Carey's views on marriage 'archaic', says Young
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Lord Carey is clinging to an archaic conception of marriage by opposing plans to give same-sex couples the right to wed, the singer Will Young has claimed. Young became the latest public figure to criticise the former Archbishop of Canterbury, who launched a campaign to oppose legislation being drawn up by the Government which would legalise same-sex marriages by 2015.
Young, 33, who disclosed his homosexuality before winning the 2002 Pop Idol series, told The Independent that Lord Carey was "clearly a man who has time on his hands and column inches through which to fight this archaic fight".
The singer, who also called for a redefinition of the word "gay" to remove remaining derogatory connotations, said: "It is time to reclaim language for beneficial means, to move forward in an ever-improving journey towards intolerance towards homophobia. Unfortunately the words that dribble from Lord Carey's lips are neither welcome, useful or relevant in today's society."
He added: "Can George not dream of the word 'marriage' evolving to represent change? To represent freedom of expression and the freedom to express love between two people whatever sex, colour or religious background?"
Lord Carey's campaign, named the Coalition for Marriage, claims to have collected around 20,000 signatures.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments