Thousands expected to join Suffolk Pride after year’s absence
Suffolk's LGB&T Network hopes to celebrate the region's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals when the event returns this June.
Stephen Twigg, first openly gay man to be elected as an MP comes @Out4Marriage
Stephen Twigg, the first openly gay man to be elected to the UK's House of Commons, has declared his support for marriage equality in the Out4Marriage campaign.
Equal marriage campaigns ‘demonise the backward working class’, commentator claims
A commentator for a British online magazine has said campaigners 'demonise' the working class by supporting equal marriage rights for gay and straight couples.
Church of Ireland Synod: Gay relationships cannot be ‘normative’
The General Synod of the Church of Ireland has passed a motion confirming its opposition to the recognition of gay marriages and describing straight unions as the only 'normative' context for a sexual relationship.
Newsweek names Obama as the first ‘gay’ president
Within days of President Obama formally declaring his support for equal marriage, the American magazine Newsweek has named him the first 'gay' president in its front cover.
UK is the ‘best place in Europe’ to be gay
For all the anti-equality campaigns by some politicians and right-wing religious groups, United Kingdom has been chosen as the best place in Europe for gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in terms of legal rights, according to a study by the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) Europe.
Defence secretary refuses to back gay marriage legislation
The defence secretary, Philip Hammond, has said gay marriage should not be a priority and that the...
Australian army sued for gay hate scandal
Gay members of the Australian military have launched legal action after they were victims of a...
Tory MP Craig Whittaker continues to argue that letting gays marry could lead to three-ways or polygamy
Consecrative MP for Caulder Valley, Craig Whittaker says he worries that changing the law to allow gay couples to marry could lead to legalisation recognising three-way relationships or polygamy.
Tory ministers Philip Hammond and Tim Loughton come out against equal marriage for gay couples
Two senior Conservative ministers have come out against prime minister David Cameron's plans to introduce equal marriage for same sex and opposite sex couples. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the plans were "too controversial" while Families Minister Tim Loughton told a constituent that marriage must only be between...
