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3 December 2011Australian Labor party conference defies prime minister Julia Gillard to support gay marriage 43 Australia's ruling Labor party has voted to support the introduction of gay marriage although party leader and prime minister Julia Gillard is opposed to changing the law. -
5 December 2011Interview: Russell T Davies on shelving US projects, his partner’s cancer diagnosis and coming home 28 Russell T Davies speaks exclusively to Laurence Watts about returning from the US following his partner's diagnosis with brain cancer, and the future for Torchwood and his highly anticipated new American show, Cucumber. -
5 December 2011Exclusive: Russell T Davies halts TV work after partner’s brain cancer diagnosis 21 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, the acclaimed Queer As Folk writer says he has returned to the UK and does not know when he will start work again after his partner's diagnosis with cancer of the brain. -
5 December 2011Philippines health official criticised for suggesting “homosexual children” be “reined in” 5 The Philippines Health Secretary has been criticised after saying at an AIDS conference that parents of gay children should be surveyed and warned about their children's behaviour. -
5 December 2011“Virulently homophobic” pastor on sabbatical after wife files for divorce 42 American megachurch pastor Eddie Long has announced at the weekend that he will go on hiatus from preaching, after his wife filed for divorce. -
5 December 2011Southampton FC fan receives three-year ban and a fine after homophobic chant 19 A Southampton supporter who chanted homophobic abuse has received a three-year football banning order. -
5 December 2011Video: Michele Bachmann says people of Iowa did not want gay marriage 42 Michele Bachmann has said this week that Iowa did not want the rules which allow gay couples equal marriage rights in the state, and said judges needed to start acting "like judges" and stop telling people "what their laws are". -
5 December 2011Planning underway for first birthday of Elton John’s son Zachary 22 David Furnish has confirmed he and Sir Elton John will be planning a family gathering for their son's birthday on Christmas Day, but they said he will not be spoiled with presents. -
5 December 2011Gay actor Neil Patrick Harris apologises for “tranny” comment 134 Neil Patrick Harris has apologised publicly for using the term "tranny" on television. -
5 December 2011Call for congregations to reject Church ban as religious civil partnerships come into effect 29 Peter Tatchell has called on priests and congregations to reject the Church of England's ban on civil partnerships in their churches, as new regulations allowing come into effect today. The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 come into force today, and lift the ban on places of religious worship holding civil partnership ceremonies. -
5 December 2011Students suspended as case closes on gay New York teen’s suicide 6 As incidents of bullying had not been brought to the school's attention attention until after Jamey Rodemeyer died and the police investigation began, students are only now able to be disciplined by the school board. -
6 December 2011Department for Education refutes “Clause 28″ claims for free schools and academies 48 The wording of a clause in the model funding agreement for UK free schools and academies has prompted a controversial comparison with infamous Section 28 legislation. -
6 December 201160,000 petition Nigerian President not to sign anti-gay law 56 Activists have delivered a copy of a 60,000-strong global petition addressed to the Nigerian President, urging him not to sign in new laws that target gays. -
6 December 2011Australian church which sacked pro-gay marriage pastor “hardly Christian” 17 Rev Matt Glover, a pastor who supports a marriage equality campaign for Christians, has been sacked from his position at a Baptist Church in Melbourne, the group Australian Marriage Equality says. -
6 December 2011Call for views on gay marriage before Scottish consultation closes 10 The Equality Network is calling for equal marriage supporters to have their say in the government's public consultation on extending marriage rights to gay couples before Friday's deadline. -
6 December 2011Londoners set record for most HIV tests on World AIDS Day 9 Londoners set a new world record on World AIDS Day 2011 for the most HIV tests administered in 8 hours. -
6 December 2011Petition launched to pardon gay codebreaker Alan Turing 98 A petition has been launched asking the government to issue a formal pardon to the gay mathematician Alan Turing. -
6 December 2011Chinese zookeepers give gay penguin couple a chick 17 A pair of gay penguins in China have been given a baby chick by zoo staff. -
6 December 2011Video: 8-year-old’s controversial message to Michele Bachmann 40 The parents of an 8-year-old boy have posted a video to Youtube of him telling Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann his gay mother does not "need fixing". -
6 December 2011Head teacher of US school saves “gay apparel” lyric in Christmas carol 14 The head of a US school has intervened to ensure students carry on singing the original lyrics to the Christmas carol "Deck the Halls".
Articles from December 2011
Top stories
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter ‘doesn’t feel remorse’ for homophobic tweet5
Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track4
MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review7
MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships7
Maria Miller: I am happy to accept Labour’s amendment on a speedy civil partnerships review5
MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs9
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’48
Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs20
Church of Scotland votes to allow ordaining ministers in same-sex relationships7
Comment: Say no to same-sex bill marriage amendments, Mr Cameron2
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault124
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'5- Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 48
- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review7
- Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track4
- Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet5
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions22- MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs9
- Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs20
- MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships7
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault124
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'72
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
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
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Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
Canada: 'Israeli apartheid' censorship row puts Toronto Pride funding in jeopardy52
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