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Rebel Anglican clergy ‘to bless gay marriages’
Rebel Church of England clergy will bless gay marriages carried out in other churches if Anglicans are exempted from a new law on same-sex marriage, some 150 vicars and campaigners said in a letter published on Sunday. Anglicans including ex-Bishop of Oxford Richard Harries and dozens of clergy wrote to…
Washington state kicks off day of same sex marriages with midnight ceremonies
Towns and cities across Washington awoke to the sound of wedding bells Sunday morning as hundreds of same-sex couples prepared to tie the knot on the first day they were legally allowed to marry in the state. Some 140 gay and lesbian weddings were scheduled at Seattle City Hall; meanwhile…
French first lady endorses marriage equality
Valerie Trierweiler, the girlfriend of French President Francois Hollande, has given plans to legalise gay marriage her personal seal of approval by announcing she will be a witness at one of the first ceremonies. While her partner’s commitment to proposed legislation allowing same-sex marriages has been questioned in recent weeks,…
Paris mayor says marriage equality would open door to incest and polygamy
A Parisian mayor has stirred up a row over France’s plan to legalise gay marriage by announcing he will refuse to preside over same-sex marriages on the grounds they could open the door to the approval of polygamous or incestuous unions. Francois Lebel, the mayor of the capital’s 8th district…
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