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19 June 2012Gay former footballer to tweet on Ukraine’s anti-gay bill during England game + Gay former professional footballer Marcus Urban will be tweeting with AllOut.org at this evening's Ukraine-England match to highlight the draft anti-gay law currently being considered by the former country's legislature. -
18 June 2012Scotland: Marriage poll defended after Catholic spokesman’s ‘distortion’ claim 32 Polling agency Ipsos-MORI and the Equality Network have defended a poll showing record levels of support for marriage equality in Scotland after a spokesman for the Catholic Church said it was ‘distorted’. -
18 June 2012Italian footballer Claudio Marchisio backs equal marriage 13 Claudio Marchisio, a midfielder on Italy's national squad has spoken out in favour of equal marriage rights for gay couples, a week after a team-mate said he hoped there were no gays on their team. -
18 June 2012Barnardo’s chief ‘incensed’ by idea straight marriage is best environment to raise children 29 The chief executive of children's charity Barnardo's has said she is 'incensed' by arguments that marriage should be reserved for straight couples as they 'automatically' provide the best environment for bringing up a child. -
18 June 2012Vicar’s petition says Church of England is ‘undermining itself’ on equal marriage issue 40 A Derbyshire vicar has launched a petition to the Church of England saying it does not speak for the signatories when it opposes marriage equality for gay couples. -
18 June 2012Report: Police training on HIV ‘outdated and stigmatising’ 18 A National AIDS Trust review of how police approach HIV suggests many constabularies in the UK have procedures based on unfounded concerns regarding transmission, which can fuel 'scaremongering' and 'mistreatment' for people living with the virus, the charity said. -
18 June 2012Man searched at airport on suspicion of paedophilia ‘because he had a camera and a boyfriend’ 132 A gay man was stopped at Gatwick airport last year by a Border Force officer who suspected he was 'involved in paedophilia' because he had a camera and a boyfriend, a report into controls at the airport has revealed. -
15 June 2012Kent: Return of councillor who left malicious voicemail for bisexual colleague ‘an insult’ 26 A bisexual councillor in Kent has said it is 'shocking' that a Conservative colleague who told him he hoped he would 'get Aids' will rejoin his party's team following a six-month suspension. -
15 June 2012Video: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta praises gays in the military 9 In a video released to mark Pride month, the US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta praised the contribution of gay men and women in the forces both before and after the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell. -
15 June 2012French blood donation ban for gay men to be lifted ‘in coming months’ 57 The ban on the donation of blood by men who have sex with men in France is due to be lifted 'in the coming months'. -
15 June 2012Leeds: Anti-gay radio sermon was likely to incite crime, regulator rules 55 Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has ruled that a sermon on a local radio station in Leeds was 'likely to encourage or incite the commission of crime' against the gay community. -
15 June 2012Dubai: Scottish man jailed for public gay sex to be released 23 A Scottish man jailed for having gay sex in a public place in Dubai is to be released after his sentence was heavily reduced on appeal. -
15 June 2012Denmark: Equal marriage laws for gay couples come into effect today 44 Denmark's new laws allowing gay couples to marry in the state church have come into effect today. -
15 June 2012Ontario approves trans discrimination protections 5 Lawmakers in the Canadian province of Ontario voted to protect people from discrimination on the grounds of gender identity this week. -
14 June 2012Out4Marriage: Ban on religious same-sex marriages may breach human rights laws 14 In its official submission to the Government's consultation on introduce equal civil marriage for same sex couples, Out4Marriage has called on the Government to allow religious institutions to solomise ceremonies should they wish to do so, arguing that a ban would be in breach of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The organisation also called for same spouses of someone receiving an honour to be given a courtesy title. -
14 June 2012Law Society backs equal marriage, says faiths will not be forced to marry gay couples 108 The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, has lent its support to equal marriage rights for gay couples and called for faiths to be allowed to perform gay weddings if they so choose, saying the European Court of Human Rights has shown it is 'not going to force religious groups to conduct same-sex marriages'. -
14 June 2012Russian state radio interview with ‘gay cure’ therapist breached UK standards 16 Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has ruled that an interview with Christian therapist Lesley Pilkington on Russian state radio in which the presenter referred to homosexuality as a 'disorder' to be 'cured' and decried 'aggressive homosexual propaganda' breached the Broadcasting Code when it aired in the UK. -
14 June 2012Updated: Occupy London protesters could ‘vaporise’ gay cruising on Hampstead Heath 132 A group of anti-capitalist Occupy London protesters took up residence on Hampstead Heath this week and defended the camp, saying it would improve the area by driving out the men who meet there for sex. -
14 June 2012Opening marriage to gay couples ‘would improve sexual health’ 60 The HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has said today that allowing gay couples an equal right to marry as straight couples would improve the nation's sexual health. -
13 June 2012Possibility of gay religious weddings welcomed 15 The possibility of gay couples being allowed to marry in religious weddings has been welcomed following prisons minister Crispin Blunt's suggestion that a blanket bar could be 'problematic legally' and support for religious ceremonies by David Cameron's Parliamentary private secretary.
