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12 November 2009Lords vote again for ‘free speech’ protection in homophobic hate bill 73 The House of Lords voted again yesterday to include an amendment protecting 'free speech' in a bill designed to protect gays and lesbians from homophobic hatred, although one peer, Lord Smith, warned it could lead to homophobic attacks. -
12 November 2009Straight couple want civil partnership 37 A straight couple from London are demanding to be allowed a civil partnership because they do not believe in marriage. -
12 November 2009Video: Anti-gay Miss California threatens to storm off chat show over sex tape 20 Carrie Prejean, the anti-gay Miss California, tore off her microphone and refused to speak to a gay caller on Larry King's show last night. -
12 November 2009San Francisco Presbytery approves lesbian’s ordination 2 A San Francisco lesbian who has been a candidate for the Presbyterian ministry for 22 years has finally won her battle to be ordained. -
12 November 2009Free speech amendment will stay in homophobia law 98 The government has admitted defeat over an amendment protecting free speech in homophobic hatred laws. -
12 November 2009Alabama school backs down over lesbian’s prom date 10 An Alabama school which cancelled its prom after a lesbian student asked to bring a date has reversed its decision. -
12 November 2009Gay blogger accused of terrorism by religious right-wingers 16 A gay US blogger whose readers warned that radical gays and lesbians could attack right-wingers has been accused of terrorism and reported to the FBI. -
12 November 2009Survey: Win £50 and help us and our advertisers understand you better 13 This survey has now closed due to the Guardian only wishing to have 200 responses per publication that they will be selling advertising for The Guardian will be partnering with PinkNews.co.uk, Europe's leading LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) news service to sell some of the advertising space on PinkNews. -
12 November 2009Gay Labour group calls for government to return to gay hate laws 13 A gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans group affiliated with the Labour Party has called on the government to continue trying to push through legislation to protect gays from homophobic hatred. -
12 November 2009Jewish settler accused of attacks on gay Israelis 12 A Jewish settler accused of killing two Israelis and carrying out attacks on gays, left-wing Israelis and messianic Jews told a court this week that God was "proud" of him.
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US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state16
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur+
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law4
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill8
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’20
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally4
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’28
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’8
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions16
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss11
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets28
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters20- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'28
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
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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