Discrimination against same-sex couples denied religious marriage is endemic, says York academic
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New research by academics at the Universities of York and Leeds highlights the prevailing extent of discrimination against same-sex couples wanting religious marriage ceremonies.
Professor Paul Johnson, from York’s Department of Sociology, has examined the legal framework in England and Wales that allows religious organisations to refuse to marry same-sex couples.
Working in collaboration with Professor Robert Vanderbeck at Leeds, Professor Johnson found that same-sex couples are excluded fro...
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