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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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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’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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Britain’s House of Lords advances same-sex marriage bill
LONDON — The upper chamber of the British parliament, the House of Lords, voted Tuesday to back the government plans to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales.
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British lawmkers vote in favor of marriage equality bill
LONDON — British lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage championed by Prime Minister David Cameron, despite stronger-than-expected opposition from within his Conservative Party.
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UK conservatives urge Cameron to delay vote on same-sex marriage
LONDON — Conservative Party members in Britain have written to their leader, Prime Minister David Cameron, to urge him to delay a parliamentary vote on gay marriage.
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British government publishes bill to legalize same-sex marriage
LONDON — The British government published a bill to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, and said lawmakers will get their first vote on it in Parliament next month.
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A cautionary tale: He ‘met his murderer over the internet’
CARDIFF, Wales – A lonely 64-year-old widower called a “lost soul” after his wife died in 2008 turned to a gay website for companionship, a fateful decision that led to his brutal murder in January.
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Roman Catholic Church of Scotland declares ‘war on gay marriage’
EDINBURGH, Scotland — The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and the most senior Catholic in the United Kingdom has declared “war on gay marriage” pledging to spend another £100,000 in its campaign against equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in Scotland.