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17 May 2012
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia marked globally
Governments, organisations and individuals around the world have been marking this year's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia today.
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17 May 2012
Petition: New York Times ‘sexualised trans woman’s death’
Hundreds of people have signed a petition to the New York Times saying it 'sexualised' the death of a transgender woman in a report this weekend.
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17 May 2012
Green leader Caroline Lucas calls for ‘legislation not consultation’ in her @Out4Marriage video
Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion and the leader of the Green Party has become the first party leader to publish their Out4Marriage video.
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17 May 2012
Tory MP who called gay marriage ‘completely nuts’ ejected from two Parliamentary committees
Peter Bone, one of the most outspoken Conservative party critics of the Government's plans for same sex marriage equality, has lost his place on two influential House of Commons committees.
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16 May 2012
Ben and Jerry’s renames Equality Minister Lynne Featherstone as Lynne Honeycomb
Ben and Jerry's the ice cream maker that had already launched a special scoop, Apple-y Ever After, to celebrate equal marriage for gay couples sent the UK Minister for Equality, Lynne Featherstone her own personalised ice cream tub.
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16 May 2012
Ex-EastEnders star and Stonewall founder Michael Cashman first MEP to come @Out4Marriage
Michael Cashman has become the first member of the European Parliament to join the Out4Marriage campaign.
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16 May 2012
Regulator: Paddy Power ad which asked viewers to ‘spot the trans lady’ was offensive
The Advertising Standard Agency has upheld complaints about an advert by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power which asked viewers to 'spot the trans lady'.
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15 May 2012
Will Smith comes out for marriage for gay couples to support Obama
Men in Black 3 star Will Smith has said that the debate about wether gay couples can marry is all about “about semantics."
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15 May 2012
Israeli newspaper Haaretz comes out for equal marriage within Israel
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has become the latest publication around the world to call on its Government to introduce full marriage equality.
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15 May 2012
Video: UN high commissioner speaks out on human rights for LGBT people ahead of IDAHO
The UN's human rights office has released a video of High Commissioner Navi Pillay speaking on the human rights of LGBT people around the world ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia on Thursday 17 May.
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15 May 2012
Obama: Extending marriage to gay couples will ‘strengthen families’
President Barack Obama has continued to speak out in favour of equal marriage while attending a celebrity laden fund-raiser in New York.
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14 May 2012
MPs declaring early support for equal marriage outnumber opponents three to one
Of the members of Parliament to have made early public statements on marriage equality, those who are likely in principle to vote for the government's proposals to allow gay couples to marry outnumber opponents three to one.
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14 May 2012
Thousands expected to join Suffolk Pride after year’s absence
Suffolk's LGB&T Network hopes to celebrate the region's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals when the event returns this June.
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14 May 2012
Stephen Twigg, first openly gay man to be elected as an MP comes @Out4Marriage
Stephen Twigg, the first openly gay man to be elected to the UK's House of Commons, has declared his support for marriage equality in the Out4Marriage campaign.
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13 May 2012
UK is the ‘best place in Europe’ to be gay
For all the anti-equality campaigns by some politicians and right-wing religious groups, United Kingdom has been chosen as the best place in Europe for gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in terms of legal rights, according to a study by the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) Europe.
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17 May 2012International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia marked globally 79 Governments, organisations and individuals around the world have been marking this year's International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia today.
17 May 2012Petition: New York Times ‘sexualised trans woman’s death’ 8 Hundreds of people have signed a petition to the New York Times saying it 'sexualised' the death of a transgender woman in a report this weekend.
17 May 2012Green leader Caroline Lucas calls for ‘legislation not consultation’ in her @Out4Marriage video 9 Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion and the leader of the Green Party has become the first party leader to publish their Out4Marriage video.
17 May 2012Tory MP who called gay marriage ‘completely nuts’ ejected from two Parliamentary committees 42 Peter Bone, one of the most outspoken Conservative party critics of the Government's plans for same sex marriage equality, has lost his place on two influential House of Commons committees.
16 May 2012Ben and Jerry’s renames Equality Minister Lynne Featherstone as Lynne Honeycomb 15 Ben and Jerry's the ice cream maker that had already launched a special scoop, Apple-y Ever After, to celebrate equal marriage for gay couples sent the UK Minister for Equality, Lynne Featherstone her own personalised ice cream tub.
16 May 2012Ex-EastEnders star and Stonewall founder Michael Cashman first MEP to come @Out4Marriage 10 Michael Cashman has become the first member of the European Parliament to join the Out4Marriage campaign.
16 May 2012Regulator: Paddy Power ad which asked viewers to ‘spot the trans lady’ was offensive 15 The Advertising Standard Agency has upheld complaints about an advert by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power which asked viewers to 'spot the trans lady'.
15 May 2012Will Smith comes out for marriage for gay couples to support Obama 51 Men in Black 3 star Will Smith has said that the debate about wether gay couples can marry is all about “about semantics."
15 May 2012Israeli newspaper Haaretz comes out for equal marriage within Israel 28 The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has become the latest publication around the world to call on its Government to introduce full marriage equality.
15 May 2012Video: UN high commissioner speaks out on human rights for LGBT people ahead of IDAHO 10 The UN's human rights office has released a video of High Commissioner Navi Pillay speaking on the human rights of LGBT people around the world ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia on Thursday 17 May.
15 May 2012Obama: Extending marriage to gay couples will ‘strengthen families’ 48 President Barack Obama has continued to speak out in favour of equal marriage while attending a celebrity laden fund-raiser in New York.
14 May 2012MPs declaring early support for equal marriage outnumber opponents three to one 6 Of the members of Parliament to have made early public statements on marriage equality, those who are likely in principle to vote for the government's proposals to allow gay couples to marry outnumber opponents three to one.
14 May 2012Thousands expected to join Suffolk Pride after year’s absence 3 Suffolk's LGB&T Network hopes to celebrate the region's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals when the event returns this June.
14 May 2012Stephen Twigg, first openly gay man to be elected as an MP comes @Out4Marriage 4 Stephen Twigg, the first openly gay man to be elected to the UK's House of Commons, has declared his support for marriage equality in the Out4Marriage campaign.
13 May 2012UK is the ‘best place in Europe’ to be gay 93 For all the anti-equality campaigns by some politicians and right-wing religious groups, United Kingdom has been chosen as the best place in Europe for gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in terms of legal rights, according to a study by the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) Europe.
