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12 January 2012Up to 5,000 Canadian gay marriages ‘may not be valid’ 59 A lawyer for the Canadian government has said thousands of marriages between overseas gay couples which have taken place in the country since 2004 may not all be valid under domestic law. -
12 January 2012Gay military group’s Facebook page back after fear it ‘infringed own rights’ + The Facebook page of the US military's gay support group OutServe has been briefly suspended and reinstated after a user claimed it was infringing its own rights. -
12 January 2012Tel Aviv ‘best gay city destination’ of 2011 49 The city of Tel Aviv in Israel was dubbed the best gay travel destination of last year but the poll has caused concerns to resurface over alleged human rights "pinkwashing". -
13 January 2012Belgian minister wants anti-gay Primate replaced 44 One of Belgium's deputy prime ministers has called for the anti-gay head of the Belgian Catholic Church to be replaced after he questioned the government's right to decide issues of marriage and sexuality. -
13 January 2012US group aims for ‘dot gay’ web domain 19 As applications for new top level domains on the web open today, an American group is trying to secure '.gay' for the LGBT community, saying it will make it "an exemplary beacon of social entrepreneurship and an empowering resource". -
13 January 2012Full court martial recommended for gay Wikileaks soldier 17 Bradley Manning, the gay soldier at the centre of a storm over leaked military information, has been recommended for a full court martial following a pre-trial hearing over Christmas. -
13 January 2012Legal groups: Canada’s overseas gay marriages are safe 9 Gay advocacy groups have responded to a statement by a government lawyer yesterday which called into question the validity of thousands of gay marriages between foreign nationals on Canadian soil.
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13 January 2012Gay actor Charlie Condou announces birth of son 2 Charlie Condou has announced the birth of his second child, a boy called Hal, on Wednesday. -
13 January 2012Chris Bryant MP describes House of Commons ‘gay bar’ 27 The gay MP for Rhondda was speaking about Parliamentary representation yesterday when he said the current number of gay MPs meant the Palace of Westminster's Strangers Bar sometimes reminded him of Soho. -
13 January 2012Leaflet defendant had to ‘stop gays or risk tsunami’ + A man accused of stirring up hatred with anti-gay leaflets said homosexuality needs to be stopped or society risks a natural disaster, a court has heard. -
13 January 2012Gay candidate success at Reading council election 16 A gay candidate has been elected as the leader of the Conservatives on Reading Council, it was announced this week. -
13 January 2012Jersey’s religious civil partnership rules near implementation 10 The island of Jersey's new civil partnership law will be coming into effect in the next few weeks with provisions for religious ceremonies after receiving royal assent. -
13 January 2012Man arrested for Facebook gay date in Saudi Arabia 109 As British prime minister, David Cameron visits Saudi Arabia today, activists report the plight of a man arrested by the religious police who may face corporal punishment. -
15 January 2012Gay dean to sue Church of England after twice being rejected as bishop due to his sexuality 93 Britain’s most senior openly gay cleric has threatened to sue the Church of England unless it promotes him to Bishop. -
16 January 2012Christopher Plummer wins Golden Globe for gay dad role 6 Christopher Plummer's performance as a gay father in the film Beginners has won him a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actor in a motion picture. -
16 January 2012Lee Steele apologises for ‘tongue-in-cheek’ Gareth Thomas tweet 16 Sacked footballer Lee Steele has apologised for his comment about gay rugby star Gareth Thomas in a statement issued by his new club, Nantwich Town FC, but has been charged by the FA for bringing the game into disrepute. -
16 January 2012Canada to fill ‘gap’ on gay marriage 10 The Canadian Justice Minister has reassured thousands of gay couples who have married in his country that their unions will be recognised there, but admitted there is a "legislative gap" in the rules on foreign nationals' marriages. -
16 January 2012Call for rainbow flags as Australian Open starts 4 As the Australian Open began today, a group is calling for fans to raise rainbow flags to protest in a "peaceful, non-disruptive" way against anti-gay comments made by former tennis champion Margaret Court. -
16 January 2012Mr Gay UK pledges portion of winnings to HIV charity 32 Newly coronated Mr Gay UK, Samuel Kneen has pledged a portion of his prize money to the HIV/AIDS charity, the Terence Higgins Trust. -
16 January 2012Chris Bryant attacks Church of England ‘silliness about homosexuality’ 34 Gay MP Chris Bryant has criticised the Church of England, writing that it “needs to forget its silliness about homosexuality” and its teaching that "homophobia is immoral” and “it’s fine and dandy to be gay just so long as you don’t do anything about it.”
Articles from 2012
Top stories
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote5
Yvette Cooper: ‘Let us be loud and proud, celebrate, not discriminate, and pass equal marriage’+
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill7
Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and ‘get back to governing’4
Diane Abbott: ‘Momentous’ equal marriage bill will improve the lives of so many4
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill32
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come11
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading12
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading51
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister14
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins44- MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 32
- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading51
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 80
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault137
London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 22
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'54- US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill7
- Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and 'get back to governing' 4
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault137
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 marriage80
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 bill62
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-
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'54
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