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8 May 2012Wrestler apologises for telling man ‘sickened’ by gays to kill himself 75 US wrestling champion CM Punk has apologised after telling a Twitter user who was 'sickened' by the idea of homosexuality to kill himself. -
8 May 2012US gymnastics hopeful comes out as gay ahead of Olympics 23 US gymnast Josh Dixon has come out during his bid to represent the US at the London Olympics this year in a move which would make him the country's first openly gay gymnast at the competition. -
8 May 2012Video: ‘First gay airline’ will fly to EuroGames in Budapest 35 A 'gay airline' has been launched dedicated to delivering passengers to the EuroGames 2012 in Budapest. -
8 May 2012François Hollande’s presidential win brings French marriage equality closer 50 The new President-elect of France, François Hollande, the country's first Socialist president in nearly two decades, is expected to push equal marriage and adoption rights for gay couples in the European country. -
8 May 2012Shadow home secretary: ‘Ludicrous’ to blame equal marriage plans for Tory losses 113 Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, has said it is 'utterly ludicrous' to blame the Coalition government's plans to allow gay couples an equal right to civil marriage for the Conservative party's losses at local elections last week. -
8 May 2012Welsh Government: Catholic Schools must promote pro-gay marriage campaign to ensure political balance 94 A Welsh Government investigation into PinkNews.co.uk's revelation that the Catholic Education Service encouraged schools to promote a petition against same-sex marriage has concluded that this may have led to schools breaking laws on political balance. -
8 May 2012Video: Groundbreaking global campaign for marriage equality, Out4Marriage launched 78 A new cross party and cross media campaign, Out4Marriage.org, to support changing the law to allow gay couples to marry has launched to help spread the message that most people in Britain and indeed the Western world, are happy to "come Out4Marriage". -
8 May 2012Video: PinkNews.co.uk founder Benjamin Cohen’s Grandparents come @Out4Marriage 19 PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen's Grandparents say "We think the law should be changed so to allow gays or straights to be married with the same rights as a straight couple" as they come Out4Marriage. -
8 May 2012Video: One British couple’s beautiful story of why they’re @Out4Marriage 28 PinkNews.co.uk readers Adam Williams and James Swinburne were among the first couples to record an Out4Marriage video.
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US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members+
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay+
UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported10
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship19
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them41- US: Boy Scouts council to vote on lifting ban on gay members1
US church: Equal marriage bill is to blame for violent Woolwich murder18
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be ‘the right decision’1
Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’13
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people59
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 64
David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords47
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 10- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship19
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe homosexuals53
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
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 marriage93
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 bill66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur64
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people59
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