Joseph Patrick McCormick is a news editor for PinkNews.co.uk
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12 March 2013Study: Men in same-sex unions live longer while mortality rates for lesbian couples on the increase 2 A new study has found that married gay men in same sex marriages live longer, while mortality rates among married lesbians have begun to rise, despite a long period of decline. -
12 March 2013US: School board to decide whether to allow gay-straight alliance, or cancel all clubs 8 A School Board in the US is meeting on Monday evening in order to decide whether to allow a gay-straight alliance club on campus, or instead, whether to ban all clubs. -
12 March 2013US: Minnesota lawmaker under fire for ‘close friend’ who left the ‘gay lifestyle’ comment 6 A lawmaker opposed to equal marriage in Minnesota has come under fire for using a procedural tactic to introduce a "close friend" who left the "gay lifestyle", during proceedings around the subject of equal marriage. -
11 March 2013US: Hundreds rally in Texas in support of LGBT rights and equal marriage 1 Hundreds of LGBT rights advocates have taken to the streets of Texas in support of equal rights for LGBT people, including marriage equality. -
11 March 2013Vatican embarrassed as €23 million property investment includes Europe’s biggest gay sauna 55 Following several recent scandals, it has now emerged that the Catholic church has bought a €23 million (£21 million) share of an apartment block in Rome which houses the biggest gay sauna in Europe. -
11 March 2013Lord Mayor of Copenhagen urges Lithuanian mayor to support gay pride 2 Responding to calls from gay rights advocates, the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen has urged the mayor of the Lithuanian capital city to support a gay pride event. -
11 March 2013US Radio Host: Churches should fight to ‘abolish’ homosexuality as they did slavery 47 Linda Harvey, a host of the Ohio based Christian group Mission America has again spoken out against equal rights for gay people, saying that churches should be more proactive in opposing it, in the same way they fought to abolish slavery. -
11 March 2013Australia: Video footage emerges of new angle on Sydney Mardi Gras alleged police brutality 3 New video footage has emerged which shows a different perspective on one case of alleged policy brutality at Sydney Mardi Gras, as it appears to show one of those who accused the police of brutality, resisting arrest. -
11 March 2013Poland: New poll contradicts former President’s claims that 95% of people agree that gay MPs should ‘sit behind a wall’ 6 A new report has been published contradicting claims by the former Polish president that 95% of Polish people supported his view that gay MPs should sit "behind a wall" in parliament. -
10 March 2013US: Christine Quinn formally announces bid to become NYC’s first openly gay and first female mayor 1 New York City took another step closer to having its first openly gay and first female mayor on Sunday as City Council speaker Christine Quinn, formally announced that she will run for the position. -
10 March 2013Gay rights activists warn of reintroduction of ‘Section 28 style’ discrimination in Scotland’s schools 35 Gay rights advocates have voiced concerns that those opposed to equal marriage are trying to "reintroduce Section 28 style discrimination" into Scotland's schools, in an attempt to "roll back equality". -
10 March 2013The Queen to publicly address anti-gay discrimination for the first time 172 In the first time the Queen has voiced support for gay rights in her 61-year reign, she is set to sign a new charter which aims to tackle homophobic discrimination. -
9 March 2013US: City Council hopeful may lose place after allegations of using homophobic slurs 6 A potential for the Glendale, California, City Council may be removed from his position on the city commission, and has already lost political support following accusations of using homophobic slurs online. -
9 March 2013US Supreme Court Justice tells 11-year-old opposed to Defense of Marriage Act to ‘keep dreaming big’ 10 A Supreme Court Justice in the US has responded to a letter from a young girl which requested that the Supreme Court strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to help her lesbian parents. -
9 March 2013GLAAD to present award to director Brett Ratner who dropped out of Academy Awards for using anti-gay slur 8 The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), has announced that it is to present film director Brett Ratner with an award at its 24th annual Media Awards later this month. -
8 March 2013US: Actor and gay rights advocate James Franco honoured on Hollywood Walk of Fame 3 Outspoken equal rights advocate and Hollywood actor James Franco, was honoured with a star on the Walk of Fame this week. -
8 March 2013US: Parents of Tyler Clementi demand apology from anti-gay group for speech referring to their son’s suicide 7 The parents of Tyler Clementi, the teenager who committed suicide in 2010, have demanded an apology from an anti-equal marriage advocacy group, the spokeswoman for which recently referred to his death during a speech. -
8 March 2013Archbishop of Canterbury: The bible is ‘clear’ that gay sex and adoption are wrong 143 The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, has voiced his opposition to equal rights for gay couples to adopt, and has said that the bible is "clear" that only straight, married people should have sex. -
8 March 2013Labour’s Stephen Twigg’s nose raises questions of its own on Question Time 31 The Labour shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg appeared on Question Time last night, and despite tackling some heavy topics it was his nose which caused the biggest fuss, because of a mark caused by a plaster he was wearing. -
8 March 2013London vicar: ‘Gay marriage is a sin and people can be cured from being gay’ 52 A vicar from the Dagenham suburb of London has claimed that equal marriage is a sin, and that people can be "cured from being gay.
