Not exact matches
The position of the
Government and of such campaigners and many other cultural icons in our society is that the rights of active
homosexuals to be unimpeded in having their relationship treated
as normal trump the rights of Christians not to so cooperate.
As I walked away, I realised that the rally had been a protest in favour of gay rights and later, that Wednesday 23rd February 1994 was the day the
government lowered the age of consent for
homosexual acts from 21 to 18.
As Andrea Williams of the Christian Lawyers» fellowship commented «Whilst Christian groups have been clear from the outset that they would not wish in any way to deny the provision of basic goods and services to
homosexuals, the
Government have refused all calls that the Regulations should contain a simple clause that «no - one should be forced by this law to promote or actively condone any sexual practices which are contrary to their deeply held religious belief.
Social conservatives have been outraged by legislation to recognise transgender people's new identities and to sanction
homosexual partnerships, deemed by the
Government as necessary under the HRA or the human rights agenda more widely.
After tracing how the discoveries of Turing's World War II decoding machine led to the modern computer, Cumberbatch clarified that the Morten Tyldum - directed film «is not a period drama» but is «utterly relevant» now because of its discussion of Joan Clarke's (Keira Knightley) plight in a male - dominated workplace,
as well
as Turing's secret
homosexual status, for which he was punished by the British
government and eventually triggered his suicide.