James Park is a reporter for PinkNews.co.uk
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18 November 2012Scotland: First minister’s vicar speaks out against Alex Salmond’s plans to let gays marry 23 Alex Salmond’s local vicar has spoken out against the first minister’s plans to make gay marriage legal in Scotland. -
17 November 2012US: Synagogues terminate relationship with Boy Scouts of America over homophobic policies 43 Synagogues and other Jewish organisations across the United States are terminating their relationships with the Boy Scouts of America over its policy of discriminating against gay members and leaders. -
17 November 2012Northern Ireland: Funeral held of leading gay rights campaigner PA Maglochlainn 5 The funeral is being held today of one of Northern Ireland's best known LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights campaigners, PA Maglochlainn, who died from a long illness. -
15 November 2012France: Book claims far-right nationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen had gay experiences 21 A book has claimed that the far-right French nationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen had a homosexual experience with a fellow politician. -
14 November 2012US TV executive criticised for calling One Direction ‘twinks’ 69 The openly gay Bravo TV executive Andy Cohen raised eyebrows while being interviewed on NBC’s Today by labeling the pop group One Direction as “twinks”. -
10 November 2012Reports: Elton John and David Furnish to have second baby 53 A frontpage story for The Sun claims that Sir Elton John and his civil partner David Furnish are expecting their second child, thought to be from the same surrogate mother who gave birth to their son Zachary, who is a month shy of his second birthday. -
6 November 2012Gay equality critic Nadine Dorries suspended as a Tory MP over ‘I’m a Celebrity’ row 32 Equal marriage critic Nadine Dorries has been suspended as a parliamentary member of the Conservative Party after she announced that she would be appearing in ITV's reality show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! -
29 September 2012Christian Institute: There aren’t enough gays in UK to justify giving them equal rights 305 Just 2.6 per cent of people questioned by the Office of National Statistics have said that they are either lesbian, gay or bisexual, leading the Christian Institute to question whether such a small populous should be given the right to marry. -
29 September 2012Little Britain star David Walliams: I had gay experiences as a teenager 27 Britain's Got Talent judge and Little Britain star David Walliams has revealed that he had gay experiences as a teenager. -
24 September 2012Lady Gaga: The Pope is irrelevant, ‘gay marriage is going to happen’ 36 Speaking out after the Pope’s attack on France’s proposals to introduce equal marriage, Lady Gaga says “gay marriage is going to happen” regardless of what the Pope says. -
24 September 2012President Ahmadinejad: Gays are ugly and are like thieves 85 Interviewed on Piers Morgan Tonight, the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad equates homosexuality to stealing and tells the presenter that being gay is ugly. -
22 September 2012Pope: Same-sex marriage threatens the future of human nature and society 113 Addressing bishops in France, the Pope has defended the traditional definition of marriage, saying it must be “promoted and defended” from changes such as allowing gay couples to marry. -
22 September 2012David Laws: Coming out as gay earlier would have ‘made my life a lot easier and happier’ 26 Education Minister David Laws has said that coming out earlier, rather than being forced to out himself by the newspapers would have made "my life a lot easier and happier — and that of those close to me." -
22 September 2012Intel ends funding of Boy Scouts troops that discriminate against gay members and leaders 17 Intel, one of the largest corporate donors of the Boy Scouts of America has confirmed that it will drop all funding to troops that apply the organisation’s discriminatory polices towards LGBT children and leaders. -
26 August 2012Scottish Catholic Church: Today we can save marriage from ‘subversion’ by gays 87 The Catholic Church in Scotland has declared today ‘National Marriage Sunday’ and has this morning had a letter read out in 500 Catholic parishes condemning the Scottish government’s plans to legislate for equal same-sex marriage -
23 August 2012‘Too horny’ anti-gay US Christian fundamentalist convicted of masturbating by a children’s playground 46 US Christian fundamentalist Rev. Grant Storms, a well known anti-gay protestor has been convicted on one count of committing an obscenity following his arrest last year for masturbating in a public park by a children's playground. -
23 August 2012Bishop of Buckingham: ‘Church should get its head around gay relationships and be @Out4Marriage’ 68 The Bishop of Buckingham has become the most senior member of the Church of England to join the Out4Marriage campaign to introduce equal same-sex marriage in the UK. But a spokesman for the Church says that his message of equality is not the official view of the Church of England. -
22 August 2012Video: Republican Party National Convention boosts WiFi connectivity to ensure constant Grindr access 2 50,000 right-wingers will descend on Tampa, Florida, for the Republican National Convention to crown Mitt Romney as the party's official candidate but according to this spoof video the delegates will really be enjoying themselves on Grindr and glory-holes. -
17 August 2012Russian anti-gay group sues Madonna for $10m for ‘causing moral suffering’ 85 A group of homophobic Russian activists have sued Madonna for $10 million after they claimed she insulted their feelings when she spoke out in favour of gay equality during last week's concert in St Petersburg. -
16 August 2012Police: Gunman who opened fire at Family Research Council criticised the anti-gay group 158 A man arrested over the shooting and wounding of a security guard at the headquarters of the anti-gay Christian lobby group the Family Research Council made a negative comment about the group before opening fire, a police official has said.
