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12 December 2012UK Independence Party aims to exploit Tory equal marriage divide 39 The UK Independence Party has pledged to exploit divisions within the Conservative Party, coming from the equal marriage debate, and have vowed to attempt to pick up votes lost by the Tories. -
12 December 2012Scotland: Charity regulator called in to settle gay clergy row 6 The charity regulator has been called in to settle a divide between a Kirk, and the Church of Scotland, arising from the issue of allowing gay clergy to serve. -
12 December 2012Archbishop of Wales: Banning churches from same-sex marriages is a step too far 64 The Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan says making it illegal for the Church in Wales to offer marriages for gay couples is a "step too far" and believes the government should reconsider its plans. -
12 December 2012Scotland refuses to ban ‘any church’ from providing same-sex marriages 23 All religious institutions – including the Church of Scotland – will be free to decide for themselves if they would like to provide marriages for gay couples, under plans announced today. -
12 December 2012UK: Home Office threatens to ban Ugandan politicians from entering Britain over anti-gay law 34 The Home Office has indicated that if Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill is passed by the country’s parliament, the UK may ban senior Ugandan politicians from entering Britain. -
12 December 2012Poll: 55% of public support same-sex marriage, but Tory voters divided 9 A majority of the British public support changing the law to allow marriage rights for gay couples, but Conservative voters are divided on the issue, according to a YouGov poll. -
12 December 2012Lady Gaga defies anti-gay Russian law and speaks up for LGBT rights 5 A political ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking legal action against American pop star Lady Gaga for promoting LGBT rights to minors during a concert. -
12 December 2012LGBT Labour group criticise Ed Miliband for allowing a free vote on same-sex marriage 26 While welcoming the government's commitment in allowing gay couples to marry in England and Wales from 2013, the Labour Party’s affiliated LGBT campaign group have criticised the decision of its leadership to grant Labour MPs a free vote on the plans. -
12 December 2012Uruguay: Marriage equality bill approved in lower house of Congress 12 Uruguay came one step closer to legalising marriage equality on Tuesday evening, after a majority of members of its lower house of Congress voted in favour of a measure to legalise equal marriage. -
12 December 2012Simon Callow: Banning the Church of England from same-sex marriage is a ‘medieval idea’ 29 Simon Callow has described the government's decision to ban the Church of England from conducting same-sex marriages as "a bit bewildering" and a "sort of medieval idea". -
12 December 2012Eastenders character, Nick Cotton, was supposed to have gay relationship in the 1980s 5 Nick Cotton, a long-time character from the popular soap, Eastenders, was meant to have a gay relationship in the 1980s, until the actor playing him protested, and the character was written out. -
12 December 2012Brighton university cancels screening of AIDS denialist film 26 The University of Brighton has cancelled the screening of a film which claims the HIV virus does not cause AIDS after a fierce student backlash. -
12 December 2012Study: Male gay fish behaviour found to turn on female fish 20 German scientists say they have found a tropical male fish that becomes more attractive to females when it displays same-sex behaviour. -
12 December 2012US: The Mayor of Atlanta announces support for marriage equality 5 The Mayor of Atlanta has come out in support of equal marriage, after a period of "reflection", saying that he thinks all couples "should have the right to marry".
Articles from 12 December 2012
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Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’11
Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill10
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities3
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships20
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault84
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault+
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion131
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’25
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault84
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion131
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21- Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a 'cynical trap'11
EastEnders' actor David Witts: People think I'm gay because I'm nicer than the character I play9
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
50 Cent says men who don't sleep with women 'should just kill themselves'123- Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church's opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships20
- Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill10
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion131
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault84
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-
Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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