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Image description: Pope Francis in front of a pride flag. Last month, our progressively posturing Pope, Francis, made the ‘ground-breaking’ statement that “homosexual people have a right to be in a family.” As a Queer Catholic, I’m unimpressed. To me, this is nothing more than a token gesture from a Pope who has far too […]
Continue ReadingOUSU has passed a motion condemning Nicola Blackwood, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, for her decision to vote against the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill. The motion denounces the MP’s decision on the grounds that it “does not represent the student population of Oxford’s position on gay marriage.” It also mandates the OUSU President to […]
Continue ReadingThey told Hollande to “think of the children” during their anti-gay marriage protest… and then used their own as human shields after clashing with the police. This is the true face of the media-friendly, mild-mannered anti-gay marriage pressure group “Le Manif Pour Tous,” whose orchestrated barrage of protests fell flat on their face earlier this […]
Continue ReadingAt some point over the past five years, there must have been a right-wing coup at the BBC. The news team there seem to have joined forces with the Torygraph and the Daily Hate in forcing the idea upon us, that there is a widespread opposition, both among politicians and among the public, to extending […]
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