Tag Archives: Equal Marriage

Equal marriage is a transgender issue

Posted on Wed 24th July 2013 by Sarah

Something I note with some despair is the assertion that marriage equality is not a transgender issue. The argument goes that it’s primarily an LGB issue and trans people only get consequential benefits from it. Well, that’s not really accurate, … Continue reading →

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The spousal veto is still a veto, even if you pretend it isn’t

Posted on Thu 18th July 2013 by Sarah

So, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act got given Royal Assent yesterday and, while I’m happy at the general idea of people in same-gender marriages being able to marry, I’m not singing Dancing Queen and waving my pride flag just … Continue reading →

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The Devil in the Details: Reading the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

Posted on Sun 27th January 2013 by Sarah

I would like to thank Sarah Brown, Jae Kay, and Zoe O’Connell for their analyses of the bill so far; I’ve had some time to read the bill over the past 36 hours and I’ve got my own comments. Were … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Out4Marriage

Posted on Sun 8th July 2012 by Sarah

Please consider supporting campaigns such as Out4Marriage and the Coalition for Equal Marriage. It was World Pride Day in London yesterday and I’m stuck in Yorkshire. So I thought I’d do a few posts over the following days about LGBT … Continue reading →

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