Sentences with phrase «equal marriage»

There are another nine Lib Dem MPs who are listed on the Coalition for Equal Marriage website as not declaring for or against.
At the same time, Republican candidates inclined to support equal marriage rights face the political reality that only 41 percent of Republican voters feel the same way.
However, the introduction of equal marriage left the government with a conundrum: what to do with the civil partnership regime?
None would have voted against equal marriage and neither did any of the five appear to dispute climate change.
I completely agree with your stance on equal marriage.
«Nothing erotic about equal marriages» was the lead for one radio show.
But I've been campaigning for equal marriage since 1992.
A few news outlets say he is still deciding on his vote, even if the Coalition for Equal Marriage thinks he's in the bag.
He stresses that he firmly believes in the principle of equal marriage.
If it's OK to vote against budget policies, what can it mean to say that Liberal MPs are not free to vote as they choose on equal marriage?
I am arguing for equal marriage because I think that the gay community is growing among young people and they want an equal voice.
Asked about his vote against equal marriage in 2013, Crabb did not seek to u-turn from his stance.
A more equal marriage doesn't necessarily mean a happier marriage: A recent Norweigan study found higher divorce rates among couples who split the housework evenly.
I am very proud of what I was able to achieve in my previous role there, not least introducing equal marriage, ending the fingerprinting of children and banning wheel - clamping on private land.
«That Bill has nothing to do with equality, it's actually now not equal marriage at all.
As a result, Sean has pledged to fight endlessly for the freedom of the LGBT community, supporting equal marriage rights and fighting discrimination in the job and housing markets.
ddeevviinn I know of a number of people who say that they can find no sensible reason for denying equal marriage rights to gays, but they will because the Bible declares it wrong.
As the UK equal marriage debate heated up, I sat in on a meeting between Anna Grodzka, at present Europe's only known transgender MP, and Kate Green, Labour frontbencher with responsibility for equalities.
Whereas equal marriage, forthe time being, remains a decision for the Member States, recognition of same - gender unions, at least in the form of a registered partnership, is a human right.
Two Liberal Democrat MPs plan to vote against the bill to legalise equal marriage later, despite the fact their own Lynne Featherstone is responsible for pushing it forward as equalities minister.
Of course, the Conservatives will not be doing this on subjects such as equal marriage, Europe or renewable energy; but that appears to be of no concern to the strategists.
It's clickbait, New York Times style: «Does a More Equal Marriage Mean Less Sex?»
Far more extensive change to marriage laws would be necessary to allow polygamy — in no other country where equal marriage for gay people exists has this come up.
Last year, the US Episcopal Church was suspended from participating in decision making and prevented from representing Anglicans in meetings with other Christians and faith groups after it backed equal marriage.
So $ 15,000 per billboard is a waste of money to try to get people to stop fearing their own non-belief, but tens of millions donated by the LDS to stop loving couples from being able to share equal marriage rights was money well spent.
I was hopeful that today's moms were experiencing more equal marriages when it comes to sharing chores and childcare; I was hopeful we'd moved past the disturbing study Parents magazine reported in 2011, Mad at Dad, with the subhead, «We love our husbands — so why are we so angry at them, so often.»
As such, he managed to line up a larger number of progressive voters, but disapproval of the current government and a 67 % of Costa Ricans opposing equal marriage have made it hard to extend his support base.
They rightly argued that the Lib Dems have championed LGBT rights for years - including campaigning to repeal Section 28, equalising the age of consent and legislating for equal marriage during the Coalition government.
The PM has repeatedly declared equal marriage a great Conservative reform; the Chancellor can't stop telling us about the «thoroughly Conservative» policy of cutting income tax for the least well - paid by raising the base - rate threshold at which it is collected.
Those who disagree with what she has fought for — namely equal marriage, the campaign against FGM and work to reduce gender and racial bias — are merely taking an easy shot at a political opponent.
The gay community in New York has enjoyed equal marriage rights for nearly two years.
This goes the same for woman — nakedness does not equal marriage material.
The People's Victory is a collection of their stories of how through education and advocacy, success and set back, everyday individuals across the country found their voice to resist, fight, and eventually bring equal marriage rights to an entire nation.
This look at sexual frequency among younger couples in equal marriages refutes recent claims that when a man share the housework equally, it is bad for the couple's sex life.
Their purpose is to see equal marriage rights being afforded to LGBTQ couples and families.
Mr Boles will have the implementation of equal marriage as part of his new brief.
Asked why he voted against equal marriage in the last Parliament, he said:
He also tried not not to alienate any potential centrist supporters over his vote against equal marriage in 2013.
According to John Bercow, there were even some firsts in the chamber, when Jack Matthews said, «Mr Speaker, as someone who hasn't even had his first proper snog yet, I'm not even sure I am qualified to talk about equal marriage
But he said of No 10's attempts to introduce equal marriage: «I have just never felt that this is what we should be focusing on... There was no huge demand for this and we didn't need to spend a lot of parliamentary time and upset vast numbers of people in order to do this.»
The campaign's organisers said they wanted «to show the power and community of gay people pulling together is stronger than his idiotic views of us, as well as also celebrating the new laws being passed on equal marriage in the UK very soon».
Some judges have held that denying equal marriage rights to gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals deprives them of their right to equality under the law; while others have held that denying such rights to these individuals violates a «fundamental right» to marry.
Today former Prime Minister Sir John Major becomes the latest senior Tory to endorse equal marriage.
Sadie Smith faithfully transcribes last week's equal marriage debate for us in full...
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