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16 January 2012Christopher Plummer wins Golden Globe for gay dad role 6 Christopher Plummer's performance as a gay father in the film Beginners has won him a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actor in a motion picture. -
16 January 2012Lee Steele apologises for ‘tongue-in-cheek’ Gareth Thomas tweet 16 Sacked footballer Lee Steele has apologised for his comment about gay rugby star Gareth Thomas in a statement issued by his new club, Nantwich Town FC, but has been charged by the FA for bringing the game into disrepute. -
16 January 2012Canada to fill ‘gap’ on gay marriage 10 The Canadian Justice Minister has reassured thousands of gay couples who have married in his country that their unions will be recognised there, but admitted there is a "legislative gap" in the rules on foreign nationals' marriages. -
16 January 2012Call for rainbow flags as Australian Open starts 4 As the Australian Open began today, a group is calling for fans to raise rainbow flags to protest in a "peaceful, non-disruptive" way against anti-gay comments made by former tennis champion Margaret Court. -
16 January 2012Mr Gay UK pledges portion of winnings to HIV charity 32 Newly coronated Mr Gay UK, Samuel Kneen has pledged a portion of his prize money to the HIV/AIDS charity, the Terence Higgins Trust. -
16 January 2012Chris Bryant attacks Church of England ‘silliness about homosexuality’ 34 Gay MP Chris Bryant has criticised the Church of England, writing that it “needs to forget its silliness about homosexuality” and its teaching that "homophobia is immoral” and “it’s fine and dandy to be gay just so long as you don’t do anything about it.” -
16 January 2012George Clooney: Romney’s gay views on ‘wrong side of history’ 9 George Clooney doubted Mitt Romney as a presidential candidate over his attitude towards gay rights. -
16 January 2012US cross-dressing sitcom cancelled after two espiodes 5 US television network ABC has axed its new sitcom 'Work It', about a pair of cross-dressing men looking for work, after only two episodes, but its entertainment president said it could be compared with Tootsie. -
16 January 2012Israeli trans man gives birth 16 A transgender man in Israel has reportedly become the first in the state's history to give birth. -
16 January 2012First trans teen in Miss England competition leads heat 42 The first transgender teenager to enter the Miss England competition is leading in her heat of the pageant. -
16 January 2012Germany captain: Society cannot accept gay footballers 61 Bayern Munich and German football captain Philipp Lahm does not believe society is ready to accept gay professional footballers, saying: “The football stadium is rarely politically correct.
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Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row3
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won’t expel members who call gay sex ‘disgusting’10
Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his ‘aggressive homosexuality community’ jibe11
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote41
Yvette Cooper: ‘Let us be loud and proud, celebrate, not discriminate, and pass equal marriage’1
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill11
Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and ‘get back to governing’4
Diane Abbott: ‘Momentous’ equal marriage bill will improve the lives of so many8
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill45
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come11
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins48- David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote41
- MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 45
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading51
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 86
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault139
London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 31
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister16- Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his 'aggressive homosexuality community' jibe 11
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault139
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94-
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage86
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill64
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59-
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
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