The prime minister David Cameron yesterday made a concession to his Tory party colleagues, and promised a “free vote” on the proposed law to allow civil marriage equality for lesbians, bisexuals, trans people and gay men in England and Wales.…
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Archbishop of York stokes anti-marriage equality flames
The Church of England Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, hasn’t earned a reputation for championing lesbian, bisexual and gay rights – which is a terribly polite way of saying he’s actually quite a homophobe with an abysmal voting record in…
HRC | Human Rights Campaign – Religion Poll 2011
There has been a great deal of attention paid recently to the mounting evidence that Catholics support LGBT marriage and family equality. In fact, this support goes way beyond just Catholics, to the Christian community as a whole – but…
Gay Marriage, Inclusion: Listen to the Parents
In the long move towards family equality and the broader struggle for full acceptance and inclusion for the LGBT community, in society and in the church, some of our strongest allies are our parents. Sometimes, the stories behind this support…
New York Catholics Support Gay Marriage – Overwhelmingly!
It’s become a familiar pattern: support for marriage equality continues to rise, and support by Catholics is higher than for other religious groups, and higher than for the population at large. The results of a Siena College state poll released…
10 Years of Gay Marriage, and the Christian Church
Ten years ago today, the world noted the first legally recognized gay marriage, in the Netherlands. On that day, four same sex couples exchanged vows in front of then mayor of Amsterdam, Jeb Cohen. It took two years before another…
Catholic Support for Queer Equality: No Surprise!
At Religion Dispatches, Paul Gorrell says nobody should be surprised that Catholics collectively favour LGBT equality. He writes about the recent study by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), which shows that Catholics do so in greater numbers than the population…
Will Scotland Lead the Way on UK Marriage Equality?
There is clear evidence that in the UK as a whole, there is political momentum building in favour of providing for full civil marriage for same sex couples. Opinion polls show that the idea is supported by the majority of British voters,…
Republican Lawmakers Support Colorado Civil Unions (and NY Marriage?)!
While the Maryland bill for full marriage equality and its support from prominent Catholics is garnering the headlines, I am increasingly interested in the parallel progress towards civil unions in Colorado. On the face of it, the bill should struggle.…
Progress to Family Equality: Some News Updates, World and US.
Progress towards family equality worldwide now has such clear momentum (in spite of local, temporary setbacks) that I can no longer find a way to highlight each notable new development I spot, and also provide commentary on it. Instead, I…
