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8 January 2013US: Gallaudet University reinstates diversity officer suspended for signing equal marriage petition 15 The diversity officer of a university who was suspended for three months after she signed a petition sent by opponents of marriage equality in the state of Maryland has been reinstated. -
8 January 2013Rapper Azealia Banks keeps record deal after saying Perez Hilton is a ‘faggot’ who should kill himself 21 A spokesperson for rapper Azealia Banks has said that she has not been dropped by her US record label, and that she is currently in the studio recording her debut album. -
8 January 2013Tammy Baldwin: I want to find out if Chuck Hagel really has changed on gay rights 4 Newly elected Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay member of the Senate has said that she wishes to meet with Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel to see if his attitudes towards gays has really changed. -
8 January 2013US: Teen to be charged with plotting to kill gay teacher and black students in school explosion 14 An Alabama student is to face court after police uncovered what they said was a plot to kill a gay teacher and six students using homemade explosives. -
8 January 2013Billy Connolly: ‘It’s astonishing I’m not gay’ 21 Actor and comedian Billy Connolly has joked that he surprised that he is not gay because “the women in my life are nightmares”. -
8 January 2013Dutch Priest posts photos of Catholic leavers to encourage them to stay, following Pope’s anti-gay speech 33 The names and photographs of parish members attempting to leave the Catholic church will be displayed by a priest in the Netherlands, in an attempt to encourage them to stay. -
8 January 2013US: Military service members discharged for being gay receive severance settlement 5 Dozens of gay and lesbian former military service members who were discharged for being gay will receive the rest of their severance pay under a ruling made by federal court on Monday. -
8 January 2013Poll: Three quarters of Conservative peers call on government to halt equal marriage 53 Three quarters of Conservative peers say the government should call a halt to its plans to introduce equal marriage for England and Wales, according to ComRes. -
8 January 2013Facebook removes page designed to out gay Ugandans 4 A homophobic Facebook page aimed at outing gay Ugandans has been removed. -
8 January 2013Feature: Would you like to become a Trustee of StreetGames, a great UK sports charity? + StreetGames UK Limited is a sports charity launched in January 2007 to promote sport for young people living in the most disadvantaged communities. -
8 January 2013Facebook apologises for deleting PinkNews content over use of the word ‘faggot’ 8 Facebook have apologised after deleting content posted to the PinkNews page, because it contained the word "faggot" in the headline. -
8 January 2013Neil Patrick Harris accused of pushing ‘gay agenda’ and ‘mocking christianity’ in Super Bowl promo 41 Actor, Neil Patrick Harris, faces accusations of “mocking Christianity” and pushing a “gay agenda” for his appearance in an advert for the Super Bowl. -
8 January 2013Gok Wan: I want to do Strictly — but let me dance with a man 70 Gok Wan says he would like to take part in the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, although he insists the show should allow same-sex dance couples. -
8 January 2013Ugandan university loses UK accreditation over anti-gay legislation 12 A college in Uganda has lost the accreditation of its degrees by a UK university, because of a disagreement surrounding anti-gay legislation seeking to intensify penalties for homosexuality. -
8 January 2013African American college of Martin Luther King launches LGBT course 3 An all-male African American college, once attended by Dr Martin Luther King, will offer its first LGBT course this spring. -
8 January 2013Horse McDonald: I came home to get married, even though I was bullied for being gay 14 Singer Horse McDonald returned to her hometown she left because of homophobia, in order to wed her fiance in a civil partnership. -
8 January 2013Comment: Marriage equality is more than a passing possibility in Northern Ireland 14 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Gary Spedding says there are reasons to be optimistic when it comes to Northern Ireland embracing marriage equality in 2013. -
8 January 2013Conservative MEP: Same-sex marriage is a radical change in social policy 27 Conservative MEP Giles Chichester has dismissed the government’s equal marriage plans by saying of marriage “It ain’t broke so why spend valuable parliamentary time trying to fix it?” -
8 January 2013US: Gay teenager allowed to continue as a Boy Scout following 460,000 strong petition 12 A Boy Scout Council in California has approved a gay Scout’s Eagle application to be allowed to continue as a boy scout after coming out as gay, following a petition of more than 460,000 signatures, started by his mother. -
8 January 2013Rush Limbaugh: Accepting equal marriage is like ‘normalising’ paedophilia 38 US conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh believes there is a movement to "normalise" paedophilia, a movement he says is similar to society's growing acceptance of equal marriage.
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US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime1
Finland’s pro-equality ‘Marry Me’ places 24th in Eurovision final9- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state21
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur3
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law8
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill9
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’23
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally5
- Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2
- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final9
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime1
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions19- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets30- US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state21
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final15
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
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
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
Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was 'raped with beer bottles'55-
Tory MP David Burrowes: I only want a referendum on same-sex marriage so I can defeat the government's bill54
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