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April 26, 2011

Activists Call On Prince William, Kate Middleton To Support Gay Marriage 
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In news about this week's royal wedding, British gay rights campaigners
attempted to deliver an early wedding card to Buckingham Palace Monday
calling on Prince William and Kate Middleton to "express their support"
for same-sex marriages. The Reverend Sharon Ferguson heads the Lesbian
and Gay Christian Movement.

Reverend Sharon Ferguson: “What we want is for gay couples to have the
right to get married and for straight couples to have the right to have
a civil partnership if that is what they wish. We've already lodged our
application with the European Court of Human Rights. Today we are here
to present a card to Will and Kate wishing them all the best on their
upcoming nuptials and asking them to please support the fact for gay
people to also get married. I want to be able to marry my partner and at
the moment I don't have that opportunity."



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