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Same-sex marriage: A surprising contrast between Britain and France
LONDON — The French like to make fun of the British, joking about their repressed ways in matters of the heart. But when it came time to debate same-sex marriage, it was France that betrayed a deep conservative streak in sometimes violent protests — while the British showed themselves to be modern and tolerant.
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Queen Elizabeth II gives royal stamp of approval to same-sex marriage
LONDON — Britain on Wednesday legalized gay marriage after Queen Elizabeth II gave her royal stamp of approval, clearing the way for the first same-sex weddings next summer.
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British parliament gives final approval to same-sex marriage bill
LONDON — The lower chamber of the British parliament, the House of Commons, on Tuesday evening gave final approval to a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales.
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UK House of Lords backs same-sex marriage bill in third reading
LONDON — The upper chamber of the British parliament, the House of Lords, voted Monday to back the government plans to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales.
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UK reverend: Gays ‘manipulate police,’ you can quit being gay like quitting smoking
LONDON – Being gay can be given up similar to smoking or drugs, claims a U.K. reverend who also alleges that the British police force is being “manipulated by homosexuals.”
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U.K. court rules in favor of gay couple over anti-gay Christian innkeeper
LONDON — A British court has upheld a ruling that a gay couple from Cambridgeshire were unlawfully discriminated against when a guesthouse owner wouldn’t let them share a double bed.
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Church of England announces campaign to combat anti-gay bullying
LONDON — The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced a campaign to stamp out anti-gay bullying in Church of England schools, acknowledging that attitudes toward sexuality have changed.
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UK’s David Cameron backs marriage equality in LGBT Pride message
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron has reaffirmed his support for same-sex marriage in a message to mark gay and lesbian Pride Day.
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Prince Harry praised for preventing gay bashing attack on fellow British soldier
LONDON — Britain’s Prince Harry is being praised on recently revealed news that that he intervened and prevented a planned attack on a gay soldier in 2008.
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Church of England concedes defeat on UK’s plan to legalize same-sex marriage
LONDON — The Church of England on Wednesday signaled it would no longer fight against the government’s plans to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales.