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January 28, 2013

Cambridgeshire: Cafe owner calls for apology over allegations of support for Ugandan anti-gay bill

The St Neots cafe owner who was accused of speaking in favour of anti-gay legislation in Uganda has demanded an apology from two bloggers, one of whom called him a "hatemonger".

January 28, 2013

Catholic Church warns gay teachers they risk the sack if they marry or enter into civil partnerships

Openly gay senior teachers at Catholic schools could face demotion or the sack if they fail to live according to the gospel of the Roman Catholic Church.

January 28, 2013

Church of England: The government has ‘no mandate’ for its same-sex marriage bill

The Church of England has responded to the publication of the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) and has complained that it wasn’t given enough time to study the proposals in full ahead of last week’s announcement.

January 28, 2013

Exclusive: Defence Secretary Philip Hammond links incest with same-sex marriage

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has told students in Surrey that allowing gay couples to marry would be like sanctioning incest.

January 28, 2013

Canada: Kathleen Wynne becomes first lesbian province leader

Canada has appointed a former cabinet minister as its first openly-gay provincial premier, who is also the first female leader of the most populous Canadian province.

January 28, 2013

US: Boy Scouts troop forced by regional council to remove anti-discrimination statement

A Boy Scout troop has been made by its governing regional council to remove an anti-discrimination policy published last week, which contradicts the national policy banning gay members, volunteers and staff.

January 27, 2013

Iain Dale: Trust civil servants to bugger up same-sex marriage by not including consummation

LBC presenter and Conservative Party commentator Iain Dale, who supports the introduction of same-sex marriage, worries that the Government is presenting a flawed bill to the House of Commons.

January 27, 2013

France: A quarter of a million rally for same-sex marriage in Paris and Lyon

As many as a quarter of a million people have gathered in the French cities of Paris and Lyon to support plans to introduce same-sex marriage equality.

January 26, 2013

Introducing equal marriage in England and Wales to cost the tax payer up to £4.7m

The Government has said that the costs of introducing same-sex marriage in England and Wales will cost between £3.3m and £4.7m. The assessment, promised by the Government during the consultation process, is not as large a figure as some opponents of equal marriage had claimed introducing equality would cost.

January 26, 2013

Peter Tatchell: The equal marriage bill is commendable, but flawed

Peter Tatchell commends the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, but outlines reasons why the option of civil partnerships for heterosexual couples, to avoid a legal imbalance, should be considered.