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18 May 2012Rugby Super League champions devote game to gay equality 12 World Club champions Leeds Rhinos are dedicating their Stobart Super League Round 24 fixture against Widnes Vikings on Friday August 10 to celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. -
18 May 2012Woman jailed for train attack on 16-year-old lesbian 70 A 20-year-old woman has been jailed after she launched a physical attack on a young lesbian who had kissed her partner on a train. -
18 May 2012Video: Sir Richard Branson comes @Out4Marriage – ‘The law should treat everyone the same, straight or gay’ 70 The founder of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson, has become the most high profile figure so far to film a video for the Out4Marriage campaign, which calls for global equal marriage for gay couples. -
18 May 2012Chris Bryant: Tory MP’s response to equal marriage enquiry ‘as cruel as it was offensive’ 129 A Conservative MP's response to an enquiry about equal marriage has been called 'cruel and offensive' in its treatment of couples who are unable to have children by gay Labour MP Chris Bryant and 'truly shocking' by a constituent. -
18 May 2012Tasmania: 250 attend vigil at ‘Excellent Marriage’ anti-gay marriage conference 10 250 people attended a vigil outside an anti-marriage equality conference in Tasmania last night as it was revealed the winning video message in a conference competition to define 'excellent marriage' was from a gay man. -
18 May 2012Hillary Clinton to officially accept WorldPride award 9 US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton has formally agreed to accept WorldPride’s “World LGBT Award” as the event comes to London this summer. -
18 May 2012French prime minister promises to implement equal marriage and adoption rights for gays 61 The new French prime minister has announced a commitment to implement new president François Hollande's pledge to equalise the laws on marriage for gay and straight couples. -
18 May 2012Nine-year-old tells ‘God Hates Fags’ church ‘God hates no one’ 50 A 9-year-old displayed a sign reading 'God hates no one' at a protest by the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its 'God hates fags' signs. -
18 May 2012Review: Starlight Express, an 80s spectacle hits the road 7 Neil Spring reviews the new version of Starlight Express, one of the longest-running West End musicals as it begins its national tour. -
18 May 2012Malawi: New president ‘to decriminalise homosexuality’ 103 The Malawian president has said she will repeal the laws which make it illegal to be gay in the central African state, it has been reported. -
18 May 2012Disneyland champions gay rights in Japan 17 Disneyland has become an unlikely champion of gay rights in Japan, by allowing same-sex couples to marry on its premises, even though same-sex relationships have no legal recognition in the country. -
18 May 2012Video: Raggae star Beenie Man renounces homophobia, supports gay rights 74 The Jamaican reggae singer Beenie Man, whose songs have often been the subject of pronounced controversy over its violently homophobic content, has released a new video where he appears to renounce his anti-gay stance, and proclaims support for gay rights. -
18 May 2012Maryland: Equal marriage not legal yet, but divorce for gay couples is okay 8 The highest court in Maryland has ruled today that while the state recognises only heterosexual marriages, gay couples married in other states can have their marriages dissolved in the state. -
18 May 2012New York mural compares gay rights in Israel to its neighbours 83 A mural in New York's West Village has provoked controversy by depicting gay rights in Israel and comparing it to the status of LGBT people in the countries that neighbour and surround it.
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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 review6
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’47
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' 47
- MPs reject proposal to introduce straight civil partnerships without a full review6
- Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track4
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions22- Amendment to allow civil registrars to opt-out of same-sex marriages defeated by MPs20
- MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs9
- MPs vote overwhelmingly to hold a speedy review on the future of civil partnerships7
- Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet5
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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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