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23 January 2013Scottish Catholic charity must accept adoption applications from gay couples – says regulator 25 A ruling by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has said that a Catholic adoption agency must accept applications from gay couples, or risk losing its charity status. -
24 January 2013Video: Teenager comes out to hundreds of classmates at award ceremony 25 A gay teenager came out in front of a crowd of hundreds of classmates at his high school, as well as teachers and parents, in a video which has appearaed online. -
24 January 2013US: Gay civil unions bill passes first vote in Colorado 9 On Wednesday, a bill to legalise civil unions in the US state of Colorado passed its first vote, bring the state one step closer to allowing same-sex unions. -
24 January 2013London: ‘Muslim Patrol’ homophobia YouTube victim urged to contact police + A man subjected to homophobic abuse in east London by a group of men who said it was a “Muslim area” is being urged to contact the Metropolitan Police. -
24 January 2013Same-sex marriage bill introduced in House of Commons 86 The government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales has officially been introduced in the House of Commons by Culture Secretary Maria Miller. -
24 January 2013Egypt: Campaigners say life has gotten worse for gay people since the Arab Spring 11 Despite the hopes of gay people who took part in the 2011 revolution, the climate in Egypt seems to be increasingly homophobic, a human rights group has warned. -
24 January 2013Peter Tatchell welcomes ACPO response over police DNA sampling of gay men 4 Peter Tatchell has welcomed a decision by the Association of Chief Police Officers to issue Chief Constables with new guidelines after it was revealed gay men were being forced to give DNA samples to police officers. -
24 January 2013Amnesty International releases report on ‘horrid’ state of LGBT rights in Cameroon 1 Amnesty International has renewed its pressure on Cameroon to change its anti-gay laws with a report released today. -
24 January 2013Video: ‘Negative’ IKEA advert slammed by Thai trans rights group 16 A recently unveiled advert for IKEA in Thailand has been heavily criticised for its depiction of a trans woman, which has been described by a trans rights group as a "violation of human rights", and "negative and stereotypical." -
24 January 2013US: 11-year-old trans girl says Obama should have mentioned trans people at his inauguration 11 An trans girl has written a speech in response to that given by US President Barack Obama at his public inauguration on Monday, during which he referred to the gay community. -
24 January 2013Comment: A call for tolerance between London’s Muslim and LGBT communities 220 In light of recent events in east London, Wais Islam, a former Tower Hamlets Labour councillor, says it’s important to remember the area belongs to people of all ethnicities, sexual orientations and religions. -
24 January 2013Jeremy Joseph buys G-A-Y from HMV administrators 12 The founder and, up until today the part-owner, of the G-A-Y brand has bought out shares owned by HMV, which went into administration last week. -
24 January 2013Comment: The second coming out – a PinkNews reader reflects on being HIV positive 35 A PinkNews reader talks candidly about the difficulties of living with HIV. -
24 January 2013Video: Bryan Fischer attacks Obama and says ‘nobody is created gay’ 61 Bryan Fischer, of the American Family Association has attacked President Obama's inauguration speech in which he referred to the importance of the gay rights movement, and said that it is "ludicrous" for gay people to expect equal rights, because "nobody is created gay." -
24 January 2013Turkey: Bishop’s killer claims he was subject to gay advances and receives reduced sentence 19 A man who killed a Catholic priest received a reduced sentence, after telling the court in his defence, that the priest requested to have a gay affair with him. -
24 January 2013US: Campaigners call on President Obama to legally protect LGBT workers 1 Gay rights advocates are renewing their push for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT employees. -
24 January 2013Gay chocolatier couple say they will leave Scottish village over homophobic abuse 44 The entrepreneurs behind chocolatier Cocoa Mountain have said they will leave the village where they set up the business after receiving homophobic abuse. -
24 January 2013Russian Military searches for ‘penis face’ tattoos on soliders’ genitals and buttocks to indicate they’re gay 24 Russian military officers have been told they should check the genitals of new recruits for tattoos that could indicate they are gay. -
24 January 2013Russia: Kaliningrad region approves anti-gay bill 9 A bill forbidding "homosexual propaganda" has passed in the Kaliningrad outpost of Russia, similar to those passed in other areas of the country, which proposals suggested should be made national laws. -
24 January 2013Politician: I want a tolerant Northern Ireland — but I’m against gay marriage and civil partnerships 53 Democratic Unionist Party MLA Jonathan Bell says he wants Northern Ireland to be "a tolerant and inclusive society" but claims there are “no grounds to redefine marriage”.
Articles from 2013
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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
- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 69
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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