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4 December 2009More Adam Lambert shows cancelled over AMA gay antics 30 Gay singer Adam Lambert, who provoked controversy at the American Music Awards by kissing a man, has had more TV shows cancelled. -
4 December 2009Voting opens for Los Angeles gay assistant bishop candidates 6 Voting opens today for the next Los Angeles assistant bishop and two of the six candidates are openly gay. -
4 December 2009New Jersey Senate to vote on gay marriage next week + The US state of New Jersey's Senate will consider the question of gay marriage next week, just days after New York's lawmakers voted to reject it. -
4 December 2009Archbishop of Canterbury in ‘intensive and private’ talks over Uganda’s gay law 49 The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is said to be in "private" discussions with the Ugandan Anglican Church over the country's proposed anti-homosexuality laws. -
4 December 2009Brighton gay man suffocated in sex act 8 A Brighton man died during auto-erotic asphyxiation, an inquest heard this week. -
4 December 2009Gay hurling star wins book award 11 Donal Og Cusack, the Irish hurling star who came out in his autobiography, has won a prestigious award for the book. -
4 December 2009Gay Buenos Aires couple demand fine for mayor who barred marriage 1 A gay Buenos Aires couple who hoped to become the first to marry in Argentina this week have said the city mayor should be fined for not authorising their wedding. -
4 December 2009Gay man bids to become California Assembly Speaker 1 John Perez, an out gay man, is vying to become the Speaker of the California Assembly. -
4 December 2009University to launch research network for LGBT History Month 5 The University of Salford is to create an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) research network The research network was launched at an LGBT History Month event at the university last night. -
4 December 2009New York Senator ‘never promised to support gay marriage’ 13 One of the eight Democrat Senators who voted against gay marriage in New York this week said he had never promised he would support it. -
5 December 2009Guardian: Uganda is unjust and infamous 36 In a strongly worded leader column, The Guardian condemns Uganda's proposed law that could sentence gay people to death or leave them facing lengthy prison sentences. -
6 December 2009Equality and Human Rights Commission to collate sexuality status from across government databases 17 The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is to collate sexuality data given to hospitals and other surveys in order to gain a greater understanding of the inequity that lesbian, gay bisexual or trangendered (LGBT) people may be suffering. -
6 December 2009Feature: Bromance of “new” straight men like Scrub’s JD and Turk 20 The term 'Bromance' refers to a close, but non-sexual, friendship between two heterosexual men, often labeled as a 'man-crush'. -
6 December 2009Comment: Why Uganda’s homophobic legislation must be stopped 10 Blogger Daniel Edward Pitt's personal take on the horrors that could be unleashed by Uganda's proposed anti-gay legislation. "This piece of despicable homophobic propaganda has caused much shock and anger in the Western world, except of course by Christian right-wing fundamentalist rednecks who support the bill unequivocally." -
7 December 2009Archbishop of Canterbury criticises lesbian bishop’s appointment 40 The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has criticised the election of a lesbian assistant bishop in Los Angeles, saying it was a threat to the cohesion of the Anglican Church. -
7 December 2009Spain apologises for 1970s jailing of gay man 5 A Spanish gay man who was sentenced to three months in jail in the 1970s has received an official apology from the government. -
7 December 2009Gay Tory candidate selected to challenge Hazel Blears 229 A gay Conservative candidate has been selected to challenge Hazel Blears for her Manchester seat. -
7 December 2009‘Homophobic’ Buju Banton receives fourth Grammy nomination 14 Buju Banton, the Jamaican reggae star who has been accused of inciting hatred towards gays, has been nominated for a Grammy award. -
7 December 2009London protest to be held this week over Uganda’s anti-gay bill 3 A protest has been organised this week in London against Uganda's proposed law to execute and jail gays.
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7 December 2009Actor sues over Wikipedia ‘gay’ edits 23 An American actor has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop an unknown hacker calling him gay on Wikipedia.
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Top stories
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 equality1
US: Advocates hope to get equal marriage question on 2014 Arizona ballot+
US: Russian gay people urge boycott of 2014 Russian Winter Olympics2
Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless ‘sheep and trees’ than gay couples?14
European Parliament express concerns on lack of gay rights provision in trade treaty1
US: Baltimore Pride features mass same-sex wedding+
Lord Hylton anti-equal marriage ‘union’ amendment withdrawn13
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’19
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally13- Archbishop of York: Would the Church of England rather bless 'sheep and trees' than gay couples?14
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage77- US: Russian gay people urge boycott of 2014 Russian Winter Olympics2
Lib Dems' Baroness Williams to support anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment52
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
Live blog: Highlights from the House of Lords committee on same-sex marriage14
Ricky Martin: I wish I could come out as gay again, 'it's just beautiful'18- Lord Hylton anti-equal marriage 'union' amendment withdrawn13
- South Australia to debate motion to formally congratulate New Zealand for marriage equality1
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage103
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual84-
New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage77
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 marriage64
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
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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