Equal marriage
‘We can’t rest on our laurels’: couples on 10 years of equal marriage in England and Wales
Some of the first to be married on 29 March 2014 look back on their ‘fabulous’ day but say homophobia still happens
Sammy Gecsoyler
29, Mar, 2024 @4:29 PM
On the 10-year anniversary of equal marriage in Britain, I’m thinking of my dad, and the long road to acceptance | Gary Nunn
He was a tough bouncer from Kent who, like the country around him, grew to accept social progress, says writer Gary Nunn
Gary Nunn
29, Mar, 2024 @10:27 AM
Greek Orthodox church calls for excommunication of MPs after same-sex marriage vote
Ecclesiastical outrage grows after legislation passes, with authorities on Corfu banning two MPs from religious rites
Helena Smith Athens
07, Mar, 2024 @5:30 AM
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex marriage
Lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted for the bill drafted by centre-right government despite church officials’ objections
Helena Smith in Athens
15, Feb, 2024 @11:04 PM
Ireland kickstarts vote on constitution’s wording about women and family
Referendum on 8 March cast as opportunity to remove outdated language in favour of inclusivity and equality
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
25, Jan, 2024 @4:43 PM
Same-sex couples able to marry in Estonia from New Year’s Day
Registrations open after country became first former Soviet-ruled nation to legalise gay marriage
Shafi Musaddique in Tallinn
01, Jan, 2024 @11:41 AM
Pope Francis’s small step on gay rights should be welcomed | Letters
Letters: Readers back the move by the leader of the Roman Catholic church on the ‘blessing’ of same-sex couples
29, Dec, 2023 @6:14 PM
So Pope Francis has deigned to ‘bless’ gay marriages? That’s not a blessing, it’s an insult | Matt Cain
The Catholic church made my young queer life hell. Now they accept and damn my union in one breath
Matt Cain
19, Dec, 2023 @12:02 PM
Church of England’s ‘blessings’ for gay couples are not enough | Letters
Letters: Progressive clergy will claim the synod vote is a victory, but the reality is far less than promised, writes Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain. Plus letters from Rev Katie Welborn van Santen, Darren Hackett and Dr Andrew Wilshere
19, Nov, 2023 @5:46 PM
A moment that changed me: my wife and I had resolved to marry 22 times. Her death was devastating
We were only four weddings into an art project to champion equal rights for LGBTQ+ people. But at least on paper I was able to finish the project – and keep her memory alive
Fleur Pierets
13, Sep, 2023 @6:00 AM
Japan government under renewed pressure to end same-sex marriage ban
Calls grow for marriage equality as another court rules ban is unconstitutional
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
30, May, 2023 @9:59 AM
Only the government stands in the way of humanist marriage | Letter
Letter: There is overwhelming public and indeed parliamentary support for recognising humanist marriages, and the legal way forward is clear, writes David Pollock
01, May, 2023 @3:58 PM
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