A marriage proposal fraught with pitfalls

Attempts to change the law on gay marriage risks inflaming anti-homosexual bigotry.

Same-sex marriage: opposing voices, notably by the Church, are likely to be ignored Credit: Photo: ALAMY

Just over 40 years ago homosexuality was illegal; so it is a measure of how far our society has changed that the Government yesterday published proposals to allow civil marriage to take place between two men or two women...

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