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December 15, 2012

Gender identity and marriage equality

The invisibility and silence on the trans aspect of the government's equal marriage proposals highlights the reductionist arguments of some of the pressure groups and the way that the debate is more complex than they wish to acknowledge, says Sally Rush. This silence is symptomatic of the everyday marginalisation, invisibility and misunderstanding trans people face within the media and wider society. It needs to be broken, just as the discrimination currently enshrined in law needs to be removed.
December 14, 2012

Equal marriage confusion: owning up

Confusion and dismay continue over plans for a ‘quadruple lock’ of legal safeguards to protect faith groups from being forced to celebrate marriages between same-sex couples in England and Wales.
December 13, 2012

Equal marriage: churches sharing or burying good news?

On the matter of marriage equality, the recent UK government announcement focused less on the loving hope of those who will gain, and more on others’ fears, in response to the negativity of some church leaders who oppose change, notes Savitri Hensman. The public image this projects is strongly discriminatory, and the churches are missing a huge opportunity to witness to the all-embracing love of God.
December 12, 2012

Scottish government consultation on equal marriage bill
December 12, 2012

Welcome for Scots consultation on draft Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill

The Scottish government's publication of proposed legislation to introduce same-sex marriage and accompanying reforms has been welcomed by civic groups.
December 12, 2012

Wedding ban for Anglicans in Wales and England
December 12, 2012

Archbishop condemns ban on same-sex weddings for Church in Wales

The Archbishop of Wales has condemned the UK Government’s plan explicitly to ban the Church in Wales from performing same-sex marriages.
December 11, 2012

Quakers look forward to celebrating religious same-sex marriages

Quakers in Britain say that they are very much looking forward to the celebration of same-sex marriages in their places of worship.
December 8, 2012

The C of E and equal marriage: fostering crucial virtues

After the Prime Minister’s positive commitment to equal marriage and religious freedom, the official Church of England response was disappointingly negative.
December 8, 2012

Quakers in Britain welcome steps towards equal marriage

Quakers in Britain have welcomed government moves to allow the celebration of same-sex marriages to occur in places of worship.