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29 December 2007Spanish clerics to face investigation over gay “cure” speech 3 Two Spanish clerics, one Protestant, the other Catholic are under fire by gay rights organisations for their homophobic views.Protestant minister Marcos Zapata is to face an investigation by the Galicia regional government into the organisation he runs that claims to helps troubled youth. -
29 December 2007Sir Ian McKellen and Kylie on Queen’s New Year honours list + Sir Ian McKellen, the actor and founding member of the gay rights charity, Stonewall has been made a Companion of Honour.Sir Ian joins the exclusive order of the 65 leading figures in the arts, science and industry, founded by George V. -
30 December 2007Huckabee says gay people chose their own behaviour 29 Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee who is currently on the campaign trail for the Republican nomination for US President, has been challenged by NBC's Meet the Press on his stance on gay rights."I don't know whether people are born that way. -
30 December 2007Gay DJ Kevin Greening dies 2 The gay former BBC Radio 1 DJ Kevin Greening has died, his agent said tonight.The 44 year old died in his sleep last night, although no details relating to the cause of death have been made public.Greening co-presented Zoe Ball's breakfast show on Radio 1 between 1997 and 1998. -
31 December 2007Service with gay clergy may have broken canon law + The Archbishop of Canterbury's recent communion with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) clergy was so secret that the Bishop of London did not even know about it, despite it being held within his diocese, The Times claims.The communion took place on the 29th November 2007 with 80 LGBT priests, monks and nuns by the Clergy Consultation support group.Canon law states that only a bishop can authorise services that take place in his diocese. -
31 December 2007US state grants civil unions from tomorrow + Thousands of gay and lesbian couples are expected to take advantage of new civil unions which will be legal in the US state of New Hampshire from tomorrow.Governor John Lynch signed the civil unions bill into law in May. -
31 December 2007Pope addresses ‘family’ rally in Madrid 8 For the tens of thousands who turned out in Mardid yesterday for a celebration of the place of the family, the appearance of Pope Benedict XVI via live satellite link from Rome was the highlight of their protest rally.Conservative Spaniards took to the streets of their capital city to protest at the legalisation of gay marriage and the loosening of divorce laws enacted by the socialist government.The Roman Catholic Church campaigned against gay rights but found they no longer have the power they once had. -
31 December 2007LGBT fire conference attacked by councillor 1 A local Bristol politician has generated headlines by attacking a highly-successful conference held in the city by the fire authority earlier this year.Councillor Albert Murphy, known as 'Spud,' branded October's Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender Equality in the Fire Service - An Absolute Taboo? event a waste of money.The chair of Avon Fire Authority, who hosted the event, has defended the conference and branded the councillor ignorant. -
31 December 2007California gay groups fight for protection at school + Two gay rights groups are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit filed by anti-gay organisations that would prevent enforcement of California statutes protecting students from discrimination, harassment and bullying in publicly-funded schools.Equality California and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network filed a motion to intervene in federal district court in San Diego to defend the California statutes that prohibit discrimination and harassment in publicly-funded schools, including the newly-enacted Student Civil Rights Act (SB 777). -
31 December 2007Russian activist charged over TV outing 2 Moscow Gay Pride organiser and gay rights activist Nicolas Alexeyev will be brought before a court after he outed a Russian politician on live television.The charges arise from comments he made on live TV in June, when he outed politician Alexander Cheuv as a homosexual.Last week the Moscow prosecutor's office completed their criminal investigation and confirmed there is a case against Mr Alexeyev. -
31 December 2007Gay man’s killer to be sentenced + A 42-year-old man who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of the managing director of a research consultancy specialising in gay and lesbian issues will be sentenced next week.Tony Hoare, 49, was attacked in September as he walked his two Jack Russell dogs in Charlton Park, south east London.He was found unconscious and died shortly after being taken to hospital. -
31 December 2007‘Jesus is a fag’ controversy raised in House of Commons 7 The Northern Ireland Parades Commission is to meet with the organisers of Belfast Pride over a placard displayed at this year's event that outraged Christians.Democratic Unionist MP Nigel Dodds raised the issue in the Commons earlier this month.The Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Paul Goggins, told Mr Dodds that the Parades Commission has written to Pride organisers and asked for a meeting "to discuss the matter further." -
31 December 2007Paddick launches personal attack on London rival 1 The Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London has branded his Tory opponent a "clown" and questioned his suitability for the job.Londoners will vote for their next Mayor on May 1st.
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US: Illinois equal marriage group pledges $500,000 effort to promote same-sex marriage+
South Australia to debate motion to formally congratulate New Zealand for marriage equality2
US: Advocates hope to get equal marriage question on 2014 Arizona ballot+
US: Russian gay people urge boycott of 2014 Russian Winter Olympics4
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless ‘sheep and trees’ than gay couples?42
European Parliament express concerns on lack of gay rights provision in trade treaty2
US: Baltimore Pride features mass same-sex wedding+
Lord Hylton anti-equal marriage ‘union’ amendment withdrawn16
Ian McKellen, Elton John and David Furnish become new faces of Pride London2
Lord Dear tells PinkNews reader: ‘I want to improve the equal marriage bill and I’m not homophobic’24
- Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?42
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally13
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage85- US: Russian gay people urge boycott of 2014 Russian Winter Olympics4
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment53
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
Ricky Martin: I wish I could come out as gay again, 'it's just beautiful'18
Live blog: Highlights from the House of Lords committee on same-sex marriage14- Lord Hylton anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment withdrawn16
- South Australia to debate motion to formally congratulate New Zealand for marriage equality2
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage103-
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage85
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual84
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage65
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill62
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61-
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list56
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53
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