UK: Marriage Equality Ad Reaches 500K ViewsApr 30th, 2012A short film released to support equal access to marriage for gay people has amassed over half a million views in less than a week.
Directed by award winning film-maker Mike Buonaiuto, the short film shows British forces returning home to their loved ones, with the reunion of one soldier and his partner soon turning into a surprise marriage proposal.
PinkNews.co.uk is... read_more Elton John's Partner Calls Marriage Equality the Next Great Civil Rights BattleApr 30th, 2012
The issue is on a par with the campaigns for race and women's equality, the film director claimed. He spoke out as church and state head for a showdown over plans to legalise gay marriage by 2015.
Furnish, 49, told Metro: 'I think we're living in really pivotal times. It's the next great battle.
'Look at the history of... read_more United Kingdom: Planned Gay Marriage Vote in Jeopardy?Apr 29th, 2012
David Cameron is under intense pressure to ditch his gay marriage initiative amid claims that Tory MPs fear they are 'haemorrhaging' votes over the issue.
The Mail on Sunday has been told that Chief Whip Patrick McLoughlin has privately assured anxious Tory backbenchers that the Prime Minister's same-sex marriage plan will 'not come to a vote'.
The MPs say Mr McLoughlin told... read_more United Kingdom: Catholic Church in Hot Water Over Petition Push in SchoolsApr 27th, 2012
A row has erupted over correspondence issued by the Catholic Education Service to nearly 400 Catholic schools in England and Wales which asked them to 'draw the attention' of pupils to the Coalition for Marriage's anti-equality petition, first revealed by PinkNews.co.uk yesterday.
Several organisations believe the action may have violated education and equality laws, suggestions denied by the Catholic body.
The Catholic... read_more Catholic Church Urged 11 Year-Olds to Sign Anti Marriage Equality Petition in LondonApr 25th, 2012
Students at a Catholic state school in south London have been shown a presentation on religious opposition to the government's proposal to allow gay couples to marry in civil ceremonies which, it is claimed, encouraged them to sign the Coalition for Marriage's petition against the move.
A student at St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls in Carshalton voiced concerns to... read_more UK: Lynne Featherstone Says Churches Won't Be Sued Under Current Marriage Equality ProposalsApr 25th, 2012
Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone has pledged there will be 'no risk of successful legal challenge' against religious bodies who are unable to marry gay couples as a result of the government's gay civil marriage proposals.
Ms Featherstone reaffirmed the government's position while responding to an oral question in the House of Commons from Conservative MP Dominic Raab last week on the... read_more New Short Film for Marriage Equality in the United KingdomApr 24th, 2012A new independent short film produced to support the Coalition for Equal Marriage has been released to encourage support for the Government's plans to lift the ban on civil marriage for same-sex couples in England and Wales.
Directed by award winning film-maker Mike Buonaiuto, the short film shows British forces returning home to their loved ones, with the reunion of one... read_more United Kingdom: Anglican Bishop Compares Fighting Marriage Equality to Fighting SlaveryApr 23rd, 2012
As the British government prepares to advance marriage equality, an Anglican bishop condemned religious leaders on Saturday who speak out against same-sex marriage, comparing their anti-gay rhetoric to the Church's support of slavery as "God-given" in the 18th century.
"Experience might lead us to be cautious about the certainty with which moral positions are built with Biblical support," Rt Rev Nicholas... read_more UK: Bishop of Salisbury Says Church of England Should Support Gay MarriageApr 21st, 2012
The Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, the Bishop of Salisbury, compared bishops opposing marriage reforms to 18th century Christians who believed slavery was "God-given".
His intervention will be seen as an attack on traditionalists, including the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, who forcefully oppose the Government's move to change the legal definition of marriage.
It comes as the Church prepares its formal... read_more UK: Tory MP Says Gay Marriage Would Lead to Bigamy and Child MarriagesApr 21st, 2012A letter from a Conservative MP to one of his consitutents has leaked, in which he explains why he will vote against plans to allow gay civil marriages in their current proposed form.
