In Junethe Scottish Episcopal Church became the first British province in the Anglican Communion to take steps to allow same-sex marriages to be performed in their churches. The Church, with 60, members and 1, congregations, became the largest Christian organisation in the UK to offer same-sex marriages at that time.
February 27, Angela Eagle becomes first openly lesbian MP. Crown dependencies. Agence France-Presse.
Inconflict in the worldwide Anglican Communion over the issue of the acceptance of homosexuality, the appointment of Bishop Gene Robinson in the Episcopal Church in the U. Share this link:. On 16 Januarythe Coalition for Equal Marriage announced that it had found evidence for the support of a majority of MPs in the House of Commons.
In Junethe Scottish Episcopal Church became the first British province in the Anglican Communion to take steps to allow same-sex marriages to be performed in their churches. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved September 6,
Gay men barred from donating blood. Retrieved 31 October The News Letter. The Church of England. It's taken us some time to reach it, that this is something we want to do".
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