Gay canon Jeremy Pemberton loses tribunal appeal 7 December 2016 | Nottingham A gay clergyman who lost an employment tribunal against the church has had his appeal dismissed. Canon Jeremy Pemberton had claimed the Church of England's stance on same-sex marriage breached equality laws. But last year it was ruled he was not discriminated against when stopped from taking up a new post as a hospital chaplain after marrying his partner. Mr Pemberton said the Employment Appeal Tribunal has given him leave to go to the Court of Appeal. 'Source of hope' Mr Pemberton, a hospital chaplain in Lincolnshire, was barred in 2014 by the then acting Bishop of Southwell from taking up a job for the NHS in Nottinghamshire, just weeks after marrying. The Church had warned him marriage other than between heterosexual couples was against its teaching. Click here for the rest of the article: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-38235199