Sentences with phrase «european equality legislation»

The special exemptions enshrined in the Act to permit organised religions to treat lesbian and gay people unkindly, unfairly, and discriminate against them are so wide that the legislation itself may even be in breach of European equality legislation.

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Again, we can ask whether the spate of hate - speech and «equality» legislation in Britain and other European countries — not to mention the restrictions on public manifestations of faith, the right to which has been upheld again and again by both domestic and European courts — also falls foul of this Article.

Suddenly, a lot of the equalities legislation that was guaranteed by European law could now be open for revision — «under cover» of Brexit if not directly as part of it.

In an interview with Gay Times magazine, Conservative leader David Cameron displays uncertainty over support for key votes on equality legislation in European and UK parliaments.