Blog & News

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Video: Lesbian feminist Julie Bindel says same-sex marriage is “a waste of time and effort”

Julie Bindel, referred to as Sky News’ “most famous lesbian”, reviewed the papers for the ...

Mar 1, 2012

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Thursday, 01 March 2012

Resurgence of marriage: After an official report showed married couples are happiest, weddings are on the ...

Mar 1, 2012

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Archbishop of Canterbury: the law should not redefine marriage

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, gave a carefully worded speech yesterday about human rights ...

Feb 29, 2012

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Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Why it would be wrong to legalise gay marriage, by the Archbishop of Canterbury Daily Mail, 29 February 2012 ...

Feb 29, 2012

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Amanda Platell: Vilified for daring to fight for marriage

In her Daily Mail column on Saturday, Amanda Platell makes some fair points about the debate on redefining ...

Feb 27, 2012

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Marriage petition passes 50,000 …and growing

In less than one week, the national petition for marriage has gathered more than 50,000 signatures. That ...

Feb 27, 2012

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Sunday, 26 February 2012

‘Gay marriage’ to be taught in schools Sunday Express, 26 February 2012

Feb 27, 2012

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Saturday, 25 February 2012

Lynne Featherstone: this is not gay rights versus religious beliefs Daily Telegraph, 25 February 2012 Vilified ...

Feb 27, 2012

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Video: (BBC) Lynne Featherstone doesn’t own marriage

BBC News, 25 Feb 2012. A Coalition for Marriage spokesman comments on an article by Equality Minister Lynne ...

Feb 27, 2012

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Marriage doesn’t belong to Lynne Featherstone

In yesterday’s Daily Telegraph Lynne Featherstone, the government’s Equality Minister and Lib Dem ...

Feb 26, 2012

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Petition breaks 30,000 mark, and shows no sign of stopping

The national petition for marriage sped past the 30,000 mark this morning, and it shows no sign of stopping. ...

Feb 23, 2012

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Video: Lord Carey speaks at launch of the Coalition for Marriage

A three minute video from the launch event, featuring Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, and ...

Feb 22, 2012

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