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14 January 2013Church of England considering in-church blessings for ‘celibate’ gay couples 43 Reports have suggested that the Church of England plans to consider allowing gay couples to have their civil partnerships blessed in churches. -
14 January 2013Mayor apologises for calling UKIP ‘racists and homophobes’ 24 A town Mayor from Cumbria has apologised to a UKIP member after describing the party as "racist and homophobic" on Twitter. -
14 January 2013Scottish trans equality charity warns of ‘rising transphobia’ in the UK media 6 A leading transgender equality charity has warned of "rising transphobia in the British media” which it says could have a damaging impact on the mental health of transgender people. -
14 January 2013Members of UKIP official website compare homosexuality to bestiality and paedeophilia 16 An official online forum for UKIP members has been used to vent "racist and homophobic" views by some of the party's top members, reports suggest. -
14 January 2013Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore apologises for ‘Brazilian transsexual’ remark 28 Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore has returned to Twitter and apologised for some of her controversial comments about the trans community. -
14 January 2013Exclusive: UKIP investigates official who compared homosexuality to bestiality 31 The UKIP Chairman for Oxford has been put under review after she compared homosexuality to bestiality and paedophilia on the official members' forum of the party's website. -
14 January 2013Exclusive: MPs to vote on same-sex marriage bill before Valentine’s Day 40 PinkNews understands that MPs will debate and vote on the government’s equal marriage plans for England and Wales before next month’s Valentine’s Day. -
14 January 2013Protesters to demonstrate amidst accusations of Transphobia at the Observer and the Guardian 4 Protesters are set to demonstrate outside the offices of the Observer newspaper on Thursday, following a column written by Julie Burchill yesterday, which came under heavy criticism for being transphobic. -
14 January 2013Observer editor John Mulholland withdraws Julie Burchill column accused of transphobia 9 The editor of the Observer, John Mulholland, has withdrawn a column by Julie Burchill published yesterday which came under heavy criticism for accusations of transphobia. -
14 January 2013ComRes poll places UKIP second in EU voting intentions poll 12 ComRes, the same polling organisation that found that a majority of UK residents are opposed to equal marriage, despite other polls suggesting the opposite, has published a new poll which places the UK Independence party second in the rankings for the European Parliamentary elections. -
14 January 2013Rupert Everett: Gay actors should stay in the closet 52 The British actor Rupert Everett says he would not advise any gay actor working in the movie industry to come out as it would not help their career. -
14 January 2013UK: Anti-gay marriage group uses MP’s photo without permission 13 The main group campaigning against equal marriage in the UK has used a Conservative MP's photograph on its publicity leaflets without her permission. -
14 January 2013Survey: Three in five people in Wales support equal marriage 16 A major poll conducted by YouGov for Stonewall Cymru has revealed that three in five people in Wales support government plans to extend civil marriage to same-sex couples. -
14 January 2013Daily Telegraph republishes Julie Burchill’s ‘transphobic’ column removed by the Observer 58 The journalist and free-schools campaigner Toby Young has republished a column by Julie Burchill that was removed earlier today from the Guardian/ Observer website after accusations of transphobia. -
15 January 2013Canada: Vancouver Judge acquits brothers in attack on gay couple 15 Two brothers have been acquitted in the case of an assault on two gay men, after a judge ruled that prosecutors had not proven they were the same men who beat up the men outside their Vancouver condo. -
15 January 2013US: Activists apply for unattainable marriage licenses in Southern states to push for equality + Gay couples in two North Carolina cities lined up at government counters to ask for marriage licenses they knew would be denied, in an effort to push the US South towards marriage equality, despite opposition being strong. -
15 January 2013Peter Tatchell accuses police of homophobic witch hunt against gay men 38 Police in Manchester, Northumbria, and the West Midlands, are visiting gay men convicted of consenting, victimless same-sex behaviour and demanding they provide DNA samples, according to Peter Tatchell. -
15 January 2013UK: Defeat for anti-gay Christians at European Court of Human Rights 87 Two Christians, who claim that they were fired because they wouldn’t work with gay couples, have lost their anti-discrimination case at the European Court of Human Rights. -
15 January 2013San Francisco plans to rename airport after gay rights hero Harvey Milk 15 David Campos of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has announced plans for a charter amendment to rename the city's largest airport in honour of the late gay rights activist Harvey Milk. -
15 January 2013Argo actor Victor Garber comes out as gay 13 Titanic actor, Victor Garber, has come out as gay, saying that it was common knowledge that he was living with his long-term partner.
Articles from 2013
Top stories
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’5
TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list2
Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches18
Church of England to ask gay clergy about their sex life as part of bishop selection process27
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener2
Pro-equal marriage rally to take place on Monday ahead of House of Lords committee stage8
London: One week until UK’s second Dyke March4
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor3
US: Anti-gay congressman accidentally takes wrong door and attends pro-LGBT event7
- Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches18
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'5
- Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 3
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 11
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2
- TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list2
- Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
- US: Anti-gay congressman accidentally takes wrong door and attends pro-LGBT event7
- Church of England to ask gay clergy about their sex life as part of bishop selection process27
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right60
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill60
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'50
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay49
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