Month: November 2010

Gay marriage bid in Petersfield

‘Equal Love’ campaign seeks gay marriages & straight civil partnerships Lesbian couple to apply for civil marriage 12.45pm, Tuesday 30 November 2010 Petersfield Registration Office The Old College, College Street Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4AG A lesbian couple, Colette French and Katie Green, will apply for a civil marriage licence, in a direct challenge to the … Gay marriage bid in Petersfield

Heterosexual equality bid by Ian and Kristin

Straight couple will apply for a civil partnership Discrimination against opposite-sex couples challenged Tuesday 23 November 2010 11.15am Register Office The Old Council House Corner of Corn Street and Broad Street Bristol BS1 1JG A heterosexual couple, Ian Goggin and Kristin Skarsholt, will challenge the legal ban on straight civil partnerships by filing an application … Heterosexual equality bid by Ian and Kristin

UN vote “shameful”

Commenting on the UN vote to remove sexual orientation from the resolution against extra-judicial, summary and arbitrary executions: The UN: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2010/gashc3997.doc.htm IGLHRC: http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/pressroom/pressrelease/1257.html Gay rights and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said: “This is a shameful day in United Nations history. It gives a de facto green light to the on-going murder of LGBT people … UN vote “shameful”

Gay marriage bid rejected

Legal action now planned by Scott & Matthew Gay marriage ban violates Human Rights Act ‘Equal Love’ campaign seeks gay marriages & straight civil partnerships A gay couple’s application for a civil marriage licence was today refused by Northampton register office. Matthew Toresen (48) and Scott Maloney (42) applied for a civil marriage, in a … Gay marriage bid rejected

Heterosexual couple denied equality

Civil partnership ban defied, but licence refused ‘Equal Love’ campaign opposes exclusion of straight couples A heterosexual couple, Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle, were refused a civil partnership at Islington Register Office in London this morning, Tuesday, 9 November. The registrar cited the legal ban on opposite-sex civil partnerships as the reason for the refusal. … Heterosexual couple denied equality

Heterosexual equality bid backed by OutRage!

Straight couple defy civil partnership ban Exclusion of opposite-sex couples challenged Tuesday 9 November 2010 10.15am Register Office Islington Town Hall Upper Street, London N1 2UD A heterosexual couple, Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle, will challenge the ban on straight civil partnerships by filing an application at Islington Register Office in London this Tuesday, 9 … Heterosexual equality bid backed by OutRage!

Gay marriage bid rejected

Lesbian couple will now take legal action: Gay marriage ban violates Human Rights Act, they say ‘Equal Love’ campaign seeks gay marriages & straight civil partnerships A lesbian couple’s application for a civil marriage licence was today refused by Greenwich register office in south-east London. Rev Sharon Ferguson (52) and her partner Franka Strietzel (49) … Gay marriage bid rejected

Gay marriage bid by lesbian couple

New attempt to end sexual orientation discrimination ‘Equal Love’ campaign seeks gay marriages & straight civil partnerships 11.15am, Tuesday 2 November 2010 Greenwich Register Office Town Hall Wellington Street Woolwich, London SE18 6PW A lesbian couple, Rev Sharon Ferguson (52) and her partner Franka (49), will apply for a civil marriage licence, in a direct … Gay marriage bid by lesbian couple