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8 July 2009Mother of gay son berates Irish minister over civil partnerships 51 When Declan Doody wrote to Irish justice minister Dermot Ahern about the inequality of civil partnerships, he was dismayed to receive no response. -
8 July 2009Catholic adoption agency allowed to appeal over gay parents 9 The Charity Tribunal has given permission for a Catholic adoption agency to appeal against a ruling which said it could not discriminate against gay couples. -
8 July 2009Calgary minister ‘stripped of responsibility’ after funding Pride event 6 The Toronto tourism minister has reportedly been stripped of her responsibility for a major funding programme because she granted financial support for the city's annual Pride week. -
8 July 2009Peter Tatchell: ‘Bruno will make both bigots and gays squirm’ 18 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has said that Sacha Baron-Cohen's latest film Bruno is likely to cause discomfort to both straight homophobes and gay men. -
8 July 2009Swedish study finds gay brains resemble those of opposite sex 14 Swedish scientists have suggested that brains of gay people may share similar physical attributes to those of the opposite sex. -
8 July 2009Massachusetts senator reveals he’s gay 8 Massachusetts senator Stan Rosenberg has revealed he is gay in an Independence Day editorial. -
8 July 2009Gay actor John Barrowman says bishop who said gays must change should “stop talking rubbish” 28 Dr Who actor John Barrowman has responded to comments made by Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester, who called on gay people to "repent and be changed". -
8 July 2009Technical issues mean 2010 US census may not count gay married couples 5 The US census scheduled for next year may not be able to count gay married couples due to technical issues in collecting data. -
8 July 2009Polish Law and Justice Party confirms it’s still homophobic despite joining forces with the Tories in Europe 17 A Polish Law and Justice Party (PiS) MEP has refuted statements made by former Tory leader William Hague that the party has changed its views on gay rights.
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France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law1
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill1
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’7
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally1
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’25
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality18
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’6
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT3
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions14
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets22
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss8
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters17- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'25
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 51
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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