Press Releases

Wedding card for Prince William & Kate

Gay couples want the right to marry too Supporters of the Equal Love campaign presented a giant wedding card for Prince William and Kate Middleton outside the gates of Buckingham Palace yesterday, Monday 25 April. As well as wishing the royal couple “congratulations” and “a happy life together”, the campaigners highlighted the ban on gay Wedding card for Prince William & Kate

Postpone East London Gay Pride

Call for Muslims and LGBTIs to unite against hate East London Mosque urged to dialogue with LGBTI communities Commenting on the planned East London Gay Pride march scheduled for 2 April, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said: “OutRage! is not supporting East London Gay Pride, following the revelation of links between some of the organisers Postpone East London Gay Pride

Equal Love case goes to European Court

Legal bid for gay marriages and heterosexual civil partnerships Eight couples file joint application on 2 February Professor Robert Wintemute outlines the legal case for equality Photo call: 9.30am, Wednesday 2 February Corner Abingdon Street and Great College Street, SW1 (diagonally opposite the House of Lords) Equal Love – European Court application launch 10.30am, Tuesday Equal Love case goes to European Court

Ibis hotel hosts anti-gay hate preachers

Extremists call for “death penalty” for gays Islamic Research and Education Academy conference this Sunday The Ibis international hotel group has been accused by lesbian and gay human rights campaigners of “irresponsibly hosting conferences by extremist anti-gay hate preachers”. The next conference by the Islamic Education and Research Academy (iERA) will be held on Sunday Ibis hotel hosts anti-gay hate preachers

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