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7 February 2013Manchester: Trial of man accused of killing PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes begins + Dale Cregan is due to stand trial today for the murders of four people, including a police officer who had been making plans for a civil partnership with her girlfriend. -
7 February 2013US Radio Host: Gay men only want to be scout masters to ‘be around young boys’ 54 A US Christian radio host has suggested that gay men would only want to be Scout Leaders in order to "be around boys", and suggested a link between paedophilia and homosexuality, saying "gay men love youth". -
7 February 2013Russian appeals court supports decision to drop gay ‘propaganda’ case against Madonna 3 Appeals court officials in Russia have upheld a previous ruling rejecting a $10.5 million lawsuit filed against Madonna for allegedly promoting LGBT rights in the country. -
7 February 2013US: Two of founder’s granddaughters quit ‘God Hates Fags’ church and express remorse 17 Two granddaughters of the founder of the adamantly homophobic Westboro Baptist Church, also know as the 'God Hates Fags' church, appear to have quit the organisation, and expressed regret at "inflicting pain on others" whilst still members. -
7 February 2013Comment: I’m 16, bisexual, and none of my family knows 20 A bisexual student shares his experiences of living in the South West of England and attending an all boy’s school – where it can be very hard to be open about your sexuality. -
7 February 2013Dutch government to commission report recognising LGBT families with three or more parents 9 The Justice Ministry of the Netherlands is set to commission a report on the possibility of legally recognising families with three or more parents, and has noted the protective values of such a law for LGBT families. -
7 February 2013Gordon Brown’s spokesman reveals why he didn’t take part in same-sex marriage vote 25 A spokesman for Gordon Brown has exclusively explained to PinkNews.co.uk why the Labour MP and former PM was not present in the Commons for Tuesday’s vote of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill). -
7 February 2013US: Columnist compares efforts to allow gay scouts to Nazi invasion of Norway 22 A columnist writing for a US conservative news site has written that the Boy Scouts of America lifting its ban on gay members, volunteers and staff would make it a "beehive of erotic exploration", and compared efforts to urge the Boy Scouts to drop its anti-gay policy to the Nazi German invasion of Norway. -
7 February 2013UK: Bisexual teenage father hangs himself in woods after being bullied 59 The body of a teenager found hanged in woodland in Lancashire has been revealed as 16-year-old Anthony Stubbs, a young father who had reportedly been bullied for being bisexual. -
7 February 2013US: Campaigners plan to pump $2 million into efforts to legalise equal marriage 6 In the US, a New York based equal marriage advocacy group has laid out plans to pump funds into several states' legislative battles to legalise equal marriage. -
8 February 2013Comment: I am surprised and disappointed at Sarah Teather for voting against marriage equality 42 Natalie Grazin, a gay Jewish mother in north London, has shared with PinkNews a letter she has written to Liberal Democrat MP and former Children’s minister Sarah Teather, who voted against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, earlier this week. -
8 February 2013Scotland: Church minister and worshippers leave Church of Scotland in gay clergy row 34 The minister of a church in Aberdeen and its members have quit the Church of Scotland over the issue of gay clergy and have decided to set up in a hotel instead. -
8 February 2013Comment: Why do Europe and LGBT equality measures cause such splits in mainstream parties? 17 Writing for PinkNews, Chair of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats Adrian Trett says there are political similarities when it comes to arguing the case for equality and the European Union. -
8 February 2013Polish trans MP Anna Grodzka loses out on deputy speaker job in parliamentary vote 9 Anna Grodzka, the transgender MP who had been a contender for the position of deputy speaker, has lost out in a parliamentary vote that chose to keep the incumbent deputy speaker in the role. -
8 February 2013David Attenborough accused of excluding homosexuality from animal documentaries 42 Sir David Attenborough has been accused by a university academic of restricting his programmes to representing only a "single interpretation" of the sexual behaviour of animals, excluding the possibility of homosexuality. -
8 February 2013Tory Whip Anne Milton refused to vote on same-sex marriage because she didn’t ‘feel strongly’ about it 40 Conservative MP and government whip Anne Milton declined to vote this week on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) because “she did not feel "strongly about it". -
8 February 2013Ghana: Justice Minister-designate opposes gay rights 6 The Justice Minister-designate for Ghana has said that the constitution should be interpreted as criminalising homosexuality, despite her colleague's claims that gay people have rights. -
8 February 2013Lance Bass: Chris Brown should go to jail for calling Frank Ocean a ‘faggot’ 7 Former 'Nsync star, Lance Bass, has spoken out about a recent alleged incident during which Chris Brown called Frank Ocean a "faggot", and said the R&B star should face jail as the "only way to" be rehabilitated. -
8 February 2013Uganda: British producer of gay play faces deportation 5 UK theatre producer David Cecil, who was charged with breaking Uganda’s laws in relation to his play featuring a gay storyline, faces deportation from the country. -
8 February 2013Australia: Anti-gay politician attempts to defend pro-marriage equality candidate from expulsion 11 Bob Katter of Katter's Australian Party has stepped in to save senate candidate Steven Bailey after he made pro-equal marriage comments.
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Former BP CEO Lord Browne to write new book on homophobia in business3
Scottish trans woman ‘forced’ to leave town after she was branded a ‘witch’7
US: Psychotherapists slam ‘gay cure’ app still available from Google app store1
Mixed martial arts fighter: ‘Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages’37
Dale Cregan sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering gay police officer and her colleague2
Russia: Fans warn anti-gay law poses 2018 World Cup violence risk6
US Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8: Six possible outcomes2
US: Gay Jewish activist wins $3.5M lawsuit against cousin for ‘brutal’ childhood abuse3
US Supreme Court not to decide on DOMA or Prop 8 cases today+
US: Caterpillar Inc cuts ties with Boy Scouts over lack of progress on gay leadership+
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for 'immoral homosexual acts'16
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill44
Republican Mike Huckabee: 'Every fear' over same-sex marriage has come true43
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard: It's 'absurd' to think my hairdresser partner Tim Mathieson is gay9- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 37
Former Talksport presenter furious after being branded a 'homophobic radio z-lister'10
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317- US: Gay Jewish activist wins $3.5M lawsuit against cousin for 'brutal' childhood abuse3
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
France: Gay rights campaigner, 18, left brain dead after far-right attack67
Ann Widdecombe: I wouldn't have enjoyed serving under David Cameron because of equal marriage65-
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59
Priest causes row by calling Justin Welby a 'wanker' on Facebook for equal marriage opposition55
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Tory Lord Jenkin: The Lords equal marriage vote was a victory for common decency51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'48
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