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20 August 2012Video: Boris Johnson comes @Out4Marriage and says marriage is a ‘happy state’ 53 The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has become the most high-profile Tory in the country to release a video message in support of the global campaign for equal marriage. -
20 August 2012Poll suggests churchgoers less likely to vote Tory in light of PM’s support for marriage equality 34 A new poll suggests that many churchgoers in the UK are increasingly unlikely to vote Tory owing to David Cameron's promise to legalise marriage equality prior to the next election. -
20 August 2012Essex landlord forced by council to remove gay pride flags from pub 63 A pub in Essex has been forced to take down rainbow pride flags after complaints from villagers. -
20 August 2012United Church of Canada elects first openly gay moderator in historic vote 18 The United Church of Canada elected its first openly gay moderator this week. -
20 August 2012Downton Abbey’s gay footman to get featured storyline in new series 15 Rob James-Collier, who plays Thomas the footman in Downton Abbey, has said that his character's sexuality is further explored in the new series, having taken a back seat in the previous one. -
21 August 2012Rosie O’Donnell’s poem reveals she has suffered a heart attack 4 Talkshow host Rosie O'Donnell has written a poem where she reveals that she suffered from a heart attack after she helped a large woman out of a car. -
21 August 2012Head of Taiwan’s Centre for Disease Control says marriage equality will help prevent spread of STDs 23 The deputy director-general of Taiwan's Centres for Disease Control (CDC) is the first first senior official in the country to publicly come out in support of marriage equality. -
21 August 2012New Zealand’s Minister of Justice comes out in support of marriage equality and other LGBT rights 20 The New Zealand Minister of Justice, who previously voted against the country's civil union legislation, has now come out in favour of marriage equality, same-sex couples adopting and legal recognition of gender identity for trans people. -
21 August 2012‘Gay Hate Day’ taking place in Cameroon today 54 African human rights campaigners and leaders are uniting to denounce a 'Gay Hate Day' taking place today in Cameroon. -
21 August 2012Lesbian couple in Nevada lose baby after hospital denies them rights 58 A lesbian couple in Nevada lost their baby after a hospital denied them their domestic partnership rights. -
21 August 2012Pro-life group say marriage equality could lead to an increase in abortions 159 The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), a pro-life and anti-LGBT group, have issued a flyer urging people to write to their MP in protest at the government's plans for marriage equality because they believe it to be a threat to unborn children. -
21 August 2012Surrey FA team up with Pride Sports 2 The Surrey Football Association have tamed up with Pride Sports with a view to help combat homophobia in sports and encourge LGBT people who wish to participate in football. -
21 August 2012Scotland for Marriage to protest against marriage equality meeting 18 Campaigners against marriage equality in Scotland are planning to hold a protest outside a Scottish cabinet meeting this Thursday. -
21 August 2012Julie Goodyear says she may talk about her ex-female lover while on Celebrity Big Brother 10 Former Coronation Street star Julie Goodyear has hinted she might discuss some of her past conquests - male and female - while appearing on Celebrity Big Brother. -
21 August 2012In Photos: UK Black Pride 2012 13 The seventh annual UK Black Pride took place last weekend at London's Ministry of Sound in Elephant & Castle. -
21 August 2012Man who donated to pro-marriage equality cause fears being sacked by Catholic employer 9 A man who made a donation to a group who are fighting against the amendment of Minnesota's marriage equality ban has asked his contribution to remain anonymous over fears that his Catholic employer may fire him. -
21 August 2012Lawyer: Pussy Riot “may face physical harm and violence” 6 The defence lawyer for the Russian feminist punk bank, Pussy Riot, has said he is concerned for the wellbeing of the group who were jailed last week. -
21 August 2012Elton John fears ‘very difficult’ childhood for his son growing up ‘without a mummy’ 27 Sir Elton John has spoken out about his 20-month old son's future, and the challenges he may face as the son of a gay couple. -
21 August 2012Mitt Romney advisor likened being gay to being a drug addict 46 Mitt Romney's advisor spoke out in opposition to an amendment which would allow civil unions at a Republican assembly, likening being gay to drug use, and polygamy. -
22 August 2012Vicar returns to parish and vows celibacy after being attacked by his lover 18 A gay vicar who was scarred after being attacked by his lover has returned to work in his parish, vowing celibacy.
Articles from August 2012
Top stories
Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas8
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities9
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 list27
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’7
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 homosexual53
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches43- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list27
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
- UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities9
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-
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
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
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