Comment: Why we’re building a coalition for equal marriage
In just a few weeks, an incredible 25,000 people have signed a petition calling for same sex marriage to become legal in the UK. The petition was organised by a gay couple incensed at the formation of...
View ArticleWomen’s Institute declines ‘potentially offensive’ Coalition for Marriage ad
The Women’s Institute has declined to run an advert for equal marriage opponents the Coalition for Marriage over fears it would offend ‘many members’. The Daily Mail reports that WI Life will not be...
View ArticleComment: Gay marriage proposals are welcome but flawed
Writing after the launch of the government’s public consultation on how best to introduce civil marriage equality for gays, Peter Tatchell argues that the proposed changes are a welcome move, but they...
View ArticleVideo: The UK same sex civil marriage debate
Channel 4 News has aired a debate between the Coalition for Marriage and the Coalition for Equal Marriage on the Governemnt’s plans to introduce same sex civil marriage. During the debate,Sharon James,...
View ArticleComment: The time is now to take action for equal marriage!
Have you heard the news? Coalition for Marriage (C4M) has collected over 400,000 signatures for its petition to keep a restricted and homophobic (yes, homophobic) definition of marriage. Apparently, it...
View ArticleVideo: Behind the scenes at filming of equal marriage advertisement
A behind the scenes video has been released from the making of a viral advertisement to promote the Coalition for Equal Marriage (C4EM) and the cause of marriage equality in the UK. Directed by Mike...
View ArticleVideo: New teaser for equal marriage ad
A teaser video for viral advertisement to promote the Coalition for Equal Marriage and the cause of marriage equality in England and Wales has been released. Directed by Mike Buonaiuto, the...
View ArticleComment: I hope my Equal Marriage film wakes us all up to support changing...
What do you do when the Government says it wants to change the marriage laws in England and Wales to allow gay couples the same rights as straights to conduct marriage ceremonies? Those against the...
View ArticleVideo: Coalition for Equal Marriage releases beautiful viral campaign film
A new independent short film produced to support the Coalition for Equal Marriage has been released to encourage support for the Government’s plans to lift the ban on civil marriage for same-sex...
View ArticleExclusive: Catholic school ‘urged pupils as young as 11 to sign anti-gay...
*Update: A Government inquiry has been announced following this article’s publication yesterday Students at a Catholic state school in south London have been shown a presentation on religious...
View ArticleWelsh government to investigate PinkNews exposé that Catholic schools promote...
The Welsh Government is to begin an official investigation after PinkNews.co.uk exposed that the Catholic Education Service has asked more than 300 English and Welsh schools to promote the Coalition...
View ArticleCoalition for Equal Marriage campaign film reaches 500,000 views
A short film released to support equal access to marriage for gay people has amassed over half a million views in less than a week. Directed by award winning film-maker Mike Buonaiuto, the short film...
View ArticleAnti-equality petition reaches 500,000 signatures
The anti-equality Coalition for Marriage (C4M), formed by an alliance of faith groups to oppose the extension of marriage to same-sex couples in the UK, claims on its website that it now has...
View ArticleVideo: Groundbreaking global campaign for marriage equality, Out4Marriage...
A new cross party and cross media campaign, Out4Marriage.org, to support changing the law to allow gay couples to marry has launched to help spread the message that most people in Britain and indeed...
View ArticleMPs declaring early support for equal marriage outnumber opponents three to one
Of the members of Parliament to have made early public statements on marriage equality, those who are likely in principle to vote for the government’s proposals to allow gay couples to marry outnumber...
View ArticleEx-EastEnders star and Stonewall founder Michael Cashman first MEP to come...
Michael Cashman has become the first member of the European Parliament to join the Out4Marriage campaign. The former star of British soap opera EastEnders says that equality should also mean that...
View ArticleVideo: Lord Chris Smith comes @Out4Marriage – without marriage we are ‘not...
Labour life peer and Chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority, Lord Chris Smith, is standing in solidarity with the ever-growing list of people who have filmed a video for the Out4Marriage...
View ArticleVideo: Newly married couple deliver anti-gay marriage petition to Downing Street
The Coalition for Marriage, the campaign which opposes giving gay and straight couples an equal right to marry, recruited a newly-wed couple to deliver their petition to Downing Street yesterday....
View ArticleNUS launches “I saw daddy kissing Santa Claus” equal marriage campaign
The National Union of Students today launched a campaign aiming to push the Prime Minister to move forward legislation which could legalise equal marriage in Britain. The campaign, which aims to tackle...
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Feature: The top 15 stories that changed LGBT life in the UK in 2012
As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the most important UK stories of the last twelve months. While we cannot claim a thoroughly scientific approach to the rankings, the...
View ArticleMajority of MPs indicate that they will vote for same-sex marriage in England...
A majority of MPs in the House of Commons have indicated that they intend to vote for the introduction of same-sex marriage in England and Wales. The figures, collated by the Coalition for Equal...
View ArticleLabour MP Steve Reed: The battle for equality is not yet over
Writing for PinkNews, Steve Reed, Labour MP for Croydon North and Patron of LGBT Labour welcomes the publication of the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – but warns “this is no time to...
View ArticleLib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert: Today is a landmark moment for LGBT equality
Writing for PinkNews, Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Gilbert says the publication of the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill represents a major moment for equality. Today the Marriage (Same Sex...
View ArticleUK: Churches ‘priced out’ of offering civil partnerships due to higher...
Churches and synagogues are being “priced out” of being able to offer civil partnership ceremonies by some local councils who are charging higher fees for the licence needed than for a marriage...
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The nominations for PinkNews Community Group of the Year
In late October, PinkNews will hold a Parliamentary retrospective and awards, celebrating the contributions of politicians, businesses and community groups towards what has been a truly historic year...
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The long, fascinating, hard-fought history of the journey to marriage...
March 2024 marks ten years since the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in England and Wales came into force (after being passed in July 2013) – the first same-sex marriages took place on 29 March 2014....
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