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6 July 2012Feature: Decriminalising homosexuality in Belize 9 PinkNews.co.uk speaks to Caleb Orozco, the executive president of the United Belize Advocacy Movement about the bid to overturn the law in Belize which criminalises homosexuality. -
6 July 2012Comment: London Mayor accused over WorldPride fiasco 59 Peter Tatchell argues that the Mayor of London Boris Johnson "could have rescued Pride but has apparently chosen not to do so". -
6 July 2012Ukraine: Parliament reported to have cancelled vote on anti-gay law 22 The Ukrainian parliament has cancelled a scheduled vote on legislation that would ban any Ukrainian citizen from speaking out favourably about gays or lesbians, the petition website AllOUt.org said today. -
6 July 2012London: Anti-gay hate preachers to speak at conference this weekend 58 On the 8 July 2012, London will host a conference entitled “The Month of Mercy” featuring several extreme jihadist hate preachers, some of which have previously used hate speech against gays and in some cases called for applying the death penalty for this “sin”. -
6 July 2012London: WorldPride time was changed to reduce numbers 28 Information seen by PinkNews.co.uk today from inside the GLA confirms that the start time of the WorldPride event tomorrow was moved from 1pm to 11am in order to deter visitors from the event. -
6 July 2012Brad Pitt’s mother writes anti-gay letter to local newspaper 37 Brad Pitt's mother has written a letter to a Missouri newspaper attacking Barack Obama on his support for marriage equality. -
6 July 2012Virginia: Gym backtracks on gay family membership ban 10 A Virginia gym has lifted its ban on gay family memberships after telling a gay couple their membership was being revoked. -
6 July 2012Australia: Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull hits out at anti-gay ‘hypocrisy’ 16 Australian Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull has attacked anti-gay campaigners as "dripping with the worst sort of hypocrisy". -
6 July 2012Texas: Dallas gay couple arrested for marriage equality protest 8 Two gay men in Dallas, Texas, have been arrested after they refused to leave a county clerk's office. -
7 July 2012London: Showers and cuts fail to dampen spirits at WorldPride 2012 39 Rain showers, a ban on floats and the absence of one high-profile politician failed to dent the enthusiasm of parade-goers and passers-by as London celebrated WorldPride today. -
7 July 2012In Photos: London’s WorldPride 2012 parade 32 PinkNews.co.uk brings you photographic highlights of the WorldPride parade in London on 7 July 2012. -
7 July 2012US: Presbyterian Church narrowly rejects marriage equality 4 The US Presbyterian Church has rejected a motion to open up marriage to gay couples. -
7 July 2012Russia: Eight gay rights campaigners arrested in St Petersburg 10 Eight gay rights activists were arrested today in St Petersburg, Russia, for handing out "homosexual propaganda". -
7 July 2012Leader of ‘reparative therapy’ group Exodus says gays can’t be cured 33 The leader of global 'gay cure' church Exodus International has declared that gays cannot be turned straight and that so-called 'reparative therapy' may be dangerous. -
7 July 2012New York: Court rejects marriage equality challenge 11 A New York court has dismissed an evangelical group's challenge to the city's marriage equality laws. -
8 July 2012Scotland: Catholic Church declares ‘war on gay marriage’ 215 The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and the most senior Catholic in the UK has declared “war on gay marriage” pledging to spend another £100,000 in its campaign against equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in Scotland. -
8 July 2012Google launches ‘Legalise Love’ gay rights campaign 10 Google has launched a campaign called 'Legalise Love', aimed at pushing for gay rights in countries with anti-homosexuality laws. -
8 July 2012US: Gay congressman Barney Frank marries 4 Gay Democratic congressman Barney Frank has married his partner Jim Ready in Massachusetts. -
8 July 2012China lifts ban on lesbians donating blood 1 Lesbians in China can now legally give blood - although the ban on sexually active gay and bisexual men remains. -
8 July 2012Australia: ACT bid to remove surgery requirement for trans recognition 3 Legal and human rights groups in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are pushing to change a law which requires transgender people to have surgery in order to change their legal gender.
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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’3
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 bill27
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 bill27
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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