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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. -
8 January 2013Chinese Court: Gay man who married a woman that committed suicide not to blame for her death 6 A lawsuit was rejected today by a local court in China, brought by the parents of a woman who committed suicide after finding out her husband was gay. -
8 January 2013Paris: Court refuses permission for new gay bar after complaints from residents 11 A French businessman has accused the authorities in Paris of victimisation after a court refused to allow him to build a gay nightclub. -
8 January 2013Michigan: Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by HIV-positive dental worker 9 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former dental centre employee in Michigan who claimed he faced discrimination at work and was fired because he is HIV-positive. -
9 January 2013Student activist forced to justify sexuality in asylum case 14 A member of the NUS Black Students’ Campaign Committee is to be brought before a hearing on his asylum in the UK, and has been asked to "prove" his sexuality. -
9 January 2013Update: Gay teenager denied Eagle Scout award, as he doesn’t adhere to ‘duty of God’ 33 Gay teenager, Ryan Andresen, has been denied the highest Boy Scouts honour, the Eagle Scout badge, by the national Boy Scouts of America organisation, despite a recommendation for approval from a review board at his local council, and a 460,000 strong petition in his favour.
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9 January 2013UKIP removes youth chairman from office for supporting gay rights 93 UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) has removed the chairman of its youth wing, Young Independence, in part due to his support for same-sex marriage. -
9 January 2013UK: Lesbian drug addict couple accused of torturing pensioner to death + A lesbian couple are accused of torturing a pensioner to death in order to get his bank PIN details, Norwich Crown Court has heard. -
9 January 2013Alice Arnold: I want to get married to my civil partner Clare Balding 10 Former Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold says she is determined to turn her civil partnership into a marriage. -
9 January 2013US: Washington National Cathedral to start marrying gay couples 16 The Washington National Cathedral, where America gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin performing same-sex marriages. -
9 January 2013Cafe owner denies speaking at Ugandan anti-gay rally, attempts to stop protest 17 The owner of a Christian bookshop has denied claims that he is homophobic, and that he attended an anti-gay rally, in order to try to stop a demonstration which was being planned at the premises. -
9 January 2013US: Tributes to LGBT campaigner Jeanne Manford 3 Jeanne Manford, the founder of an international organisation for parents and relatives of LGBT family members has died at her home in California. -
9 January 2013Poll: Support for marriage equality in Poland doubled over nine years, but remains low 23 According to a new poll, support for equal marriage in Poland has doubled since 2003, but still remains low. -
9 January 2013Senior Rabbi: Gay people are ‘unfortunate’ but public must rise above ‘aggressive’ attitude to them 32 A top Religious Zionism rabbi has said that he thought gay people were treated too "aggressively" by religious society, but did describe them as "unfortunate". -
9 January 2013UKIP on ‘wrong side of history’ for opposing equal marriage — says sacked youth chairman 15 Olly Neville, who was removed as the chairman of UKIP’s youth wing, in part due to his support for equal marriage, says the party is on the “wrong side of history” for opposing equality.
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Church of Scotland could lose £1 million a year in givings, over gay ordination row5
Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions10
US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade8
Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas38
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
Bermuda: Anti-discrimination law adopted amid equal marriage controversy3
Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list2
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits14
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list56
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual81
- US: Boy Scout leaders reprimanded for marching with gay pride parade8
Chris Brown starts equality campaign and vows to stand up for gay rights19- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual81
- Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow 'fashionable' ideas38
- Israel: Justice Minister tables bill to allow same-sex civil unions10
- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list56
- UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities21
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches46
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage103-
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual81
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Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60-
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list56
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
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