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7 May 2012North Carolina: Anti-gay amendment leading in polls 24 Ahead of the vote tomorrow, recent polls in North Carolina have suggested that Amendment One, which would introduce a constitutional ban on equal marriage, and outlaws even civil unions, looks set to pass. -
7 May 2012Indiana: Mother sends son to school with stun gun to confront bullies 38 A mother from Indiana, US, has said that she would gladly ask her gay son to carry a stun gun to school again, in order to confront homophobic bullies, even as the teenager now faces expulsion from the school. -
7 May 2012US education secretary Arne Duncan endorses equal marriage 9 Following US vice-president Joe Biden's announcement that he supports equal marriage, the US education secretary, Arne Duncan, has followed suit by saying he supports the move in a live interview with MSNBC. -
7 May 2012Audio: Bill Clinton speaks out against Amendment One 18 The former president of the United States, Bill Clinton, has spoken out against North Carolina's Amendment One, as the state goes to the polls tomorrow morning. -
7 May 2012Ousted Iowa judges who legalised equal marriage receive Profiles in Courage Award 12 Three judges from Iowa, who in a historic ruling voted to extend marriage to same-sex couples, and who were subsequently ousted through an orchestrated campaign by right-wing groups, have been honoured by Caroline Kennedy through the Profiles in Courage Award. -
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. -
9 May 2012Gallup poll finds that majority in US support equal marriage 19 A Gallup poll has found that half of the US population believe that same-sex couples should have the same wedding rights and legal rights as heterosexuals, reinforcing other polls that have found a majority support for equal marriage. -
9 May 2012Poll suggests gay voters feel more favourable towards Tories after Cameron’s marriage promises 29 According to the PinkNews.co.uk voters panel, an invited group of readers representing the LGBT population, LGBT people feel more favourably towards the Conservative Party following the pledge by prime minister David Cameron to introduce marriage equality, although they might not necessarily vote for him. -
9 May 2012Speaker of the House of Commons to push for gay rights in the Commonwealth 15 John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is expected to champion the rights of LGBT people in the Commonwealth in a speech next week, the Independent reports. -
9 May 2012North Carolina voters pass Amendment One to ban gay marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships 211 Voters in North Carolina have approved Amendment One, which introduces a constitutional ban on gay marriages and outlaws even civil unions.
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9 May 2012Sweden: Trans woman ‘in hiding’ to escape deportation to Russia 12 A Russian trans woman refused asylum in Sweden appears today to be defying Swedish authorities by refusing to aid them in their efforts to deport her to Russia. -
9 May 2012Video: Half a million watch bereaved gay man’s tribute to partner and plea for equality 60 A film by a gay man whose partner died before they could legally marry and his plea for marriage equality on the anniversary of the accident which took his life has been viewed half a million times in three days.
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Live blog: Highlights from the House of Lords committee on same-sex marriage+
US: Knox County to add LGBT protections to hiring procedure+
David Cameron to discuss Nigeria’s new anti-gay law with country’s politicians and leaders2
Serbia: Right-wing group promises to spy on new LGBT centre1
New ‘Gay Marriage No Thanks’ group launches with ‘ten good reasons’ to oppose equal marriage26
UK: Government to decide on civil partnerships for heterosexuals by winter 20146
Poland’s only gay MP attacked after Equality Parade+
House of Lords to resume debate of equal marriage bill5
Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage44
New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word ‘fag’17
Ricky Martin: I wish I could come out as gay again, 'it's just beautiful'18- New 'Gay Marriage No Thanks' group launches with 'ten good reasons' to oppose equal marriage26
- Maria Miller tables Public Order Act amendment protecting critics of equal marriage44
- New Zealand: Rugby star apologises after tweeting the word 'fag'17
- House of Lords to resume debate of equal marriage bill 5
- Poland's only gay MP attacked after Equality Parade0
Israel: Debate on same-sex civil unions delayed by Prime Minister9
Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row10
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade12
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage103
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual82
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list56
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
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