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23 June 2008Greens propose same sex marriage in Tasmania + The Green party in Tasmania has announced it intends to to re-introduce same-sex marriage legislation originally tabled in 2005, despite continued opposition from both major political parties. -
23 June 2008Catholic Church accused of delaying discrimination bill in Croatia 2 A leading gay advocacy group has written to government officials and MPs in Croatia expressing concern at delays in introducing a new law banning discrimination. -
23 June 2008Discreet gays should be safe in Iran claims Home Secretary 7 The Home Office does not think that Iranian asylum seekers who identify as gay or lesbian should automatically be assumed to be at risk if they are returned, according to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. -
23 June 2008Stoke is latest council to join Stonewall diversity scheme + The only city in the UK to have had two openly gay elected mayors has joined a Stonewall scheme for employers. -
23 June 2008Australian man on trial for HIV infections + A 49-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges including infecting two people with HIV and attempting to infect 14 others between 2001 and 2006. -
23 June 2008Gays sue Russian President over Pride “inaction” + The organisers of Moscow's Pride event, which has been banned by the city's authorities for several years running, have started legal proceedings against Russia's President. -
23 June 2008Net addicts skip meals and sex in favour of porn and games + The internet, one of wonders of the modern age, is in fact a place of sordid and unhealthy addiction, according to a leading psychiatrist. -
23 June 2008Gay asylum group attacks “shameful” Iran comments 4 A group that campaigns on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans asylum seekers has rounded on the Home Secretary after she said that "discreet" gay asylum seekers should be returned to Iran. -
23 June 2008Gay ally considered as Obama’s running mate 1 The highest-ranking female officer in the history of the United States Army is a contender for the Democratic party's Vice Presidential nomination. -
23 June 2008Dozens arrested in Saudi “gay” raid 2 Religious police in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have detained more than 20 men after a raid on a property in the coastal town of Qatif. -
23 June 2008Gay designer to dress James Bond 1 He may have been overlooked, along with many others, by the compilers of the Independent on Sunday's Pink List, but internationally-acclaimed designer Tom Ford is set to become even more famous. -
23 June 2008Tory MP attacks Home Secretary over Iran comments 3 The Chairman of the Conservative Party's Human Rights Commission has added his voice to the chorus of criticism of Jacqui Smith after she claimed that gay people are in no danger in Iran as long as they are "discreet." -
23 June 2008Pride London’s special events for under 25s + This year's Pride London festival kicks off well in advance of the main parade on 5 July - especially for the under 25s. -
23 June 2008Blue Peter, lesbian rumours and a man in drag + What would Valerie Singleton think? Former Blue Peter face Stuart Miles is all set to shock audiences at this year's Edinburgh Festival. -
23 June 2008Half of US Air Force gay ban dismissals are women + New figures obtained by an organisation dedicated to fighting the ban on openly gay, lesbian and bisexual people serving in the US Armed Forces show that women are disproportionately affected.
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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 equality3
US: Advocates hope to get equal marriage question on 2014 Arizona ballot+
US: Russian gay people urge boycott of 2014 Russian Winter Olympics5
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless ‘sheep and trees’ than gay couples?47
European Parliament express concerns on lack of gay rights provision in trade treaty3
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’25
- Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?47
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally16
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage85
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment56- US: Russian gay people urge boycott of 2014 Russian Winter Olympics5
Ricky Martin: I wish I could come out as gay again, 'it's just beautiful'18
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317- Lord Dear tells PinkNews reader: 'I want to improve the equal marriage bill and I'm not homophobic' 25
- South Australia to debate motion to formally congratulate New Zealand for marriage equality3
Live blog: Highlights from the House of Lords committee on same-sex marriage14
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-
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment56
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