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8 June 2012LA: West Hollywood approves rainbow street crossings for June 5 The local council for the West Hollywood area of Los Angeles has approved a measure to paint a street crossing in rainbow colours for the month of June. -
8 June 2012Catholic Voices poll: ’77 percent’ of gay and bisexual Britons disagree with marriage ban 84 Reports of an online poll appear to show that half of gay Britons reject the idea that there is "no need" to change the law on marriage because of civil partnerships, and 77 percent do not accept that marriage should be reserved exclusively for straight people. -
7 June 2012Moscow court upholds hundred-year ban on gay pride 34 A court in Moscow has upheld the decision to deny requests for the next hundred years of pride events. -
7 June 2012Dutch Christian group may appeal after ‘gay cure’ therapy removed from health insurance 35 A religious organisation whose 'gay cure' therapy is to be removed from the basic health insurance package in the Netherlands has said it is looking to appeal the decision. -
7 June 2012Boy Scouts of America to review gay leader ban 15 Presented with a 275,000 strong petition, the Boy Scouts of America will review a motion to allow individual units to lift the ban on gay leaders if they choose, but a spokesman has said there is no plan to amend the policy. -
7 June 2012Danish parliament approves equal marriage laws 106 The Danish parliament has approved equal marriage laws 85 to 24 today. -
7 June 2012Video: Internet radio host, 14, hacked after saying Obama was ‘making kids gay’ 164 A 14-year-old American boy has drawn international ire for his conservative radio show, in which he said President Obama was encouraging children to turn gay. -
7 June 2012Denmark expected to pass equal marriage laws today 21 The Danish Folketing is expected to approve equal marriage laws today with majorities in both its left-wing and centre-right parliamentary blocs. -
7 June 2012Australian Christian Lobby director likens equal marriage campaign to Nazi propaganda 53 The Australian Christian Lobby has criticised the ethics of a morning television programme after it publicly supported an equal marriage campaign and said today the way it had been run would do 'great credit' to Nazi propagandists. -
6 June 2012Poll: 73 percent of young Americans support equal marriage rights for gay couples 73 A poll released today has found 54 percent of Americans believe the marriages of gay couples should be legally recognised with 73 percent of those aged 18-34 in favour of such a move. -
6 June 2012Dubai: Man jailed for gay relationship after partner dies in window fall 23 A 24-year-old man in Dubai has been sentenced to a year in prison and subsequent deportation after his gay relationship was discovered when his partner fell from a window. -
6 June 2012Equality advocates slightly ahead on Minnesota marriage question 2 The opponents of a measure which would introduce a constitutional ban on marriages for gay couples in Minnesota have edged slightly ahead, according to a recent poll. -
6 June 2012Video: Pro-gay fly-posting campaign disturbed in Montenegro 7 An LGBT youth group in Montenegro has initiated a nocturnal campaign to put up pro-gay posters around the capital city of Podgorica. -
6 June 2012Californian appeals court will not rehear arguments for Proposition 8 17 Arguments about the constitutionality of California's voter-approved ban on gay marriages will not be reheard after the motion failed to secure enough support among judges. -
6 June 2012Ireland: Bid to overturn laws prohibiting gay marriages welcomed 29 A new legal challenge has been launched in Ireland to test the country's legislation which currently prohibits gay marriages from taking place. -
1 June 2012French prime minister: Equal marriage and adoption laws to be introduced ‘quickly’ 30 The French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told a French television station this morning a change in legislation to allow gay couples to marry and adopt children will be done 'quickly' and that a draft is 'ready'. -
1 June 2012Typo blamed after Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says faiths ‘will be able to marry gays’ 16 The office of Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, has blamed a typographical error for messages he sent to constituents which appear to say religious institutions will be allowed to marry gay couples under government plans. -
1 June 2012Los Angeles artist bids for rainbow crossings during pride month 7 An artist in LA has launched a last-minute bid to convince the council of West Hollywood to paint its street crossings rainbow colours for gay pride in June. -
1 June 2012Sheriff not aware of death threats against pastor after ‘no homos in heaven’ song 32 A local sheriff has said he is unaware of the death threats reportedly received by a pastor who oversaw a child singing a song with the words 'Ain't no homo going to make it to heaven'. -
31 May 2012Boston federal appeals court finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional 20 A federal appeals court in Boston has confirmed a lower court decision that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional in the way it denies benefits to gay couples by not recognising their marriages.
