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29 January 2013Boy Scouts of America board will vote on whether to end ban on gay members 2 The Boy Scouts of America could soon lift its ban on allowing gay members, volunteers and staff, as its board will vote next week on a resolution which would effectively do so. -
29 January 2013Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco: Allowing gays to marry ‘is like legalising male breastfeeding’ 139 Legislating for equal marriage is like legalising male breastfeeding, according to the Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone. -
29 January 2013US: Anti-gay conservative groups appalled that Boy Scouts may drop homophobic ban 12 Equality campaigners have welcomed an announcement by the Boy Scouts of America that it may drop its national ban on gay members – although evangelical conservatives have criticised the move.
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29 January 2013Frank Ocean due to press charges against Chris Brown over car park brawl 3 Bisexual R&B star Frank Ocean will reportedly press charges against Chris Brown following an altercation at a recording studio in Los Angeles on Sunday night (27 January). -
29 January 2013London: Gay Games 2018 bid kicks off 2 The bid to host the 2018 Gay Games in London, which is being supported by lesbian paralympian Claire Harvey, began with a reception in Westminster last night. -
29 January 2013Introducing equal marriage could boost UK economy by £18 million 15 Ministers speaking in support of equal marriage claimed today that it could give the British economy a boost of as much as £18 million per year. -
29 January 2013Comment: The power of online activism & social media in the fight for LGBT equality 11 Murray Lipp, administrator of the Facebook page ‘Gay Marriage USA,’ discusses his experience in maintaining America’s largest independent national equal marriage page on Facebook. -
29 January 2013Finland media boss fined for discriminating against lesbian newspaper editor 3 The chief executive of one of Finland’s largest media companies has been fined for discriminating on the grounds of sexual orientation. -
29 January 2013John Bercow: The progress of LGBT rights is thanks to campaigners, straight allies, and ‘moral strength’ 19 The Speaker of the House of Commons set aside his impartial position to reveal his support for LGBT rights at the London 2018 Gay games bid. -
29 January 2013Bryan Fischer: Scouts could allow access to paedophiles by lifting anti-gay ban 38 The leader of the American Family Association has said the Boy Scouts of America's announcement that it might lift its ban on gay scouts could open its doors to paedophiles. -
29 January 2013Twitter’s Vine videos service flooded with gay porn despite moves to reduce explicit content 4 Twitter has blocked searches for the terms "porn" and "sex" on its new video sharing service Vine in an attempt to reduce the level of explicit content being posted. -
29 January 2013Study shows when gay people come out, it can improve their mental health 7 Lesbians, gay men and bisexuals who are out have lower stress hormones than those who hide their sexuality, according to a study in Canada. -
29 January 2013Chick-fil-A’s recent tax documents show no record of funding anti-gay groups 4 A gay rights advocacy group has said that, according to its most recent tax documents, Chick-fil-A has ceased giving money to groups opposed to equal marriage and gay rights. -
29 January 2013US: Business coalition formed to push for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act 5 A coalition of businesses has formed in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, to allow equal marriage rights to same-sex couples federally. -
29 January 2013Zimbabwe: New draft constitution includes equal marriage ban 15 A new Zimbabwean draft constitution includes a clause banning equal marriage for gay couples. -
29 January 2013France: Parliamentary debate over equal marriage begins 7 Following months of debate and controversy over the issue of equal marriage, proposals to allow it went before the French parliament today. -
29 January 2013Tory rebel says same-sex marriage bill could pass Commons with a majority of 400 16 Conservative MP Philip Davies, who opposes equal marriage, has told a PinkNews reader that he expects the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales to pass with a Commons majority of between 300-400. -
29 January 2013Sweden: Married Ugandan men victims of ‘lottery’ asylum system 7 A gay Ugandan couple were separated in 2008 when one was forced to flee to Sweden. -
29 January 2013Ireland: Gay couple kicked out of SPAR store by security guard for kissing 41 A security guard in a store in Dublin allegedly called two gay customers "faggots" after they kissed. -
29 January 2013Whitney Houston’s mother would have been ‘bothered’ if the star had been gay 19 Whitney Houston's mother has revealed to Oprah Winfrey that had her daughter been gay, she would "absolutely" have had a problem with it.
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Governor Rick Perry: ‘I am greatly disappointed’ that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members5
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was ‘repulsed’ by gays and lesbians12
Boy Scouts of America: We will not ‘not sacrifice our mission’ over gay members6
US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members7
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported10
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship21
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them50
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58- Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians12
- Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members5
- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship21
- US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members7
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be 'the right decision'1
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62- Boy Scouts of America: We will not 'not sacrifice our mission' over gay members6
- Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
- US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
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
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur64
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62
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US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58
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