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24 June 2012Iran shuts publisher for ‘promoting’ gay sex and immorality 12 Iranian authorities have shut a famous publishing house for allegedly promoting 'homosexuality, incest, and sexual relations between men and women outside marriage’ -
24 June 2012Anti-gay marriage group ‘Keep Marriage Special’ says UK Government will legalise incest next 163 A new campaign against same-sex couples marrying, Keep Marriage Special, has claimed in glossy leaflets that the next logical step will be legalising incest and polygamy. -
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. -
26 June 2012Oreo unveils rainbow cookie image for Pride 92 US cookie maker Oreo has unveiled a new, rainbow-coloured cookie for Pride. -
26 June 2012Brighton Pride 2012 issues first local donations 6 LGBT causes within Brighton and Hove are set to benefit as the company organising this year's Pride event issues its first donation, of more than £5,000. -
26 June 2012Texas: Teenage lesbian couple shot in possible hate crime 10 Two teenage girls in the US state of Texas have been shot in a possible hate crime, with one being fatally wounded. -
26 June 2012Church of England ‘threatens to obstruct democracy’ with equal marriage opposition 47 A legal opinion commissioned by the National Secular Society says the Church of England's response to the government's public consultation on marriage equality 'confuses the issues'. -
26 June 2012San Francisco: Missing man returns a week after social networking app meeting 24 A 22-year-old man in San Francisco has resurfaced having been missing for a week after meeting a stranger on a social networking app before the city's pride celebrations. -
26 June 2012Audio: Phil Brown accidentally dubs Italian midfielder ‘homophobic’ 7 The former Hull City manager Phil Brown accidentally dubbed an Italian midfielder 'homophobic' this week, seemingly intending to suggest he was homesick. -
26 June 2012Scotland could learn from California’s experience on equal marriage, state governor says 43 The Governor of California has reportedly called on Scotland to lead on marriage equality legislation and to benefit from the experiences of California. -
26 June 2012Video: Cyndi Lauper launches organisation for homeless LGBT youth in the US 9 Cyndi Lauper has launched a new project in the US aimed at empowering and advocating on behalf of homeless gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth, and raising awareness of the problems they face.
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Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas+
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities7
Bermuda: Anti-discrimination law adopted amid equal marriage controversy1
Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list1
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits8
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list25
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual50
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’6
TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list5
Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual50
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'6
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches40- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list25
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 13
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 5
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2- TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list5
- Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102-
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 Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill60
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
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'50
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay50
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