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4 May 2012Defence minister: Equal marriage contributed to Tory local election losses 155 Gerald Howarth, a junior defence minister who has spoken out against equal rights for gay couples in the armed forces and marriage equality generally says the government's proposals to allow gay and straight couples equal access to civil marriage were a contributing factor in election losses last night. -
4 May 2012Methodist conference confirms view of ‘incompatible’ gay relationships 45 A United Methodist Church conference in Florida has determined gay relationships are 'incompatible with Christian teaching'. -
4 May 2012New Zealand: ‘Gay times are over’ billboard provokes anger 22 A billboard apparently directed at the first openly lesbian mayor in New Zealand with the slogan 'The gay times are over' has provoked anger from councillors. -
4 May 2012Kenya: Government watchdog backs repeal of laws against homosexuality and prostitution 8 The Kenya National Human Rights Commission has published a report calling for the decriminalisation of homosexuality and prostitution in the east African state. -
4 May 2012UKIP candidate who claimed link between homosexuality and child abuse loses local election bid 151 Dr Julia Gasper, a UKIP Oxford city council candidate who claimed gays account for 3 percent of the population and half of child abuse, has failed in her second bid to win public office. -
4 May 2012Hillary Clinton and ILGA to receive World Pride awards 32 Pride London will give US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the 'World LGBT Award' in recognition of her contribution to protecting the rights of LGBT people worldwide ahead of World Pride in London this July. -
4 May 2012Sweden: Deportation nears for trans woman abused in native Russia 130 Time is fast running out for a Russian trans woman who, it was reported recently in Pink News, fears being forced by Swedish authorities to return to Russia, where she expects to face violence and possible imprisonment at the hands of the authorities. -
4 May 2012Mitt Romney says he wanted gay spokesperson to remain 21 The presumptive Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, has said that he wanted Richard Grenell, who is openly gay and supports marriage equality, to stay on in his capacity as foreign policy spokesperson. -
4 May 2012Gay Tories Brian Coleman and Richard Barnes lose seats to Labour 56 London's 'statutory' deputy mayor, Richard Barnes, and the chairman of the London Fire Authority, Brian Coleman, both of whom are openly gay, are among the Conservative Councillors to have lost seats to Labour, in what has been a rather poor day for the Tories across the country. -
4 May 2012Colorado a step closer towards civil partnerships for gay couples 13 A bill calling for civil partnerships for gay couples, granting rights similar to that granted by marriages, has passed through a Republican-led judiciary committee, even though it was rejected by the same committee last year. -
4 May 2012JC Penny releases pro-gay ad, under fire from One Million Moms 30 The US retailer, JC Penney (JCP), is under fire from the anti-gay group, One Million Moms, for the second time this year, after the retailer released a pro-gay ad featuring a lesbian couple with a child. -
5 May 2012Gay artist Keith Haring celebrated by Google 7 Google has celebrated the life and work of Keith Haring, an American pop-artist who died of AIDS-related complications at the age of 31, twenty-two years ago, by means of a Google Doodle. -
5 May 2012Tennessee: Yearbook profile of a gay student provokes controversy 92 The publication of an article about a gay student in the yearbook of Lenoir City High School has provoked outrage, after one of the board members of the school wrote a blog-post asking for the journalism teacher to be sacked, and for a police investigation into the matter. -
5 May 2012Gay man’s deportation to Cameroon halted 42 The deportation of a man to Cameroon, who describes himself as gay, has been stopped, the BBC reports, after he refused to board a flight from London to Paris. -
6 May 2012Exclusive: David Cameron ‘not backing down on gay marriage’ 86 Amidst reports today that the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, is set to make a retreat over equal marriage, a Downing Street spokesperson has confirmed to PinkNews.co.uk that such reports are mere "speculation," and that the PM's position remains "unaltered." -
6 May 2012Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone: Equal marriage will not be in Queen’s Speech 96 The UK equalities minister, Lynne Featherstone, has confirmed through her blog that proposals for equal marriage will not be in this year's Queen's Speech. -
6 May 2012Video: US Vice President Joe Biden supports marriage for gay couples 35 US Vice President Joe Biden has told 'Meet the Press' that he "absolutely comfortable" with gay couples marrying. -
6 May 2012Tory MP Nadine Dorries: ‘I’ve never met a gay couple that wants to marry, so bin the policy’ 313 Following a tirade against the prime minister in the Daily Mail, Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has stuck the boot into his pledge to introduce equal civil marriage for gay couples before the next election. -
7 May 2012Anti-equality petition reaches 500,000 signatures 177 The anti-equality Coalition for Marriage (C4M), formed by an alliance of faith groups to oppose the extension of marriage to same-sex couples in the UK, claims on its website that it now has half-a-million signatures in support of its petition. -
7 May 2012South Africa: House of Chiefs oppose gay rights 57 The House of Chiefs in South Africa, also known as the National House of Traditional Leaders, have asked for the parliament to delete a clause in the constitution that guarantees equal rights for gay and trans people, a local news publication reports.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’14
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights2
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality8
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’1
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT2
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets6
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’2
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill19
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss+
- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final11
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions6
Uma Thurman to star in biopic as anti-gay campaigner Anita Bryant 12
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'62
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 48
Channel 4 Big Breakfast creator Charlie Parsons acquires global dating site Gaydar3
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters12
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples 64
Texas: Anti-trans marriage law gains Senate approval 6
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65-
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples64
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'62
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
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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