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18 December 2010Nigel Evans, deputy speaker of the House of Commons, comes out as gay 17 Nigel Evans, the deputy speaker of the House of Commons and Conservative MP for Ribble Valley, has ended the "open secret" of his homosexuality. Mr Evans, who has been an MP since 1992 did vote against the equalisation of the age of consent for gay and straight sex in 1998, but changed his mind two years later. -
18 December 2010US Senate edges closer to ending gay military ban later today 1 The US Senate has voted to proceed to a final debate and vote on the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', the ban on openly gay people serving in the military. Earlier today, the Senate voted 63-33 in favour of a final vote on the issue. -
18 December 2010Video: US Senate votes to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ban on gays serving in the military 38 The US Senate has voted 65 to 31 to repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', the ban on openly gay people serving in the military.
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18 December 2010Tory MP Nigel Evans came out after threats from ex-Labour MP and encouragement from Corrie star 29 Nigel Evans the Conservative MP and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, has told the Mail on Sunday that he was threatened with being outed by a former Labour MP and that his decision to publicly come out was spurred on by Coronation Street star Vicky Entwistle.
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