Tag Archives: marriage equality
Nicky Morgan: the Minister for Women who doesn’t believe in equality for all women
Ok, let’s start with a very short bit of modern history. The UK government role of Minister for Women and Equality was created in 2007 (superseding the previous role of Minister for Women). The position was renamed Minister for Women … Continue reading
Marriage equality in Scotland
This week, the Scottish Government published the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, which, if enacted, will extend the right to marry to same-sex couples in Scotland. I thought I’d mention it, since the UK (i.e., English) media seem to … Continue reading
Let’s be clear what the words ‘homophobe’ and ‘bigot’ actually mean
During yesterday’s parliamentary debate on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – and in much of the on- and off-line commentary surrounding it – one of things that became very apparent was that many of the opponents of equality were … Continue reading
Aethelread’s traditional Christmas message. This year with added Pet Shop Boys!
Well, it’s December 25th, which means it must be time for my traditional actually-written-and-posted-on-Christmas-day post. (Can I get away with calling it traditional, do you think, given that I did it in each of the last two years?) I am … Continue reading
Gay marriage is not the same as Scottish independence
Cardinal Keith O’Brien – the man who handed the equal marriage campaign a massive PR boost with his hysterical “legalising same-sex marriage, that’s a bit like legalising slavery” rant earlier this year – has been speaking out again on what … Continue reading
Gay marriage, the Church of England and you
The Church of England has published it’s official response to the consultation on marriage equality in England and Wales. It has come out as strongly and unambiguously opposed to equality, which is something of a surprise given the extent to … Continue reading
Gay marriage ‘improves health’?
I’m a strong supporter of marriage equality. I believe that same-sex couples have an equal right to get married if they want to, even though I think it’s unlikely I’ll ever want to exercise that right myself (though that’s what … Continue reading
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Nicky Morgan: the Minister for Equalities who doesn’t believe in LGBT equality
You might currently be experiencing an odd sense of deja vu. That’s because I wrote a post with a very similar title to this – Nicky Morgan: the Minister for Women who doesn’t believe in equality for all women – … Continue reading →