Topic: Western Europe

A gay couple has filed a legal challenge to have France recognize their Spanish marriageA gay couple has filed a legal challenge to have France recognize their Spanish marriage, France's Liberation reported. Manuel de Aguirre, a Spanish engineer living in France since ...
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has endorsed gay marriageThe Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has endorsed gay marriage. The SPD is Germany's oldest and second largest political party. Prime Minister Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) is ...
A gay marriage law in Spain is threatened as the country swings hard to the rightA gay marriage law in Spain is threatened as the country swings hard to the right. Mariano Rajoy and his conservative Popular Party (PP) are expected to ...
Jean Vila, the mayor of the French town of Cabestany, on Saturday presided over the wedding of two men, calling the move a 'militant act'Jean Vila, the mayor of the French town of Cabestany, on Saturday presided over the wedding of two ...
Next month's general elections threaten to undo Spain's 6-year-old gay marriage lawNext month's general elections threaten to undo Spain's 6-year-old gay marriage law. The Socialist government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, which swept into office in 2004, looks to be ...

Cliff Richard: Why Not Gay Marriage?

British pop singer Cliff Richard has come out in favor of gay marriageBritish pop singer Cliff Richard has come out in favor of gay marriage. Great Britain currently recognizes the unions of gay and lesbian couples with civil partnerships, which offer most ...
David Cameron has vowed to cut aid to nations that persecute gaysDavid Cameron has vowed to cut aid to nations that persecute gays, the UK's Daily Mail reported. The British prime minister's new policy comes just days after he defended his decision ...
Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone on Saturday unveiled plans to make gay marriage legal in Britain before 2015Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone on Saturday unveiled plans to make gay marriage legal in Britain before 2015. Featherstone said at the Liberal Democrats party conference in ...
According to several sources, an announcement from Great Britain's Conservative Party backing gay marriage is imminentAccording to several sources, an announcement from the Great Britain's Conservative Party backing gay marriage is imminent. The Conservative Party is Britain's largest political party. It governs ...
The captain of Germany's national football team Philipp Lahm said he is not gay, in excerpts of his new book released Monday, but he cautioned footballers against coming out."First, I am not a homosexual. I am not married to my wife Claudia ...
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