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26 December 2012Gay New Jersey Assemblyman says he agrees with putting gay equality to a public vote 8 New Jersey is to put gay marriage to referendum, in a turn-around decision by the state's first openly gay lawmaker who previously opposed putting the issue to ballot. -
26 December 2012Israel: Party leader calls on state to stop recognising same-sex marriages 14 Naftali Bennett, the chairman of a minor Israeli party, The Jewish Home (Habayit Hayehudi) has said that Israel should stop recognising same-sex marriages and that he joked about a gay solider in his army unit "in good fun". -
26 December 2012Official petition for Obama to label ‘God Hates Fags’ Church as a hate group most popular ever 27 The petition for President Obama to class the Westboro Baptist Church, the home of the 'God Hates Fags' campaign as a hate group has been named the most popular ever on the White House's 'We The People' website. -
26 December 2012New poll: Most Conservative voters support David Cameron’s same-sex marriage policy 35 An ICM poll for the Guardian has found that 62% of all voters support gay couples being given the right to marry. -
26 December 2012Obama petitioned to label Roman Catholic Church as a ‘hate group’ 61 Already petitioned to label the Westboro Baptist Church, home of the God Hates Fags campaign as a 'hate group', Barack Obama is now being petitioned to give the same label to the Catholic Chutch. -
27 December 2012Piers Morgan: The Bible needs to be amended so it supports same-sex marriage 44 During an interview on his chat show with the Californian anti-gay pastor Rick Warren, Piers Morgan urged for an “amendment to the Bible” to allow for equal marriage. -
27 December 2012Uruguay delays same-sex marriage vote until April 3 Gay rights campaigners have criticised the decision of Uruguay's Senate to delay voting on the country’s proposed equal marriage bill. -
27 December 2012Glee creator Ryan Murphy becomes a father for the first time 4 Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee, and his husband David Miller are celebrating the birth of their first son. -
27 December 2012Feature: The top international LGBT stories of 2012 3 As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the biggest international stories of the last twelve months. -
27 December 2012Government refuses to rule out using Parliament Act to force equal marriage past the House of Lords 55 Culture Secretary Maria Miller has refused to rule out using the Parliament Act in order for the government to get its planned equal marriage legislation for England and Wales on the statute book, in the event of parliamentary deadlock. -
27 December 2012UK: Sexual element linked to MI6 spy’s death 26 The death of Gareth Williams was not the result of assassination by the security services, but instead “auto-erotic activity”, a police source has said. -
27 December 2012Maryland: Several anti-gay court clerks to stop performing all marriages 20 Several deputy court clerks in St Mary's County, Maryland, will stop performing marriages when same-sex marriage becomes legal in the state next week. -
27 December 2012Mexico lifts ban on gay men donating blood 4 A new law allowing gay and bisexual men to donate blood has come into force today (Thursday). -
27 December 2012Westboro Baptist Church blames ‘fag marriage’ for New York Christmas Eve shooting 40 The Westboro Baptist Church, is blaming same-sex marriage for the shooting dead of two firefighters near Rochester in New York on Christmas Eve. -
27 December 2012Anti-gay marriage Tory MP Tim Loughton: Marriage is a ‘gift of God’ 96 Former children’s minister Tim Loughton has defended his opposition to equal marriage and has described the Church of England's marriage service as “a gift of God in creation through which husband and wife may know the grace of God”. -
28 December 2012Moldova: Anti discrimination law passes second stage of parliament 5 An anti-discrimination law, which could mean that crimes against LGBT people would be punishable by fines, or prison, has passed the second stage of parliament in the Republic of Moldova. -
28 December 2012Thousands of Dutch Catholics look to leave the church after Pope’s anti-gay comments 47 According to the founder of a Dutch website which aims to offer information to those looking to leave the Catholic church, thousands of Catholics have been researching how to do so. -
28 December 2012Feature: The top US LGBT stories of 2012 3 As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the most important stories of the last twelve months, from the USA. -
28 December 2012Poll: 71% of Tory members say equal marriage is splitting the party 35 A poll carried out by the ConservativeHome website has found that 71% believe same-sex marriage is splitting the Tory party. -
28 December 2012Ugandan bishop: I have never seen homosexuality in my country — only in Europe 53 According to an Anglican Bishop in Uganda, same-sex relationships don’t occur in his country because “African sexual values are completely heterosexual".
Articles from December 2012
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Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill+
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’3
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally1
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’24
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality18
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’6
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT3
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets18
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions14- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets18
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss8
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters17- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'24
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 50
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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