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July 20, 2020

Churches support Quakers' appointee rejected over same sex marriage

Key decision-making meetings of the United Reformed Church and the Methodist Church have both supported Hannah Brock Womack, a Quaker who was prevented from being the Fourth President of Churches Together in England
January 28, 2019

New Westminster move to lift same-sex marriage ban in Northern Ireland

A Conservative peer has launched a fresh attempt to legislate for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
June 3, 2018

Brazilian Anglicans’ ‘yes’ to marrying same-sex couples

The Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil has decided to open up church marriage to same-sex couples.
March 31, 2018

Two bills to enact same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland pass first reading in UK Parliament

On 28 March 2018, the House of Commons passed a Ten Minute Rule Bill to enact same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland, five years after same-sex couples were granted marriage equality in England and Wales.
September 9, 2017

Australians urged to vote 'yes' on marriage equality

A vote on legalising same-sex marriage in Australia is to proceed after the High Court dismissed two legal challenges.
August 12, 2017

Church sexuality report from 1970 increases pressure for change

Amidst wide media coverage of the fiftieth anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967, a Church of England report on sexuality from that era has come to
July 27, 2017

Still a long way to go on LGBTI equality, warns Amnesty

Fifty years on from the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality for LGBTI people in this country and across the world, Amnesty International UK has warned.
June 12, 2017

Scottish churches advance towards marrying same-sex couples

The Scottish Episcopal Church has agreed to allow clergy to marry same-sex couples in
June 8, 2017

Scottish Episcopal Church General Synod to discuss same sex marriage

Representatives from dioceses across Scotland have gathered in Edinburgh for the annual meeting of the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church, which takes place on 8-10 June at St Paul’s and St George’s Church, York Place, Edinburgh.
May 26, 2017

Church of Scotland Assembly accepts same sex marriage report

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has approved an apology to gay people for the history of discrimination they have faced in the Church. Commissioners also approved a report which could pave the way to allow some ministers to conduct same sex marriages in the future.