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10 June 2012Medical body calls on NHS to extend HPV vaccination to gay men 8 A group of health professionals, men's health charities, and senior politicians are set to call on the NHS to extend vaccination against carcinogenic Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) to gay men, the Guardian reports. -
10 June 2012Scotland: Majority of MSPs support equal marriage 94 A majority of the Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) will vote for equal marriage, ensuring that the legislation, when introduced at Holryood, will be passed through, Scotland on Sunday reports. -
10 June 2012New York judge declares Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional 24 A federal judge in Manhattan has joined judges in California and Boston to rule the anti-equality Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. -
11 June 2012Manchester: Police appeal after body found in gay village canal 10 Police in Manchester are appealing for information after a man's body was found this weekend in a canal in the city's gay centre. -
11 June 2012Video: Southern Baptist pastor defends Obama’s equal marriage endorsement 44 In a video watched tens of thousands of times over the weekend, a Southern Baptist pastor in Dallas, Texas has criticised negative reactions to President Obama's personal endorsement of marriage rights for gay couples. -
11 June 2012Liam Fox MP undecided on ‘elite’ issue of marriage for gay couples 69 The former Defence Secretary Liam Fox, who resigned last year over the questioned raised about his relationship with lobbyist Adam Werrity, has described equal marriage rights as an issue prioritised by the 'metropolitan elite'. -
11 June 2012Derbyshire Pride anti-gay protester guilty of distress charge 35 A court in Derbyshire has convicted a Muslim man, already jailed for inciting hatred against gays, of using threatening or abusive language at Derbyshire Pride. -
11 June 2012Millions attend Sao Paolo’s gay pride parade 19 Organisers estimated more than three million people were to join Sao Paolo's pride parade yesterday in the world’s biggest celebration of gay culture. -
11 June 2012European Commission publishes new report on trans and intersex discrimination 13 The European Commission has published a new report into discrimination against transgender and intersex people around the EU. -
11 June 2012US study examines apparent negative outcomes for grown children of a gay parent 68 A new study has been published in the US which appears to suggest that children born in the twentieth century to parents who had a gay relationship have encountered more personal problems in adult life than those born to married, straight parents. -
11 June 2012Australian prime minister: Not all loving relationships need marriage certificates 87 Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, who is personally opposed to marriage rights for gay couples, has told the father of a gay man that not all loving relationships need to be recognised as marriages. -
12 June 2012Church of England: Marriage equality proposals ‘legally and conceptually flawed’ 128 The Church of England has said allowing gay couples to marry in civil ceremonies will "dilute the meaning of marriage for everyone" and put its role performing marriages on behalf of the state in jeopardy. -
12 June 2012NAT and Gaydar to encourage HIV testing at WorldPride in London + NAT, the National AIDS Trust, will be teaming up with Gaydar.co.uk for World Pride on Saturday 7 July with the message ‘Take Pride, Get Tested’. -
12 June 2012Tory MP calls for equal marriage consultation to be started again 42 A Conservative MP in Kent has called on the Home Office to start its public consultation marriage equality between gay and straight couples again with a more rigorous system. -
12 June 2012Colorado: Lawmaker ‘disappointed’ after campaign email outs son 42 A Colorado state representative has said she is 'disappointed' by an email sent by her own campaign team which outed her gay son to her supporters. -
12 June 2012Report: 71 percent of Britons back equal marriage rights for gay couples 58 In a report released by Stonewall today, a YouGov poll has found 71 percent of people approve of the government's plans to allow gay couples to marry, and the same number want faiths to be able to perform gay weddings ceremonies if they choose. -
12 June 2012Kuwait: Trans man arrested for ‘imitating opposite sex’ 8 A transgender man has been arrested as Kuwait continues a campaign against ‘immorality’ which includes LGBT people among its targets. -
12 June 2012Comment: A safe space to dance for transgender youth 7 Rachel Sparks talks about coordinating dance groups for trans youth and opening up an environment which they might not usually feel is available to them. -
12 June 2012Author defends study said to have been ‘flawed and misleading’ about gay parents 41 The author of a US study which appeared to link an increased likelihood of negative life experiences in adults who grew up with a gay parent compared with those who grew up with married, straight parents has defended his study in the face of strong criticism. -
13 June 2012Northern Ireland survey: Four in ten would object to a relative’s gay relationship 65 A survey into social attitudes and discrimination in Northern Ireland has found a quarter of people would object to having a gay or bisexual neighbour and four in ten would object to a close relative forming a relationship with a gay or bisexual person.
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Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden+
US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state18
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur1
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law7
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill8
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’22
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally5
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’28
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality18
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions16- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss13
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets29
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters20- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'28
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
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
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
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
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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