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This Government is 52% more homophobic than the last
The Coalition cabinet has an average pro LGBT equality voting record of just 43%, and if the five Liberal Democrat members are removed, the average drops to just 32% of votes in favour of LGBT equality, and much of that comes from the Conservatives support for Civil Partnerships.
The last cabinet of Gordon Brown had an [...] Read more »
Parliament to consider the petition
Good News today, as the Scottish Parliament committee agrees to hear our
petition to amend the Marriage Act 1977.
The LGBT Network is hopeful that the Scottish Government will listen to
our pleas to end this inequality, and will agree to allow couples to marry the
partner of their choice.
Being built on a foundation of equality and [...] Read more »
Petition for Same Sex Marriage
Updated June 2009 – See below:
The
petition is now closed with 1007 signatures.
The LGBT Network submitted a petition to the Scottish Parliament, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 to allow members of the same sex to register a civil marriage, or a religious [...] Read more »
