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16 February 2011British government looks towards introducing gay marriage equality 56 The British government has admitted that there is an imbalance between civil partnerships and civil marriage and is actively examining ways of addressing this. -
17 February 2011Comment: Religious civil partnerships are the first step towards religious same sex marriages 59 For Rabbi David Mitchell, his true 'partnership' ceremony wasn't in the registry office, it was in his synagogue. -
17 February 2011Hawaii Senate votes for gay civil unions, governor to sign bill 2 Politicians in the state of Hawaii have passed bill legalising civil unions for same-sex couples late last night, with the Senate voting 18-5 in favour. -
17 February 2011Hawaii appoints its first openly gay supreme court judge + The state senate of Hawaii has approved new Governor Neil Abercrombie's first judicial appointment - to make Sabrina McKenna the state's first openly gay supreme court judge. -
17 February 2011Californian Supreme Court to hear Prop 8 case, delaying decision on gay marriage until 2012 8 The legal saga over gay marriage in California looks set to drag on for another year. -
17 February 2011Equality minister Lynne Featherstone says faiths won’t be sued for refusing civil partnerships 59 Liberal Democrat equality minister Lynne Featherstone has said that church ministers will not be successfully sued for refusing to host gay civil partnerships. -
17 February 2011Britney Spears named ultimate gay icon 26 Pop star Britney Spears has been named the ultimate gay icon of all time in a poll by the Equality Project, having beaten off competition from Lady Gaga, Barack Obama and Cher. -
17 February 2011Four men arrested over Camden gay stabbing + Four men have been arrested over a homophobic stabbing in Camden, north London. -
17 February 2011World’s first ‘gay’ beer brand launched 15 A beer believed to be the first specifically marketed to gay consumers has been launched in Mexico, Colombia and Japan. -
17 February 2011East London Mosque and mayor condemn anti-gay stickers 8 The East London Mosque and the mayor of Tower Hamlets have condemned homophobic stickers placed around the borough. -
17 February 2011Justin Bieber: being gay is a decision and abortion is wrong 572 Fresh from winning a Brit award, teenage pop sensation Justin Bieber has suggested that homosexuality is a choice and that abortion is wrong even when pregnancy is caused by rape. -
17 February 2011Nigella Lawson says all women could have gay love affairs 10 TV chef Nigella Lawson says all women have it in them to fall in love with someone of the same sex. -
17 February 2011Labour calls for progress on gay marriage 20 The Labour Party has welcomed government announcements on gay marriage and civil partnerships. -
17 February 2011New Moscow mayor says no to gay Pride marches 6 Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin says that the city does not need gay Pride marches. -
17 February 2011US teen ‘killed gay man in panic after cough medicine overdose’ + A North Carolina teenager accused of murdering a gay man confessed he carried out the attack after overdosing on cough medicine, police say. -
17 February 2011Amnesty International asks Hungary to allow Budapest gay Pride 1 Human rights charity Amnesty International has asked Hungary to allow this year's Budapest Pride. -
18 February 2011Tory MP claims most gay people don’t want the right to marry 155 A Conservative MP has claimed that only a "tiny number" of gay people actually want the right to marry. -
18 February 2011One in five unaware that HIV can be passed though unprotected gay sex 20 A survey suggests that one in five people do not know that HIV can be passed on through unprotected gay sex. -
18 February 2011Peaches Geldof says she dated a trans man 16 Peaches Geldof has revealed that she once dated a trans man. -
18 February 2011Facebook adds ‘civil union’ status to profiles 23 Gay and lesbian Facebook users can now state whether they are in a civil union or domestic partnership on their profile pages.
Articles from February 2011
Top stories
Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas8
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities9
Bermuda: Anti-discrimination law adopted amid equal marriage controversy1
Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list1
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits8
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list27
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’7
TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list5
Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches43- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list27
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 13
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 5
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2- TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list5
- UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities9
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill60
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53-
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'50
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