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18 December 2012Anti-equal marriage Tory MP leaves Twitter after backlash 29 Conservative MP Gordon Henderson has closed down his Twitter account after speaking out against same-sex marriage. -
18 December 2012Muslim council wants exemption from “discriminatory” marriage equality law 79 Muslim leaders have spoken out about upcoming marriage equality legislation to say that all religions should be allowed exemption from the law, not just the Church of England and Church in Wales. -
18 December 2012Dolly Parton: ‘If I was gay, I would have come out of the closet just a-flying’ 4 Dolly Parton has addressed rumours that she is secretly a lesbian by saying that if she was she would have come out of the closet years ago. -
18 December 2012Gareth Thomas joins ITV’s Dancing on Ice 16 Former rugby player Gareth Thomas will be in the rink for the new series of Dancing on Ice. -
18 December 2012Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor: Same-sex marriage is an ‘abuse of language’ 74 The former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, has questioned whether David Cameron can be trusted due to his support for equal marriage. -
18 December 2012US: Judge rules that fetal death certificates should include same-sex parents 3 An Iowa judge has ordered that the Department of Public Health alter the process of issuing fetal death certificates, in order to be inclusive of same-sex parents. -
18 December 2012Vatican paper says marriage equality efforts aim for a gay ‘utopia’ 41 The media in the Vatican has likened moves towards equal marriage to a communist-like "utopia", and said that the Catholic Church will not accept "fashionable" changes in favour of equality. -
18 December 2012Colombia: Christmas gay nativity Facebook photo sparks Catholic anger 36 A Colombian couple has been condemned by the Catholic Church for posting a photo on Facebook that depicts the nativity scene with two father Josephs and baby Jesus, but no Virgin Mary. -
18 December 2012Russian football club declines “stupid” fan club request to avoid gay or black players 7 The director of sports at a Russian football club has declined the request of its largest fan club to discriminate against gay and black players. -
18 December 2012UK: Gay Tory group writes to 303 Tory MPs in plea to support same-sex marriage 9 The Conservative Party’s LGBT group has written to all 303 Tory MPs calling on them to support equal marriage rights for gay couples. -
18 December 2012Republican Mike Huckabee: The Newtown shootings were the fault of gay people 58 Fox News presenter and former 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, has made several comments about the Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings, seemingly blaming gay people for the massacre. -
18 December 2012Rabbi: Bans gay teachers, says they are ‘perverts’ 36 A prominent Rabbi has said that people seeking private lessons, especially for their children, are not allowed to employ "perverted" gay teachers, "evil" atheists. -
18 December 2012New York: Body-building fireman acquitted of attacking trans partner 2 A jury has acquitted a firefighter of several assault charges brought against him by his transgender ex-girlfriend – and in a twist to the story is now dating another transgender woman who herself was cleared of a fatal strangulation charge. -
18 December 2012Liverpool midfielder Suso fined £10,000 by FA for calling teammate ‘gay’ 17 Liverpool's Suso has been fined £10,000 by the Football Association for calling teammate Jose Enrique “gay” after the player tweeted a photo of Enrique having his teeth whitened. -
18 December 2012US: Anti-gay Christian radio host links Connecticut shooting to same-sex marriage 65 Yet another anti-gay US evangelist is seeking to blame the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School on America’s growing acceptance of gay equality. -
18 December 2012Anti-gay UKIP candidate calls for compulsory abortion of Down’s syndrome foetuses 46 A UKIP candidate, who described same-sex marriage as an “abhorrence", and called for an NHS review to look at compulsory abortion if a foetus has Down's syndrome or spina bifida, has been suspended. -
18 December 2012KKK step in to counter ‘God Hates Fags’ picket at military memorial ceremony 46 Your enemy's enemy is your friend? The Ku Klux Klan stepped in to counter a protest by the homophobic Westboro Baptist Church at the Arlington National Cemetery yesterday. -
18 December 2012Early and highly influential AIDS activist Spencer Cox dies aged 44 33 Spencer Cox, one of the most significant AIDS activists in America has died aged 44 of AIDS related causes. -
18 December 2012Confusion over Tweeted saucy Santa photo of Glee star Darren Criss 12 Confusion reigns over whether Glee will be releasing a saucy calendar after the show's creator Ryan Murphy apparently tweeted an image of star Darren Criss.
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Governor Rick Perry: ‘I am greatly disappointed’ that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members5
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was ‘repulsed’ by gays and lesbians11
Boy Scouts of America: We will not ‘not sacrifice our mission’ over gay members6
US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members7
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported10
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship21
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them50
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58- Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians11
- Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members5
- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship21
- US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members7
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be 'the right decision'1
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62- Boy Scouts of America: We will not 'not sacrifice our mission' over gay members6
- Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
- US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur64
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62
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US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58
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