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equal marriage

July 24, 2020

Equal marriage: time for full acceptance from all churches

Within the Church of England and the Church in Wales, the arguments for accepting equal marriage, and for a commitment to the full equality of LGBT people within the body of Christ, are well known.
May 25, 2020

UK Government criticised for failure to deliver full marriage equality in Northern Ireland

Equal marriage campaigners have called for the Northern Ireland Secretary of State to end the delay in allowing same-sex weddings in churches and the conversion of existing civil partnerships to marriages.
November 24, 2019

Churches' plan for new President falters because of equal marriage

Plans to appoint a further President for Churches Together in England have faltered because not all denominations would accept a nominated President who is in a same-sex marriage.
June 26, 2018

Taoiseach pledges to help end discrimination against LGBT people in Northern Ireland

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has pledged to work to end discrimination against LGBT+ people in Northern Ireland.
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 19, 2017

Poll finds majority in Northern Ireland support equal marriage

A new poll released by Northern Ireland polling and market research company, Lucidtalk, indicates that a majority of the population are in favour of same-sex marriage.
June 8, 2017

Scottish Episcopal Church votes to allow equal marriage

The General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church has voted to allow clergy to solemnise marriage between same sex couples.
March 10, 2017

Marriage equality 'litmus test' for any Northern Ireland government

A commitment to deliver equal marriage must be a litmus test for any new Northern Ireland government, campaigners said yesterday (9 March 2017) at a press conference in Belfast.
July 7, 2016

Methodists welcome LGBT people and review understanding of marriage

The Methodist Church in Britain will revisit how marriage is defined and understood (http://www.ekklesia.c
October 12, 2015

'Same-sex marriage coming to Northern Ireland' says US lawmaker

Same-sex marriage is coming to Northern Ireland. That is the message which a pioneering New York legislator brought to Belfast in a keynote speech to campaigners.