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7 December 2012Russian Prime Minister says there is no reason to “regulate” homosexuality 13 The Russian Prime Minister has said that he doesn't see any reason why homosexuality should be banned legally in the country, and that it is not an big issue for many Russians. -
7 December 2012Tory MP Bob Blackman: Cameron should be re-introducing Section 28 not letting gays marry 100 Conservative MP Bob Blackman has responded to David Cameron’s support for religious same-sex marriages by suggesting the prime minister should resurrect Section 28, a notorious piece of anti-gay legislation passed under the Thatcher government. -
7 December 2012Nick Clegg: We won’t force churches to hold same-sex marriages if they don’t want to 18 The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has joined David Cameron in commenting on the reports that the government is to allow same-sex marriages to take place in churches. -
7 December 2012Video: One Million Moms outraged by new advert featuring Ellen Degeneres ‘and three elves’ 39 Anti gay rights group, One Million Moms, has once again focussed itself on US department store JC Penney, and the company's spokesperson, Ellen Degeneres, because of a new ad featuring the openly gay TV presenter, and three elves. -
7 December 2012Lancashire: LGBT community urged to help finding missing teen 1 Lancashire Police are re-appealing for information about the whereabouts of a teenage boy, who has links with the LGBT community, and has been missing from his home in Leyland for almost two weeks. -
7 December 2012Ireland: Jury out in case of man accused of raping woman after telling her was gay + The Jury in the trial of a man in Ireland accused of raping a woman, having previously told her he was gay, will continue their deliberations today. -
7 December 2012Yvette Cooper: Now time for parliament to ‘get on’ with legalising equal marriage 14 Labour’s Yvette Cooper has welcomed David Cameron's backing for same-sex religious weddings, but has urged the prime minister to ensure parliament "gets on with it". -
7 December 2012US: Christian right leader continues support for Ugandan President, despite “kill the gays” bill 15 Despite the fact that the Ugandan Parliament has been reviving its so-called 'kill the gays' bill, the US-based Family Research Council has continued to offer its support to the country's president. -
7 December 2012Church of England: David Cameron is being ‘divisive’ over same-sex marriage 46 The Church of England has criticised David Cameron’s support for allowing faith organisations to provide marriages for gay couples. -
7 December 2012US: Supreme Court agrees to hear landmark same-sex marriage cases 18 The US Supreme Court has decided to hear two landmark equal marriage cases in the coming term. -
7 December 2012Maria Miller: Allowing churches to hold same-sex marriages will strengthen religious freedom 38 The Culture Secretary and Minister for Equality, Maria Miller has laid out the Government’s plans for introducing full marriage equality in an article for the Conservative supporting Daily Telegraph. -
8 December 2012Chile: Motel fined for discriminating against lesbian couple 4 In the first ruling under a new anti-discrimination law, a Chilean judge has fined a motel for refusing entry to a same-sex couple, and ordered that it can't refuse entry in future. -
8 December 2012US: Thirty same-sex couples set to wed in Washington mass wedding on Sunday 2 Thursday was the first day that same-sex couples could obtain marriage licenses in the state of Washington, and one church is planning a group ceremony for Sunday, at which thirty couples will wed. -
8 December 2012US: San Francisco issues warning against risk of meningitis 1 Health officials in San Francisco have issued a notice advising gay men who may have travelled or plan to travel to New York City, to consider vaccination against meningitis. -
8 December 2012Lady Gaga thanks Russian Prime Minister for his softer stance on gay people 19 The singer Lady Gaga has posted two messages of support for the anti-homophobia comments made by the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. -
8 December 2012Video: Publisher’s ‘It Gets Better’ tells young gay people to ‘write their own future’ 1 The Hachette Book Group has published it's 'It Gets Better' video from LGBT staff members. -
8 December 2012Comment: Equal marriage is a step towards a fairer society 25 Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert who proposed the Equal Marriage motion to the Liberal Democrat party conference in 2010 argues that the Government's plans to make same-sex marriage legal is an important step towards building a fairer society in Britain. -
9 December 2012Swedish football team sacks its entire first squad for homophobic abuse 15 A Swedish football team has sacked its entire first squad for chanting homophobic slurs at a rival team, made up mainly of LGBT people, and encouraging fans to do the same. -
9 December 2012Boris Johnson and 18 senior Tories to push for marriage equality 56 A number of senior Conservative politicians announced today that they had formed a new campaign group which supports the right of same-sex couples to marry, in an act of defiance against traditionalists within the party. -
9 December 2012Nick Herbert: Legalising same-sex marriage is ‘the right thing to do’ 13 The former Police Minister, and current Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs, Nick Herbert, has written on his support for equal marriage, including religious freedoms, the European Court of Human Rights, and that he thinks it still plays an important role in society.
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Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas+
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities7
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 list25
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual50
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’6
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 homosexual50
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'6
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches40- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list25
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
- Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
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
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
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay50
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