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12 February 2013Coalition for Marriage: ‘The equal marriage bill is causing a shortage of teachers’ 59 Whilst giving evidence to the The Public Bill Committee of the House of Commons around the equal marriage bill, the Coalition for Marriage blamed potential marriage equality for a shortage of teachers. -
12 February 2013Michael Gove seeks to reassure Tory equal marriage critics in front of committee 13 Education Secretary Michael Gove has again sought to reassure critical Conservative MPs that the government’s same-sex marriage bill for England and Wales poses no threat to teachers who disagree with the reform. -
12 February 2013Tory MP David Burrowes: PinkNews is ‘fomenting abuse’ against equal marriage opponents 92 Tory MP David Burrows has accused PinkNews of "fomenting hostility" against the opponents of equal marriage. -
13 February 2013Canada: Foreign Affairs Minister slams anti-gay statements by government funded group 19 The Canadian Minster for Foreign Affairs has attacked what he deemed "offensive" and "mean-spirited" statements on the website of a Christian group which receives federal funding for work in Uganda. -
13 February 2013Associated Press updates its style guide on whether to call married gay couples ‘husband’ or ‘wife’ 24 Same-sex couples in marriages or civil partnerships should not be classified as “husband” and “wife” according to the Associated Press’ style guide – unless they already use the terms. -
13 February 2013India: Police raid gay party and arrest 22 men 6 Police in Mumbai have raided a bungalow where a gay party was being held and booked 22 men for indecent behaviour and lacking permissions to hold a party. -
13 February 2013UK: Churches ‘priced out’ of offering civil partnerships due to higher licensing costs 3 It has been revealed that religious institutions are being charged up to 16 times more for a civil partnership licence than a marriage licence by local councils, preventing many from offering services to same-sex couples. -
13 February 2013New York police launch probe after three gay men found strangled 8 The New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating the recent strangulation deaths of three gay men in the city. -
13 February 2013Comment: Where did ‘gay’ culture come from? 44 In a comment piece for PinkNews, Jacob Wilde looks back on the history of gay culture. -
13 February 2013US Christian Group: ‘Allowing same-sex military benefits will reduce morale’ 16 A fundamentalist Christian organisation in the US has heavily criticised the Pentagon's recent announcement that it will extend some benefits to same-sex military couples. -
13 February 2013Analysis: Why Russia is defying the global trend towards LGBT equality 20 As several federal subjects of Russia start to approve legislation which prohibits so-called “homosexual propaganda”, PinkNews.co.uk examines what exactly is going on in one of the world’s most powerful countries. -
13 February 2013Germany: Poll finds that 26% of voters would not back a gay Chancellor 22 A poll of German voters found that more than a quarter of those surveyed opposed both the idea of a gay Chancellor and the idea of an ethnic non-German Chancellor. -
13 February 2013UK: Conservative councillor Mormon brothers leave party over equal marriage 56 Two Mormon councillors in Warwickshire, who are also brothers, have quit the Conservative Party over its support for same-sex marriage. -
13 February 2013US: Senate renews Violence Against Women Act with new protections for gay people 7 The US Senate has renewed the Violence Against Women Act while expanding it to cover gay, immigrant, and Native American victims - something it failed to do when it went up for a vote in 2011. -
13 February 2013Tory MP Henry Smith: MPs who abstained in the same-sex marriage vote are ‘chickens’ 31 Conservative MP Henry Smith has described MPs who abstained in last week’s vote of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill as “chickens”. -
13 February 2013Russia: Coach blames demise of Olympic wrestling on gay conspiracy 68 The coach of Olympic Russian wrestlers has claimed that the International Olympic Committee's decision to demote wrestling is because its leader has links to "sexual minorities". -
13 February 2013Comment: Reflections on speaking out for equal marriage before a committee of MPs tasked with changing the law 27 PinkNews and Out4Marriage founder Benjamin Cohen, reflects on giving evidence at the Public Bills Committee for equal marriage. -
13 February 2013Illinois Senate prepares for Valentine’s Day equal marriage vote 1 The Illinois Senate will vote tomorrow - Valentine's Day - on whether to legalise same-sex marriage. -
13 February 2013US: Obama State of the Union speech calls out to gay service members 3 President Obama referred to gay soldiers in his State of the Union address last night and said that Americans should be able to get ahead "no matter who they love". -
13 February 2013Rita Ora: I’ve taken Cara Delevingne ‘off the market’ because I’ve got ‘no time’ for men 8 Pop star, Rita Ora, has spoken about her very close friendship with a bisexual supermodel, has said that she had taken her "off the market", and that she had "strictly no time" for men.
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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
- 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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