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14 May 2012Church of Ireland Synod: Gay relationships cannot be ‘normative’ 68 The General Synod of the Church of Ireland has passed a motion confirming its opposition to the recognition of gay marriages and describing straight unions as the only 'normative' context for a sexual relationship. -
11 May 2012Man who put up ‘gay free zone’ posters in London sentenced over al-Qaida material 65 Mohammed Hasnath, the man fined for putting up stickers in east London declaring it a 'gay free zone' has been jailed for possessing material from terrorist group al-Qaida. -
11 May 2012University of Wolverhampton students to host equal marriage support day 43 Students at the University of Wolverhampton who launched an 8,500-strong petition in favour of marriage equality for gay and straight couples will be holding an awareness day next week. -
11 May 2012US advisory panel recommends Truvada drug be marketed for HIV prevention 118 An FDA panel in the US has approved the administration of the drug Truvada to at-risk but uninfected people in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV, though experts warn condoms must remain the 'bedrock' of such efforts. -
11 May 2012New Zealand prime minister ‘not opposed’ to marriage for gay couples 20 New Zealand's prime minister has said he is 'not personally opposed' to allowing gay couples to marry, but added that it was not part of the government's legislative programme. -
11 May 2012Church of Ireland withdraws controversial marriage motion from debate 9 A motion to affirm the Church of Ireland's view of straight marriage as being the "only normative context for sexual intercourse" has been removed from this week's General Synod meeting after it provoked complaints.
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11 May 2012Bristol Palin criticises Obama for listening to children on marriage 84 Bristol Palin, daughter of former Governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has criticised Barack Obama for letting his children's views contribute to his support of marriage for gay couples. -
11 May 2012Cuba: President’s daughter praises Barack Obama’s support for equal marriage 13 The daughter of Cuba's president praised US president Barack Obama yesterday after he came out in support of equal marriage rights for gay couples. -
10 May 2012British girl band The Saturdays first musicians to come @Out4Marriage 11 British girl group The Saturdays have lent their support to the Out4Marriage campaign and urged the public to get on board and support marriage equality for gay and straight couples. -
10 May 2012Petition aims to send 100,000-person ‘thank you’ to Barack Obama for equal marriage support 13 A petition has been launched by AllOut.org to deliver a thank-you card to US President Barack Obama for his support for marriage equality for gay couples. -
10 May 2012Footballer baffled by reaction of Twitter ‘fruits’ to gay comments 59 A footballer in Northern Ireland has received waves of criticism for a series of tweets in which he suggested gays 'anal a girl', adding that he would walk away from gay critics without 'turning his back' on them. -
10 May 2012Church of Ireland will discuss marriage motion and ‘hurt and injury’ to gays this week 38 The Church of Ireland General Synod will discuss this week the 'hurt and injury' felt by gay people as a result of the actions taken by those within the denomination in addition to a motion affirming its view that gays should not be allowed to marry.
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10 May 2012Video: Religious figures among those announcing they are @Out4Marriage 40 Religious figures are among those joining the new video campaign for marriage equality, Out4Marriage. -
10 May 2012Argentina approves gender identity law 34 Having become the first country in South America to allow gay couples to marry, Argentina has passed a bill giving transgender citizens the right to have their gender recognised in law. -
9 May 2012Facebook administrators ‘reject lesbian t-shirt ad’ 13 An advert for a t-shirt bearing the slogan 'Lesbian wanted' has been rejected by Facebook advert regulators, the Danish producers said today.
