Scotland: Human Rights Campaigner Calls on Administration to Legalize Gay Marriage

VETERAN human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called on Alex Salmond and the SNP administration to legalise same-sex civil marriage in Scotland. He also condemned the “disproportionate influence” of the Catholic Church on the Scottish Government, saying that church leaders were “out of touch” with ordinary Catholics. Tatchell, who has campaigned on gay rights issues for more than 40 years, was speaking ahead of his appearance today (17 Nov) at a National Library event with former Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway. In an interview before today’s event, he claimed that while Scotland had previously been seen as leading the way on gay rights, particularly in repealing Section 28, in recent years it had been “slow” on certain issues. Full Story from Deadline Scotland: http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/veteran-human-rights-campaigner-calls-for-same-sex-marriage-in-scotland/

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