“In his Conservative Party Conference speech the Prime Minister David Cameron signalled his strong support for the legalisation of gay marriage.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Recent research shows 70% believe there is prejudice within the selection process for judicial appointments.”
The Guardian, 6th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A public consultation to consider how to make civil marriage available to same-sex couples will begin in March 2012, the government announced today.”
Home Office, 26th September 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A man who threatened to ‘put a bullet in the head’ of the gay rights campaigner Ben Summerskill and a gay couple illegally barred from a hotel has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The lifetime ban on blood donations by men who have sex with men is expected to be lifted in the UK.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A top hedge fund manager is facing one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British legal history after telling his wife he is gay.”
The Independent, 5th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Muslim fanatic who posted homophobic stickers declaring London’s East End a ‘gay free zone’ has been fined £100.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ministers have admitted they are failing to collect data on the number of people who claim or are refused asylum on the basis of their sexuality, despite a government promise not to deport lesbians and gay men at risk of persecution.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Pentecostal Christian couple have lost their high court claim that they were discriminated against by a local authority because they insisted on their right to tell young foster children that homosexuality is morally wrong.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“‘BN’, the asylum seeker who escaped deportation to Uganda by claiming to be a lesbian, is the subject of a new legal appeal – which hinges not on her sexuality but on the publicity surrounding the case.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“As part of its commitment to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB and T) people, the government will today announce that religious buildings will be allowed to host civil partnership registrations.”
Home Office, 17th February 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Gay and lesbian couples could soon win the right to marry, and straight couples be given the right to form civil partnerships.
The equalities minister, Lynne Featherstone, has disclosed that the government intends to consult over how marriage laws in England and Wales can be further reformed, despite strong opposition from some religious groups.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gay men convicted for something no longer an offence win right for criminal records to be expunged.”
The Independent, 30th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former public school pupil who took part in the ‘mindless, drink-fuelled’ and fatal homophobic beating of a civil servant, stamping on him and kicking him as he lay unconscious in Trafalgar Square, today began a seven-year sentence in a young offenders’ institution after being sentenced for manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Campaigners launch legal challenge in attempt to change legislation that prevents gay couples from getting married.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Former private school pupil and ex-boyfriend convicted at Old Bailey of manslaughter of civil servant.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A lesbian mother has lost her Appeal Court battle to stop the wealthy gay father of her two children spending more time with them.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A paediatrician who claims she was driven out of her job because of her Christian views will today start a legal battle over what rights doctors have to intervene in homosexual adoptions.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A gay man and woman are fighting a bitter court battle over their two children born by artificial insemination.”
The Independent, 8th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A lesbian couple have pledged to go to court in an attempt to overturn the ban on same-sex marriages after a register office refused to grant them a civil licence.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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