LGBT Rights: Partnerships
14/05/2012 Gay marriage consultation: One month to go 65% of the public support same-sex marriage, says Populus poll |
11/05/2012 Obama boosts global campaign for marriage equality Added pressure on David Cameron to deliver same-sex marriage |
09/05/2012 Out4Marriage video campaign launched Support full equality, not just gay equality |
02/04/2012 Submission to the Australian Senate inquiry on marriage equality Australia should legislate equal marriage, not UK-style civil partnerships |
15/03/2012 Same-sex marriage proposals welcome but flawed Ban on heterosexual civil partnerships will remain |
14/03/2012 Catholic Archbishops have misled people on gay marriage Government proposals apply to register offices, not churches |
11/03/2012 Catholic Archbishops urge discrimination against gay couples Focus on opposing gay marriage shows perverse moral priorities |
20/02/2012 ‘Coalition for Marriage’ bids to block gay marriage Opposition to marriage equality is “intolerant and out of touch” |
14/02/2012 Valentine’s wish: Equal love rights for gay & straight couples First anniversary of Equal Love appeal to European Court of Human Rights |
06/02/2012 Local clergy urged: Defy Anglican civil partnership ban Opposition and delay to women bishops reveals “ugly sexism” |
02/02/2012 Equal love rights for gay and straight First anniversary of Equal Love appeal to European Court |
19/12/2011 Labour MEPs praised for supporting Equal Love campaign Westminster Labour MPs urged to back marriage & partnership equality |
08/12/2011 Lib Dem Equality Minister opposes equality Featherstone backs discrimination against heterosexuals & pro-gay religions |
05/12/11 Local churches should defy Anglican leaders over gay ban Total ban on civil partnerships is “autocratic and homophobic” |
13/10/2011 How the Tories were won to marriage equality Same-sex marriage is a Conservative value |
19/09/2011 Gay marriage plan sustains discrimination Ban on gay religious marriages and straight civil partnerships |
14/07/2011 Sign the Equal Love petition for marriage equality Help us win gay marriage & straight civil partnerships |
01/07/2011 Same-sex marriage is conformist but it is also a human right Gay marriage is an issue of equality. It also signifies rising LGBT conservatism |
25/04/2011 Royal Wedding - Card for Prince William & Kate Middleton Lesbian and gay couples want the right to marry too |
18/02/2011 Gay marriage delay "unnecessary and disappointing" Consultation not needed, public support marriage equality now |
14/02/2011 Heterosexual couples to be allowed civil partnerships The next logical step? End the ban on gay civil marriages |
02/02/2011 Equal Love case filed to European Court of Human Rights Eight couples - four gay & four straight - submit a joint legal appeal |
02/02/2011 Full Text - Equal Love application to European Court of Human Rights Legal arguments by Robert Wintemute, Professor of Human Rights Law |
21/12/2010 European Court case launched for Equal Love Lord Lester QC keynote speaker at Equal Love launch |
17/12/2010 Equal Love appeal to European Court of Human Rights Professor Robert Wintemute outlines the legal case for equality |
16/12/2010 Invitation: Equal Love launches legal action - 21 December On the fifth anniversary of civil partnerships in England |
15/12/2010 Heterosexual civil partnership blocked in Aldershot Legal challenge to be launched on 21 December in London |
08/12/2010 Straight couple denied civil partnership in London Next stage: legal action in the courts in late December |
02/12/2010 Fourth gay marriage bid rejected - Greenwich says no Banning gay couples is like banning black couples. It's wrong! |
01/12/2010 Lesbian marriage bid - Humiliation in Hampshire Register office staff unhelpful, dismissive & obstructive |
23/11/2010 Heterosexual civil partnership refused in Bristol Battle for straight equality will continue in the courts |
16/11/2010 Same-sex marriage application refused Banning gay marriage violates the Human Rights Act |
10/11/2010 Heterosexual couple refused a civil partnership Equal Love campaign opposes the exclusion of straight couples |
02/11/2010 Lesbian couple will now take legal action |
26/10/2010 ‘Equal Love’ campaign launched |
18 October 2010 Stonewall gay marriage survey “flawed” |
23 September, 2010 Tide is turning in favour of same-sex marriage |
21 September 2010 Stonewall undermines gay marriage campaign |
19 August 2010 Is marriage equality a priority? |
28 July 2010 Review gay marriage ban, government urged |
03 March 2010 Religious civil partnerships backed by Lords |
23 February 2010 End ban on religious civil partnerships, Greens urge |
01 February 2010 Bid to overturn same-sex marriage ban |
24 Novmeber 2009 Straight couple refused civil partnership, but vow to fight on |
23 November 2009 Bid for heterosexual equality in civil partnership law |
12 November 2009 Straight couple defy Civil Partnership ban |
02 July 2009 Peter Tatchell to march with Sarah Brown at London Pride |
21 May 2009 Greens urge EU-wide same-sex marriage |
07 May 2009 Irish civil partnerships are “sexual aparteid” |
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| 31/07/2006 Gay Marriage Ban Upheld By High Court
British lesbians married in Canada denied recognition in the UK. |
| 15/06/2006 Insignificant Other
Although the Civil Partnership Act is a step in the right direction, it does not go far enough. Mutual care and commitment, not sex, should be the basis of partnership rights. |
| 15/06/2006 Same-Sex Marriage Ban Challenged
Lesbian couple married in Canada seek legal recognition in the UK |
| 19/12/2005 Civil Partnerships Are Sexual Apartheid
Why not equality for all relationships of mutual care and commitment? |
| 07/12/2005 Civil Partnerships Hit Poor Gays With Benefit Cuts
Transitional relief urged for hard-hit same-sex partners. |
| 05/12/2005 Civil Partnerships are Heterophobic
Excluding straight couples is discrimination. |
| 17/11/2005 Same-Sex Couples To Lose State Benefits
Partners on benefits face income cuts. |
| 11/08/2005 UK Same-Sex Marriage Ban Challenged By Lesbian Couple Married In Canada
Lesbian couple married in Canada seek legal recognition in the UK. |
| 09/04/2005 Royal Wedding - Gays Demand Marriage Rights Too
Tatchell detained under Terrorism Act. |
| 11/10/2004 Greens Call For Gay Marriage
First UK party to back right of gays to marry. |
| 30/06/2004 Partners In Discrimination
Civil Partnership Bill Perpetuates And Extends Discrimination. |
| 30/06/2003 Gay Partnership Proposals Are "Heterophobic"
Call for new Civil Commitment Pact covering all relationships of care and support, not just sexual partnerships. |
| 06/12/2002 Civil Commitment Pact
A democratic, flexible alternative to marriage. |
| 14/09/1999 An Unmarried Partners Act
Outline of a new legal framework of rights for all unwed couples - gay and heterosexual - which uniquely allows partners to choose from a menu of rights to create a partnership agreement tailor-made to meet their own particular needs. |
| 29/01/1998 Unwedded Bliss
Instead of aping the straight institution of marriage, we queers should invent a modern, sexy alternative. |
| 14/07/1997 Stop The Marriage Bandwagon - I Want To Get Off
Gay marriage and registered partnerships offer false hope. An Unmarried Partners Act, giving automatic legal rights to all couples, gay and straight, would be far more beneficial. |
| 13/04/1996 Extending Rights To The Unmarried
Equal rights for all couples - married and unmarried, hetero and homo. |
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