“The word [marriage] doesn’t mean anything to me. It’s a squabble over nothing.
“Richard [Clifford] and I have been together for 35 years. We’ve been in
a
civil partnership for five years. It doesn’t matter what you call it.
We
don’t think of it as marriage, it’s a partnership. People are getting
hot
under the collar at the moment because of this word...
“It’s just this
word. The Church is the problem."
The Daily Telegraph.
Well said, sir.
That some people - both pro and anti - can get so animated about such trifles tells us nothing but the debasement of political debate in our culture.
PS Not too sure when she came out. Anyone?
Monday, 2 July 2012
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I think he only really came out when he got civilly partnered, but like Sir Ian for example, much of the work before dropped really big hints.
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