In a letter sent to a constituent after they asked him to support the government's plans to introduce same-sex marriage, Karl McCartney said it would have the effect... read_more How British Island Came to Support Marriage EqualityApr 21st, 2012Last night, in a small council chamber, on the edge of the land, history was made.
In a full council meeting, to a packed public gallery, Thanet District Councillors decided that they would make a formal response to the Public Consultation on Equal Civil Marriage and that their response would be favourable.
Thanet is technically an island, situated in the farthest corner... read_more Kent, UK: District Council Votes to Support Gay MarriageApr 20th, 2012A district council Kent has become the first council in Kent and the second in England to vote in favour of the government's proposals for equal marriage, it was announced today.
Thanet District Council voted in favour of the proposals by a two-thirds majority, the independent councillor who moved the motion said today. Southwark Council in London has already voted to... read_more Scotland: Muslim Leaders Won't Compromise on Gay MarriageApr 18th, 2012
A group of Muslim leaders in Scotland has said marriage equality would be an "attack" on the faith and recommended voters do not back candidates who favour such a move in upcoming local elections.
Scottish papers report a statement issued by the Council of Glasgow Imams which says the "main purpose of marriage is, of course, the procreation of children".
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A teaser video for viral advertisement to promote the Coalition for Equal Marriage and the cause of marriage equality in England and Wales has been released.
Directed by Mike Buonaiuto, the advertisement is due to be released next week. Today's video features a still from the advert and the speech David Cameron gave to the Conservative party conference in 2011.
The prime... read_more Wales Archbishop Favors Marriage EqualityApr 18th, 2012
The Archbishop of Wales has said his Church should acknowledge civil marriage equality for gay couples and work against an impression that it is 'uncaring and unsympathetic' and leading gay people to feel 'unwanted, unloved, and sinful'.
According to Wales Online, Dr Morgan told the Church in Wales' governing body: "All life-long committed relationships deserve the welcome, pastoral care and support... read_more Scotland: Gay Marriage Opponents Turn in 1,000 Signatures to Deputy First MinisterApr 15th, 2012
More than 1,000 Catholic constituents of the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, have signed a petition calling for her to oppose changing the law to allow gay couples to marry.
Representatives from the Catholic Knights of St Columba collected signatures at five churches in the Ms Sturgeon's constituency and handed the petition to her this morning.
More than 50,000 people... read_more United Kingdom: 20% of Gaydar Dating Site Users Plan to Be Civilly Partnered in Next YearApr 13th, 2012
A poll released by Gaydar today says a fifth of its users are planning to become someone's civil partner in the next year. Gaydar took the views of 5,047 men who logged into the gay dating site and answered its poll last month.
It has said the figure can be extrapolated to the UK population at large, but the unusually high... read_more United Kingdom's Divorce Rate Lower for Gays Than StraightsApr 11th, 2012
A new study coming out the UK has shown that same-sex couples are less likely to get divorced than straight couples. Though one must also factor in that gay couples in the UK are only able to have civil partnerships, which don't carry the same legal weight as a full marriage. According to the study:
The most recent evidence from the... read_more UK: Behind Yesterday's Gay Marriage Survey of MPsApr 10th, 2012
Yesterday, PinkNews.co.uk reported that in a survey by ComRes on behalf of Coalition for Marriage (C4M), 56% of MPs thought that proposals for equality in marriage is likely to go ahead, the proportion rising significantly among Labour and Lib Dems, but declining with equal significance among the Tories. Here, Balaji Ravichandran presents a detailed analysis of the poll and its... read_more United Kingdom: 56% of MP's Think Gay Marriage Will PassApr 9th, 2012
A cross-party survey of MPs by ComRes has found that only 56 per cent of them believed that the proposals to include same-sex couples in civil marriages would succeed, which reduced to 41 per cent with Tory MPs. By contrast, more than two-thirds of Labour MPs and almost all of Liberal Democrats were confident that things would go ahead as... read_more
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