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13 December 2012Simon Callow: I’m @Out4Marriage because I pay taxes and I’d like the same privildges as everyone else 13 In his video for the Out4Marriage campaign, the actor Simon Callow says that as a tax payer, he must have the same rights and privileges as anyone else to marry. -
13 December 2012Yahoo asks users if ‘homosexuality is a choice’ and 300,000 people say yes 58 Following the publication of research suggesting the way that homosexuality could be passed on genetically, the US internet company Yahoo has asked users if they believe homosexuality is a choice. -
13 December 2012San Francisco: Gay-friendly ‘Queen James’ Bible launched 25 A San Francisco Episcopal minister has launched what’s been described as a new “Gay Bible”. -
13 December 2012Illinois: Politicians hope to pass same-sex marriage law in early January 12 An Illinois state representative and a state senator have said they will seek legislative approval of same-sex marriage in the state in three weeks. -
13 December 2012Mike Tyson gender reassignment spoof mistaken for reality by news websites 13 African online newspapers picked up a spoof story about Mike Tyson undergoing gender reassignment surgery, which was published on a satirical UK website at the end of November. -
13 December 2012US: Mayor of Atlanta says ‘gay couples deserve the same protection’ as straight ones 7 After coming out in support of equal marriage on Tuesday, the Mayor of Atlanta has reiterated his support, and given his reasons for changing his stance, saying that "gay and lesbian couples deserve the same protection" as straight couples. -
13 December 2012US: GOP Senator who cast deciding vote for New York marriage equality concedes 11 A Republican Senator who cast the key vote to legalise marriage equality in the state of New York has conceded that he has lost his re-election bid, and will not be returning to the Senate. -
14 December 2012Bryan Fischer: Being gay is the ‘result of a birth defect’ and mothers would abort gay babies 99 Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association (AFA) has interpreted a genetic study to mean being gay is the “result of a birth defect” and has suggested that parents would be more likely to abort gay babies. -
14 December 2012Stephen Hawking calls for David Cameron to pardon gay code breaker Alan Turing 32 The scientist Professor Stephen Hawking and the broadcaster Lord Michael Grade have joined other distinguished scientists and peers to call on the Government to pardon Alan Turing. -
14 December 2012Pope gives blessing to Uganda’s anti-gay parliamentary speaker Rebecca Kadaga 90 Pope Benedict XVI has been pictured giving a blessing to Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, who has promised to pass the country’s notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill as a “Christmas gift”. -
14 December 2012Church of England: We weren’t consulted over the government’s same-sex marriage ban 51 The Church of England says it only learnt of the government’s plan to ban it from performing same-sex marriages when Culture Secretary Maria Miller took to the Commons despatch box on Tuesday. -
14 December 2012Bishop of Buckingham: Church will be a fool to squander the option of ‘getting real’ by backing same-sex marriage 24 The Bishop of Buckingham, Alan Wilson, the most senior member of the Church of England to back the Out4Marriage campaign for marriage equality has warned that the Church of England risks squandering a “precious opportunity to get real” by backing same-sex marriage. -
14 December 2012Campaigner: Uganda’s anti-gay bill may not be passed in time for Christmas 7 The executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda believes the Ugandan Parliament may break up for the year without passing the notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill. -
14 December 2012Brazilian student strangled to death with seatbelt in homophobic murder 10 Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old student in Brazil, with one of the suspects declaring: “He wanted to kiss me and I wanted to kill him.” -
14 December 2012Matt Damon says Michael Douglas is a ‘wonderful kisser’ 14 Matt Damon has been talking about undertaking an intimate romantic scene with Michael Douglas for the upcoming film about the late American pianist Liberace and his younger lover Scott Thorson. -
14 December 2012Barnardo’s: Changing the law on marriage will benefit children and gay parents 7 The Chief Executive of Barnardo’s, Anne Marie Carrie, has welcomed the government’s decision to allow gay couples to marry from 2013. -
14 December 2012Polish journalist says he risks being deported from USA for being bisexual and not gay 13 Ivo Widlak, a bisexual Polish investigative journalist has said that he risks being deported from the United States because local immigration officials cannot understand the nature of his marriage to a bisexual woman. -
14 December 2012Feature: UK fostering agency appeals for more LGBT foster carers to come forward + With more than 65,000 children currently living in care throughout England, Lancashire charity Modus is appealing for lesbian and gay families, couples and single people to think about becoming foster carers. -
14 December 2012South African President Jacob Zuma: I’d react in a ‘certain way’ to having a gay child 18 In a wide-ranging newspaper interview, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma says he has no intention of overturning the country’s equal marriage laws, although he reacted cautiously when asked on how he would respond to learning that one of his children were gay. -
14 December 2012Pope uses ‘peace’ day message to attack same-sex marriage 103 In a message for World Day of Peace 2013, Pope Benedict XVI has described same-sex marriage as a threat to justice and peace, adding that it will spark harm for society.
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David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords22
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people18
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 848
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members1
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years20
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’36
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title8
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage10
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people18
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords22
- Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years20
- US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'36
US Radio host: Gays aren't human so aren't protected by the US constitution169
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29- Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 848
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
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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