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25 June 2012Couple ‘bullied’ after posing for anti-gay marriage petition in wedding clothes 128 A newly-wed couple who posed in formal wedding attire while delivering the Coalition for Marriage's petition to Downing Street have received hate mail following a PinkNews.co.uk story, the Telegraph reported this weekend. -
25 June 2012Bishop: Church’s equal marriage views may not reflect even a ‘sizeable minority’ of members 35 Two bishops in the Church of England have spoken out publicly against the faith's public opposition to marriage equality for gay couples, with one describing a "sea change" in opinion within the Church. -
25 June 2012Married banker sues office with ‘culture of homophobic banter’ 28 A married City of London banker has told an employment tribunal he was forced to leave his job after being subjected to homophobic abuse from colleagues. -
25 June 2012Australia: Senate committee backs marriage equality in ‘watershed’ report 5 A cross-party senate committee in Australia has published recommendations for a free vote on marriage equality legislation in the country's federal parliament and called on senators to support the move. -
25 June 2012Stonewall party raises £51,000 for efforts to tackle homophobic bullying 8 Gay rights charity Stonewall celebrated today raising more than £51,000 at its annual Summer Party at the Roof Gardens in London's Kensington this weekend. -
25 June 2012Proposition 8 trial witness to stop opposing marriage for gay couples 22 David Blankenhorn, founder the Institute for American Values and a witness at the trial of the ballot which led to California's gay marriage ban says he will no longer fight against marriage rights for gay couples. -
25 June 2012Lord Tebbit: If gays can marry people of the opposite sex, there is no marriage inequality 110 Former Conservative party chairman Lord Tebbit has said if gay people are able to marry members of the opposite sex there is no marriage inequality and has repeated his call to allow siblings to become civil partners. -
25 June 2012New Archbishop of Uganda called gays ‘unacceptable’ but opposed death penalty bill 26 The new Archbishop of Uganda has been announced as the Rt Rev Stanley Ntagali, who has spoken out against the death penalty for people convicted of homosexuality in the African state while also calling the sexual orientation "categorically unacceptable". -
25 June 2012Last known gay Jewish survivor of the Holocaust dies 26 The last known gay Jewish survivor of the Holocaust has passed away in Berlin, just days before he was due to celebrate his 89th birthday, the Jerusalem Post reports. -
25 June 2012Nobel Laureates, including Desmond Tutu, call for global LGBT equality 37 Four Nobel Prize winners, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have released a joint statement decrying violence against LGBT people, and calling on people around the world to support gay rights.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’18
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights5
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality12
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’4
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’ toilets14
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill28
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions8
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets14
- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill28
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters16- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'18
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 50- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final14
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-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
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 couples65
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
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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