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Hotel owners appeal gay couple ruling

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:09:24 +0000

The Christian bed and breakfast owners who refused a double room to a gay couple in southern England have appealed a ruling which said they acted unlawfully.

Earlier this month, a Bristol County(...)

Hate crimes jump across England, Wales, N Ireland

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:30:13 +0000

(London) More than 50,000 hate crimes were reported last year across England, Wales and Northern Ireland – a rise of 12 percent over the last year.

Police figures released Tuesday that the(...)

UK: Adoption charity can’t ban gay couples

logointern1 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:00:51 +0000

(London) A Catholic adoption advisory service that refuses to help gay couples cannot win an exemption from anti-discrimination laws, Britain’s charity regulator said Thursday.

Catholic Care, a(...)

News reports: gay priest rejected for UK bishop

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:00:59 +0000

(London) A Church of England committee has decided against nominating a gay priest to become a bishop, British news reports said Thursday.

Church officials would not comment, but Jonathan(...)

A gay bishop for the Church of England?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:06:50 +0000

(London) The Church of England may be on the verge of promoting a gay priest to bishop, a step that would widen the split over sexuality in the global Anglican Communion.

If that happens, it(...)

Gay man sentenced to life for killing partner

logointern2 — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:00:44 +0000

Michael Edwards, 32, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the fatal stabbing of his partner, the United Press International reported.

Edwards admitted to a court in Manchester,(...)

U.K. man gets life sentence in murder of husband

logointern1 — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:00:11 +0000

A man who stabbed his husband to death in Manchester, England, was sentenced to life in prison.

Michael Edwards, 32, will serve 13 years before he becomes eligible for parole in the U.K.’s(...)

UK Parliament hosts first same-sex marriage

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:00:35 +0000

(London) Britain’s Europe Minister Chris Bryant has taken part in Parliament’s first gay marriage, celebrating a civil partnership ceremony at the historic venue.

Bryant, a member of the(...)

Parents could face criminal charges for opposing gay history month

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:46:36 +0000

(London) Parents who removed their children from a London elementary school over lessons marking LGBT history month could face prosecution, officials say.

The UK observes gay history month in(...)

Not guilty verdict in gay slaying

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:01:24 +0000

(Liverpool, England) The family of an 18-year-old gay Liverpool man, who was brutally beaten and dumped on a street to die, rain from a courtroom in tears Friday after a jury found the man(...)