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11 January 2013Comment: It’s time for the media to change the record on trans healthcare 25 In a comment piece for PinkNews, Sarah Brown says the media needs to make substantial improvements in the way it covers health stories involving the trans community. -
11 January 2013France: Comedian who claims to be pro-gay plans to rally 200,000 against equal marriage 32 An anti-equal marriage movement in France, which has organised a rally this weekend hoping to bring out 200,000 demonstrators, has found a leader in a comedian who has denied accusations of homophobia. -
11 January 2013Italian Supreme Court in landmark gay parental ruling 13 Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation ruled on Friday that there is no reason why gay people cannot have custody of children. -
11 January 2013Anti-gay Rhode Island Catholic bishop criticises governor over equal marriage veto threat 23 The leader of Rhode Island's Roman Catholic Diocese says state Governor Lincoln Chafee is wrong to threaten to veto legislation that would put equal marriage to a popular vote. -
12 January 2013Britain’s Got Talent choir star opens up about homophobic cyber-bullying 4 A star member of an all boys' choir has spoken out for the first time about the homophobic cyber bullying he was subjected to for years. -
12 January 2013Illinois Republican party chairman refuses to resign over same-sex marriage support 12 The Chairman of the Republican Party (GOP) in the state of Illinois has rejected calls for him to resign for supporting same-sex marriage. -
12 January 2013A thousand Catholic priests fear that equal marriage marks a return to ‘centuries of persecution’ 293 More than a thousand Catholic priests have signed a letter saying that if equal marriage is legalised it could threaten religious freedom in a way last seen during "centuries of persecution" of Catholics in Britain. -
12 January 2013Fox News host Bill O’Reilly mocks trans prisoner’s appearance and calls her ‘he’ 29 Fox News hosts Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly have mocked the physical appearance of a transgender prisoner, repeatedly calling her 'he' and joked that she isn't attractive enough to be in danger of being physically assaulted in prison. -
12 January 2013Malta: Labour government would grant civil partnerships and trans identity law if elected 9 The leader of the Labour party in the Maltese House of Representatives has said his party would allow gay couples to have civil unions, a gender identity law for trans people, and that he would appoint a minister for civil rights and equality. -
12 January 2013Trans woman accuses Post Office of discrimination for refusing to open a savings account 21 A trans woman from Lancaster has accused the Post Office of discrimination, after she was denied a savings account because her drivers license still contained her former name. -
12 January 2013Thousands of French lesbians travel to Belgium for artificial insemination 7 Thousands of French lesbians couples are believed to have travelled to Belgium in order to conceive babies, through artificial insemination, which is not available in their home country. -
13 January 2013Boris Johnson offers Olympic venues to organisers of the 2018 Gay Games 18 Boris Johnson is set to offer the Olympic stadium, and other of London's high-profile sporting venues to organisers of the 2018 Gay Games. -
13 January 2013Vatican: Topless women demonstrate for equal marriage rights during Pope’s weekly prayer 32 A Ukrainian feminist group have protested topless at St Peter's Square for gay rights, as Pope Benedict XVI gave his weekly prayer. -
13 January 2013France: 340,000 protest against equal marriage rights in Paris 102 Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris protest against the country’s upcoming bill which would allow equal marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples. -
13 January 2013Guardian Writer Julie Burchill defends Suzanne Moore saying she was ‘monstered’ by ‘chicks with dicks’ on Twitter 81 Julie Burchill, has come to the defence of fellow Guardian writer, Suzanne Moore, who came under fire for accusations of transphobia, writing that trans women "don't know the meaning of suffering", and describing them as "bed-wetters in bad wigs." -
14 January 2013Jodie Foster ‘comes out’ during Golden Globes acceptance speech 14 The actress Jodie Foster last night used her acceptance speech for the Cecil B DeMille lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes to address her sexuality for one of the first times in public. -
14 January 2013Lynne Featherstone: Sack Julie Burchill and Observer editor for ‘disgusting’ transphobic rant 38 Liberal Democrat International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone has called for the editor of the Observer and columnist Julie Burchill to be sacked over a transphobic article. -
14 January 2013South African arts academy claims it can ‘cure’ students of being gay 15 A Christian arts academy in the South African city of Bloemfontein claims it can “cure” gay students of their sexuality and has likened its approach to a drug rehabilitation programme. -
14 January 2013Tory ‘love cheat’ MP says same-sex marriage makes it ‘difficult to promote Christian values’ 53 Conservative MP Bob Blackman, who previously had an affair behind his wife’s back for 11 years, says legalising equal marriage would make it “difficult to promote Christian values in parliament.” -
14 January 2013UK survey: Half of people wrongly think you can get HIV from being bitten or spat at 17 Nearly half of people in the UK still don't understand how HIV is contracted, according to the National AIDS Trust.
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Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate+
France: Far-right leader pays tribute to anti-gay historian who shot himself dead over equal marriage8
Tory MP David Burrowes accuses David Lammy of ‘playing the race card’ in equal marriage debate22
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a ‘s**t’ than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed14
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row7
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won’t expel members who call gay sex ‘disgusting’38
Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his ‘aggressive homosexuality community’ jibe12
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote48
Yvette Cooper: ‘Let us be loud and proud, celebrate, not discriminate, and pass equal marriage’1
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill14
- David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote48
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins51
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 49
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading52
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 88- Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row7
- UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won't expel members who call gay sex 'disgusting' 38
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault140- Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a 's**t' than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed14
- Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his 'aggressive homosexuality community' jibe 12
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault140
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 marriage88
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 bill64
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
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