Video urging action against gay employment rights to be shown in churches
A video urging Christians to take action against the Equality Bill is to be shown in churches this weekend. Christian Concern for Our Nation (CCFON) warns that under the bill, churches will be sued for...
View ArticleSenior bishops call on Lords to retain gay employment exemptions
A statement from three senior bishops calls on peers today to retain and even widen religious exemptions on employing gay people. The statement, issued on behalf of the Bishop of Winchester Michael...
View ArticleTory peer who said schools ‘promote homosexuality’ says Islamophobia is seen...
Tory minister Baroness Warsi says Islamophobia is socially acceptable and has passed the “dinner party test”. In a speech she is to give today at the University of Leicester, the peer will also warn...
View ArticleUK: Government minister Sayeeda Warsi condemns anti-gay east London ‘Muslim...
Faith and Communities Minister Sayeeda Warsi has condemned Muslim vigilante groups in east London – some of whom recently targeted a gay man with homophobic abuse. The Conservative peer made the...
View ArticleTory peer Lord True: ‘What happens if we have a lesbian Queen in a gay...
Conservative peer Lord True has suggested the law needs to be changed to prepare for a married lesbian Queen who conceives using donor sperm. Parliament is currently debating the Succession to the...
View ArticleTory Lord True: ‘Relationships should be respected, but I haven’t made up my...
Although Conservative peer Lord Nicholas True has told a PinkNews.co.uk reader “relationships should be respected equally” – he remains unsure about supporting the same-sex marriage bill. Lord True,...
View ArticleBaroness Warsi blasted by National Secular Society for failing to ‘steer’...
The Minister for Faith and Communities, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, has been accused by the National Secular Society of refusing to “steer” the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill through the House of Lords....
View ArticleTory Lord Fowler: It would be ‘politically suicidal’ for the Lords to vote...
Former Health Secretary Lord Fowler says it would be “politically suicidal” for the House of Lords to vote against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – with the House of Commons voting overwhelmingly...
View ArticleGay Tory peer Lord Black: ‘I am a passionate supporter of equal marriage...
Lord Black of Brentwood, the first openly gay Conservative peer, gave an impassioned speech today during the House of Lords debate on equal marriage, saying he “passionately” supported the Marriage...
View ArticleLord Tebbit: ‘Homosexual men are already equal, subject to the laws on incest...
The former Conservative Party chairman Lord Tebbit launched another attack on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill during last night’s debate in the House of Lords, declaring the current “rights of a...
View ArticleTory Faith Minister Baroness Warsi abstains in equal marriage Lords vote
Having previously indicated she would vote in favour, the Minister for Faith and Communities, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, refused to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in last night’s House of...
View ArticleTory Lord Fowler: We face an ‘historical battle’ when it comes to HIV global...
The Conservative peer and former health secretary, Lord Fowler, says the UK faces an “historic battle” when it comes to dealing with the HIV epidemic at an international level. Following last night’s...
View ArticleBaroness Knight criticised for her ‘silly’ remarks about gay people and antiques
Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has criticised Baroness Knight over her bizarre attempts at platitudes towards the gay community. The Conservative peer voted against the Marriage (Same Sex...
View ArticleTory Lord Jenkin: The Lords equal marriage vote was a victory for common decency
Having delivered one of the most powerful and widely read speeches in support of equal marriage during this week’s House of Lords debate, the Conservative peer and former health secretary, Lord Jenkin...
View ArticleAshcroft poll: Only 15% would be less likely to vote for a party due to its...
A new poll by Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft suggests equal marriage is unlikely to draw voters away from supporting a particular party. A total of 2,060 adults were interviewed online, and 1,007 by...
View ArticleLabour Lord Alli: We won the equal marriage vote but there is still a long...
Writing exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk, Labour peer Lord Alli, the first openly gay peer to be appointed, says he was stunned by the House of Lords decision to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples)...
View ArticleBaroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right
Baroness Knight shows no sign of looking to curb her bizarre attempts at making platitudes towards the gay community following her comments during the House of Lords equal marriage debate. In a new...
View ArticleLord Tebbit: Denis Thatcher would have never allowed a gay sex scandal at...
In paying tribute to Lord McAlpine, who died at the weekend, Lord Tebitt touched upon Sir Denis Thatcher’s attitude towards homosexuality as just one of many reasons why false allegations made against...
View ArticleLord Tebbit: Tim Yeo’s ‘dodgy’ support for equal marriage contributed to his...
Former Conservative Party chairman Lord Tebbit says Tim Yeo’s “dodgy” views, such as supporting equal marriage, contributed to his de-selection as a 2015 Tory parliamentary candidate. Speaking to ITV...
View ArticleLord Tebbit: Would you feel safe flying with a transsexual Muslim airline pilot?
In an article about civil service reform, Lord Tebbit managed to get on to the subject of transgender Muslim flight crew. Writing for the Telegraph website, the former Conservative cabinet minister and...
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