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A 15-year-old schoolgirl has organised a youth conference to tackle controversial subjects with respect for different views. Katherine Tobin, a pupil at Somersfield Academy in Devonshire, said the conference would discuss topics such as race, gender ...

Same-sex marriage gives gay couples a “stamp of approval” not provided by domestic partnerships, a lawyer argued yesterday. Mark Pettingill, who argued against a government appeal to reverse a Supreme Court decision to reinstate same-sex marriages,...

Same-sex marriage advocates have said their “eyes are on the prize” as the issue comes before the Court of Appeal today. The hearing, scheduled for three days, will cover the Government’s appeal of a Supreme Court ruling that the Domestic Partnership...

A top London barrister will argue the Government’s case against same-sex marriage despite an objection from the Bar Council, The Royal Gazette can reveal. James Guthrie QC will appear on behalf of the Crown next week when it appeals against a Supreme...

An Irish World Rugby Classic team is to wear rainbow bootlaces to show its support for equal rights for gay people. A spokesman for the Irish Legends said: “Every athlete should compete knowing their chances soar when they bring their full self to t...

These past two years under Donald Trump have given me the opportunity to reflect on a lot of topics that have come up in the LGBTQ community and in our nation. Some of these are thorny issues still worth discussing; many should have been settled long...

The legal profession’s governing body has backed an objection to a bid to hire a top London barrister to challenge the Supreme Court ruling that quashed a ban on same-sex marriage. It is understood the Bar Council has told the Government that it does...

An objection is understood to have been made against a request for a top London barrister to fight a Supreme Court ruling that quashed a ban on same-sex marriage. It is believed lawyers argued that the Crown failed to show why an overseas counsel was...

Dear Sir, Correct me if I’m wrong. There are only two known main forces of energy that govern the existing evolution of all life forms on this earth that are dictated by nature, right? Am I also correct in saying that it is those same two energies t...

Britain would breach international obligations if it failed to enforce legal recognition for same-sex unions in its Overseas Territories, a former Cayman Islands lawyer has said. Leonardo Raznovich, joint vice-chairman of the International Bar Associ...

An international group of human rights lawyers has asked the Premier to back a Supreme Court decision to lift a ban on same-sex marriages. The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute has written to David Burt and challenged him to show...

Dear Sir, A great deal of nonsense has been recently written and said about same-sex marriage. Most comments have been as incomprehensible as the reason why millions of people around the world are gay. It surely cannot be a matter of choice. I did no...