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May 17, 2012

Dr John Sentamu: Meeting ‘emotional needs’ of gay couples through civil marriage is a ‘misuse of the state’

The Archbishop of York has said that while allowing gay couples to marry in civil ceremonies may meet their 'emotional needs', if they are not experiencing legal discrimination it would be a 'misuse of the state'.

May 17, 2012

Study: Faces may reveal whether people are gay

According to a study published this week, people may be able to determine at a glance whether another person is gay.

May 17, 2012

Green leader Caroline Lucas calls for ‘legislation not consultation’ in her @Out4Marriage video

Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion and the leader of the Green Party has become the first party leader to publish their Out4Marriage video. Ms Lucas called on the Government to "legislate not consulate" and echoed calls made yesterday by the Labour MEP Peter Cashman for straight couples to be allowed to have civil...

May 17, 2012

Tory MP who called gay marriage ‘completely nuts’ ejected from two Parliamentary committees

Peter Bone, one of the most outspoken Conservative party critics of the Government's plans for same sex marriage equality, has lost his place on two influential House of Commons committees.

May 16, 2012

Ben and Jerry’s renames Equality Minister Lynne Featherstone as Lynne Honeycomb

Ben and Jerry's the ice cream maker that had already launched a special scoop, Apple-y Ever After, to celebrate equal marriage for gay couples sent the UK Minister for Equality, Lynne Featherstone her own personalised ice cream tub.

May 16, 2012

Ben and Jerry’s renames Equality Minister Lynne Featherstone as Lynne Honeycomb

Ben and Jerry's the ice cream maker who had already launched a special scoop, Apple-y Ever After, to celebrate equal marriage for gay couples sent the UK Minister for Equality, Lynne Featherstone her own personalised ice cream tub.

May 16, 2012

Ben and Jerry’s renames Equality Minister Lynne Featherstone as Lynne Honeycomb

May 16, 2012

Ex-EastEnders star and Stonewall founder Michael Cashman first MEP to come @Out4Marriage

Michael Cashman has become the first member of the European Parliament to join the Out4Marriage campaign. The former star of British soap opera EastEnders says that equality should also mean that straight couples should be entitled to hold civil partnerships should they wish, something that the Government is not currently...

May 16, 2012

Israeli parliament rejects gay and inter-faith civil marriage bill

Legislation for the option of civil marriage for Israeli citizens who cannot be wed via religious institutions, including same-sex marriage and marriages between members of different faiths, like Muslims and Jews, was rejected by the Israel parliament, or Knesset.

May 16, 2012

MP calls for gays to leave Lithuania

A Lithuanian MP notorious for his anti-gay views has said gays should be driven from the country, interrupting a press conference in the Parliament building.