Year: 2010

Heterosexual couple denied a civil partnership

‘Equal Love’ campaign opposes exclusion of straight couples Next stage: legal action in the courts in late December A heterosexual couple, Stephanie Munro and Andrew O’Neill, were refused a civil partnership at Camden Register Office this morning, Wednesday 8 December. The registrar cited the legal ban on opposite-sex civil partnerships as the reason for the Heterosexual couple denied a civil partnership

Heterosexual couple seek civil partnership

Discrimination against straight couples challenged ‘Equal Love’ campaign wants to end sexual orientation discrimination Wednesday 8 December 2010 10am Register Office Camden Town Hall Judd Street, WC1H 9JE (off Euston Road, diagonally opposite St Pancras station) A heterosexual couple, Stephanie Munro and Andrew O’Neill, will challenge the legal ban on straight civil partnerships by filing Heterosexual couple seek civil partnership

Fourth gay marriage bid rejected

Richard and David will now take legal action Gay marriage ban violates Human Rights Act, they say A gay couple’s application for a civil marriage licence was today refused by Greenwich register office in south-east London. David Watters (40) and Richard Hull (49) were turned away on the grounds that UK law states that marriage Fourth gay marriage bid rejected

Gay marriage bid by Richard & David

New attempt to end sexual orientation discrimination ‘Equal Love’ campaign seeks gay marriages & straight civil partnerships Gay male couple to apply for civil marriage 10.30am, Tuesday 2 December 2010 Greenwich Register Office Town Hall Wellington Street Woolwich, London SE18 6PW A gay male couple, David Watters and Richard Hull, will apply for a civil Gay marriage bid by Richard & David

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