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Britain’s married, same-sex couples get right to combine coats of arms
LONDON — Britain’s gay couples have taken a step forward — into the Middle Ages. Like blue-blooded families down the centuries, they can now have their own coats of arms.
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UK study: Effects of childhood bullying still evident after 40 years
Children who are bullied — and especially those who are frequently bullied — continue to be at risk for a wide range of poor social, health, and economic outcomes nearly four decades after being victimized, according to new research by King’s College London.
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Elton John, David Furnish to exchange vows again to celebrate UK gay marriage
LONDON — Elton John and David Furnish say they plan to exchange vows for a second time to celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom.
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At midnight hour, first same-sex weddings take place in United Kingdom
LONDON — Gay couples in Britain waited decades for the right to get married. When the opportunity came, it took just a few minutes to make history.
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First same-sex marriages just hours away in England and Wales
LONDON — Gay couples in Britain waited decades for the right to get married. When the opportunity came, some had just days to plan the biggest moment of their lives.
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Queen Elizabeth II gives royal approval to Scotland gay marriage law
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday gave her royal stamp of approval to Scotland’s Marriage and Civil Partnership Act 2014, clearing the way for same-sex marriage to begin by the end of the year.
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British lawmakers defeat proposal to ban HIV+ immigrants from entering UK
LONDON — An proposal by a group of conservative British lawmakers to ban HIV and Hepatitis B positive immigrants from entering the United Kingdom, was shot down Thursday in the House of Commons.
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United Kingdom to hold first same-sex weddings on March 29
LONDON — Save the date: The British government announced Tuesday that the country’s first same-sex weddings can be held on Saturday, March 29.
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British health minister calls reparative therapy ‘abhorrent,’ but rules out ban
LONDON — Britain’s Minister of State for Care and Support, (Health) Norman Lamb, told an audience during a special debate in Westminster Hall Wednesday that practitioners trying to convert gay patients to heterosexuality is “wholly abhorrent.”
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Advocacy groups tell Scotland to ‘get a move on’ and legalize gay marriage
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland’s lawmakers on Wednesday were told to “get a move on” after England and Wales legalized marriage equality on Tuesday.