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Desmond Tutu’s daughter barred from officiating funeral by Church of England

The daughter of the late Desmond Tutu has reportedly been prohibited from leading her godfather’s funeral by the Church of England because she is married to a woman. Mpho Tutu van Furth, who is a practicing Anglican priest in the US, had been asked ...

23 Sept 2022 at 06:03

Archbishop offers to meet Sandi Toksvig after same-sex marriage stance criticism

The Archbishop of Canterbury has branded threats to LGBTQ+ people “a sin” and offered to meet comedian Sandi Toksvig for coffee after she criticised the Anglican church’s stance on same-sex marriage. Justin Welby responded to the television ...

04 Aug 2022 at 20:07

Archbishop ‘made horrible mistake’ on same-sex marriage, says Sandi Toksvig

Sandi Toksvig has said the lives of LGBTQ+ people are “at stake” after the Archbishop of Canterbury reaffirmed a 1998 Anglican declaration rejecting same-sex marriage. In an open letter published on Twitter on Wednesday night, the ...

04 Aug 2022 at 12:21

Church of Scotland approves same-sex marriages

The Church of Scotland has voted to allow parish ministers and deacons to marry same-sex couples if they wish. At the 2022 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on Monday, 274 commissioners voted in favour of the move and ...

23 May 2022 at 15:11

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First same-sex couple marry in Chile under new law

Two men have become the first same-sex couple to marry in Chile under a law that took effect after years of campaigning by activists. Engineer Javier Silva and dentist Jaime Nazar have been together for seven years and had ...

10 Mar 2022 at 18:25

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Cuba begins public consultation on marriage equality law

Cuba’s leaders have launched a series of neighbourhood meetings across the island to debate a measure that would legalise same-sex marriage and adoption. The planned 78,000 meetings, which officially began at the start of ...

16 Feb 2022 at 02:55

Swinney: I profoundly disagree with views of SNP leadership hopeful Forbes

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has said he “profoundly” disagrees with the religious stance taken by SNP leadership contender Kate Forbes, despite being “a man of deep Christian faith”. John Swinney was speaking as a ...

22 Feb 2023 at 14:34

Archbishop of Canterbury getting ‘flak’ from same-sex marriage blessings critics

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he is getting “flak” from opponents of the Church of England’s decision to allow the blessing of same-sex partnerships. Justin Welby called the move a “huge step”, although some ...

24 Jan 2023 at 15:27

Same-sex married couples younger and better qualified than heterosexual ones

Same-sex married couples and those in civil partnerships are more likely to be younger, have no religion and have higher-level qualifications than their opposite-sex counterparts, the latest data shows. Figures ...

22 Feb 2023 at 12:05

Same-sex marriages in UK: What the numbers show

Around 167,000 people in England and Wales are likely to be in same-sex marriages, according to the latest available figures. The number has been on a broad upwards path since ceremonies became legal in both ...

28 Mar 2024 at 02:45

‘Make LGBT rights a foreign policy priority’ to mark same-sex marriage milestone

One of the UK’s first gay married men has called for LGBT+ rights to be prioritised in the Government’s foreign policy, as legalised same-sex marriage marks its 10-year anniversary on Friday. Peter McGraith,...

28 Mar 2024 at 02:45

‘Marriage was not in our vocabulary’ – couples mark 10 years of LGBT+ weddings

One member of a same-sex couple has said marriage was not a part of their “vocabulary” before milestone legislation introduced in England and Wales allowed same-sex partners to legally marry for the first ...

28 Mar 2024 at 13:55

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