Top Sexual Orientation Stories
More registrars under pressure due to homosexual civil partnerships
Two registrars working for Lambeth Council are under investigation having attempted to avoid officiating at homosexual civil partnerships.
Justice Denied for Christians as Counsellor Refused Right to Appeal
Lord Justice Laws refused permission to Gary McFarlane to have his case heard before the Court of Appeal.
Experienced Community Paediatrician Dismissed From Adoption Panel Over Christian Views Has Been Reinstated
A Christian paediatrician, dismissed as a medical adviser because she could not professionally recommend the placement of children with same-sex couples, has been reinstated by Northamptonshire County Council following media and public support.
Homosexuals sue Christian hotel owners for refusing them a double bedroom 23rd March 2009
Martyn Hall, a homosexual living with his civil partner Steven Preddy, has lodged an unprecedented county court claim for £5,000 in damages, alleging 'direct discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation' against the Christian hotel owner&
Court upholds Christian Counsellor's Claim for wrongful dismissal but law in confusion. 8th January 2009
Gary McFarlane, a relationship counsellor, won a claim for wrongful dismissal against Relate Avon. He was sacked because his Christian beliefs prevented him giving sex therapy to homosexual couples.
Latest news on Gary McFarlane's case against Relate 3rd December 2008
Gary McFarlane appeared at the Bristol Employment Tribunal on 1 and 2 December 2008 claiming that he had been unfairly dismissed,
discriminated against on the basis of his religious beliefs
Christian counsellor refusing to give advice on sexual problems to homosexual couples loses position with Relate 27th October 2008
Gary McFarlane, a Christian counsellor from Bristol, has been dismissed from his position at Relate after raising concerns about advising same sex couples on directive sexual therapy.