham: Church will be a fool to squander the option of ‘getting real’ by backing same-sex marriage 24 The Bishop of Buckingham, Alan Wilson, the most senior member of the Church of England to back the Out4Marriage campaign for marriage equality has warned that the Church of England risks squandering a “precious opportunity to get real” by backing same-sex marriage. -
12 December 2012Simon Callow: Banning the Church of England from same-sex marriage is a ‘medieval idea’ 29 Simon Callow has described the government's decision to ban the Church of England from conducting same-sex marriages as "a bit bewildering" and a "sort of medieval idea". -
12 December 2012Archbishop of Wales: Banning churches from same-sex marriages is a step too far 64 The Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan says making it illegal for the Church in Wales to offer marriages for gay couples is a "step too far" and believes the government should reconsider its plans. -
11 December 2012Exclusive: Nick Clegg signals a free vote for Lib Dem MPs on same-sex marriage 44 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said: “I’m not going to be illiberal in pushing through a liberal measure” when asked if it was still the case that Lib Dem MPs would be forced to vote with the government on equal marriage.
