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9 October 2012Former Irish president announces support for equal marriage 15 Ireland’s former president Mary McAleese says she supports marriage rights for same-sex couples. -
9 October 2012X Factor’s Lucy Spraggan wanted to be a boy called ‘Max’, says mum 4 The mother of Lucy Spraggan, the lesbian X Factor contender, has revealed that the singer wore boxers and asked to be called “Max” when she was at primary school. -
9 October 2012PC Fiona Bone laid to rest in Scotland + Fiona Bone, the police officer who was murdered in Manchester, has been laid to rest in Moray in north east Scotland. -
9 October 2012Comment: Lord Carey’s Nazi rhetoric is an insult to history 40 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Nicolas Chinardet takes the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey to task for comparing the opponents of equal marriage to persecuted Jews in Nazi Germany. -
9 October 2012Australia: Speaker Peter Slipper quits amid sex scandal + Australia’s parliamentary Speaker Peter Slipper has resigned after text messages showed he had used sexist and vulgar language in an exchange with a gay former staffer, who is suing him for sexual harassment. -
9 October 2012US: Scout denied Eagle badge invited onto the Ellen Degeneres Show 11 An 18-year-old Boy Scout from Moraga, California, who was denied the Eagle Scout badge after coming out as gay, despite completing all of the requirements, has been invited onto the Ellen Degeneres Show this Thursday. -
10 October 2012US: 63 ex-Catholic priests in Washington to announce support for equal marriage 6 A group of 63 ex-Catholic priests in the US state of Washington are due to announce their support for Referendum 74, the vote on equal marriage in the state, which will take place next month. -
10 October 2012UK: Serial killer Peter Moore launches new appeal + Serial killer Peter Moore, who murdered several gay men in 1995, is to appeal his life sentence at the Court of Appeal in London. -
10 October 2012Scotland: Footballer’s homophobic assault trial begins + A Scottish footballer “disguised” himself to get into a nightclub and then hurled homophobic abuse at workers who threw him out, a court has heard. -
10 October 2012Attitude editor praises Will Young for talking about ‘gay shame’ 19 Matthew Todd, the editor of Attitude magazine, has praised Will Young for talking openly about his problems of embracing his sexuality. -
10 October 2012Boris Johnson: “Why on earth would we deny marriage to anyone?” 48 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has launched another robust defence of the government’s policy on equal marriage. -
10 October 2012UK: Culture secretary tells Tory conference to support equal marriage 39 Culture Secretary Maria Miller has been loudly cheered by delegates at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, after she told them to support marriage rights for same-sex couples. -
10 October 2012David Walliams: Gay rumours will always follow Simon Cowell 13 Little Britain star David Walliams says rumours about X Factor mogul Simon Cowell’s sexuality will always surround him – even though he says he is straight. -
10 October 2012Lady Gaga donates peace award to the Elton John AIDS Foundation 4 Lady Gaga has handed the cash she received as part of the LennonOno Grant for Peace award to Sir Elton John's AIDS foundation. -
10 October 2012Russia: Pussy Riot band member released from jail 4 One member of the Russian LGBT-supporting punk band Pussy Riot has been freed from jail – although the other two women remain behind bars. -
10 October 2012France sets date to say ‘oui’ for equal marriage 26 France has named October 31 as the date when a draft law authorising equal marriage will be approved by government ministers. -
10 October 2012US teen commits suicide following bullying claims 20 A school in East Hampton, the eastern tip of Long Island, is in the spotlight following the death of a teenager who it’s feared could have been the victim of anti-gay bullying. -
11 October 2012US: University diversity officer placed on leave for signing anti-equal marriage petition 51 A university in Washington DC, has placed its Chief Diversity Officer on leave, after she reportedly signed a petition opposing equal marriage law in the state of Maryland. -
11 October 2012Rick Santorum: Equal marriage would destroy churches, families and ‘disintegrate’ marriage 55 Rick Santorum has joined the campaign against equal marriage in the state of Washington, and has said that if it became a reality, churches and families would be destroyed. -
11 October 2012New York: Male model wore genitalia of murdered lover + A court in New York has heard that a Portuguese model allegedly killed a gay fashion journalist and then wore the victim’s testicles on his wrists, claiming they could give him magical powers.
Articles from October 2012
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MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill12
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come6
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading12
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading45
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister13
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘Marriage should be between one man and one woman’47
London: Gay sauna denies hosting ‘bareback’ sex parties15
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage66
UKIP Councillor: ‘Most gays are heterophobic’, and ‘have no rights to marry in church’27
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins37- France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 66
- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading45
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault133
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 94
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill61- Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'47
- London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 15
David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: 'I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!'31
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault133
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'69
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage66
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62-
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill61
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
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