The “Free Movement” blog has published a list of questions it reports as being asked by UK asylum & immigration staff of someone seeking asylum on the grounds of persecution due to sexual orientation. In 2010 the asylum rules were…
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Same-sex Marriage and shared buildings
We’re another step closer to same-sex marriages being a reality in England and Wales as the government today published its response to the consultation paper ‘The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013: Shared Buildings Regulations’, which sought views on the…
Same-sex marriage: details unveiled
The Government today laid a series of ‘statutory instruments’ to be considered by Parliament which will put in place the fine detail of the same-sex marriage law passed last year. These will bring into force most of the provisions of…
Scotland sets date for final marriage vote
On Tuesday 4th February the Scottish Parliament will hold its final vote on Scotland’s same-sex marriage bill. The stage 3 debate on the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill will give MSPs a final chance to amend the Bill and…
European Parliament condemns anti-LGBTI laws in Uganda, Nigeria and India
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament strongly condemned recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people in Uganda, Nigeria and India. Parliament also called on Russia to repeal its law prohibiting the propaganda of ‘non-traditional sexual relations’. Earlier this month, Nigeria’s President…