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16 May 2012
Israeli parliament rejects gay and inter-faith civil marriage bill
Legislation for the option of civil marriage for Israeli citizens who cannot be wed via religious institutions, including same-sex marriage and marriages between members of different faiths, like Muslims and Jews, was rejected by the Israel parliament, or Knesset.
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16 May 2012
ASA responds to claim it ‘persecuted’ religious blog in investigating anti-gay marriage ad
The Advertising Standards Authority has responded to claims by a religious blogger that correspondence it sent him requesting he comply with an investigation into a Coalition for Marriage advert amounted to 'persecution'.
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16 May 2012
Denmark: Ex-minister equates gays with ‘killer snails’ to oppose equal marriage rights
A former Danish government minister as equated gays with the hermaphrodite 'killer snails' plaguing the country in an argument against gay marriage rights.
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16 May 2012
UAE: Two men jailed for alleged public gay ‘fondling’ highlight privacy issues
Two men were sentence for jail terms and deportation from the UAE following a complaint from a member of the public.
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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
Portsmouth police crack down on homophobic abuse from passing cars
Police in Portsmouth have launched a new operation to target homophobic abuse following reports of anti-gay message directed at people outside gay and gay-friendly venues in the city centre.
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15 May 2012
Poll: 35 percent believe government should drop equal marriage plans
51 percent of Britons think the government should go ahead with its plans to allow gay and straight couples equal access to civil marriage.
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15 May 2012
Letter: LGBT media urge responses to ‘historic’ equal marriage consultation
The UK's leading LGBT media outlets have issued a joint statement today calling on readers to respond to the government’s consultation on how to introduce civil marriage equality between gay and straight couples in England and Wales.
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15 May 2012
Telegraph Blogs editor ‘did not accidentally tweet outcome of Catholic schools investigation’
The editor of Telegraph Blogs has told PinkNews.co.uk he did not accidentally tweet the outcome of a government investigation into Catholic schools and the Coalition for Marriage's anti-gay marriage petition after a dinner with Michael Gove.
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14 May 2012
One month remains for government consultation on marriage equality
A month remains until the close of the government's consultation on how to implement civil marriage equality for gay and straight couples.
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14 May 2012
LGBT Iranians to speak in London as four men sentenced to death
An event launching a report on the way the internet affects LGBT life in Iran will be hosted in London this week, days after it was announced that the country was to execute four men on sodomy charges.
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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
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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14 May 2012
Equal marriage campaigns ‘demonise the backward working class’, commentator claims
A commentator for a British online magazine has said campaigners 'demonise' the working class by supporting equal marriage rights for gay and straight couples.
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12 May 2012
North Carolina Governor denounces Amendment One
The Governor of North Carolina, Democrat Beverly "Bev" Perdue, has denounced the recent passage of Amendment One, which outlaws all civil unions outside heterosexual marriage, which she said made the state "look like Mississipi."
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16 May 2012Israeli parliament rejects gay and inter-faith civil marriage bill 69 Legislation for the option of civil marriage for Israeli citizens who cannot be wed via religious institutions, including same-sex marriage and marriages between members of different faiths, like Muslims and Jews, was rejected by the Israel parliament, or Knesset.
16 May 2012ASA responds to claim it ‘persecuted’ religious blog in investigating anti-gay marriage ad 238 The Advertising Standards Authority has responded to claims by a religious blogger that correspondence it sent him requesting he comply with an investigation into a Coalition for Marriage advert amounted to 'persecution'.
16 May 2012Denmark: Ex-minister equates gays with ‘killer snails’ to oppose equal marriage rights 64 A former Danish government minister as equated gays with the hermaphrodite 'killer snails' plaguing the country in an argument against gay marriage rights.
16 May 2012UAE: Two men jailed for alleged public gay ‘fondling’ highlight privacy issues 28 Two men were sentence for jail terms and deportation from the UAE following a complaint from a member of the public.
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 2012Portsmouth police crack down on homophobic abuse from passing cars 40 Police in Portsmouth have launched a new operation to target homophobic abuse following reports of anti-gay message directed at people outside gay and gay-friendly venues in the city centre.
15 May 2012Poll: 35 percent believe government should drop equal marriage plans 111 51 percent of Britons think the government should go ahead with its plans to allow gay and straight couples equal access to civil marriage.
15 May 2012Letter: LGBT media urge responses to ‘historic’ equal marriage consultation 32 The UK's leading LGBT media outlets have issued a joint statement today calling on readers to respond to the government’s consultation on how to introduce civil marriage equality between gay and straight couples in England and Wales.
15 May 2012Telegraph Blogs editor ‘did not accidentally tweet outcome of Catholic schools investigation’ 63 The editor of Telegraph Blogs has told PinkNews.co.uk he did not accidentally tweet the outcome of a government investigation into Catholic schools and the Coalition for Marriage's anti-gay marriage petition after a dinner with Michael Gove.
14 May 2012One month remains for government consultation on marriage equality 4 A month remains until the close of the government's consultation on how to implement civil marriage equality for gay and straight couples.
14 May 2012LGBT Iranians to speak in London as four men sentenced to death 3 An event launching a report on the way the internet affects LGBT life in Iran will be hosted in London this week, days after it was announced that the country was to execute four men on sodomy charges.
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 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.
14 May 2012Equal marriage campaigns ‘demonise the backward working class’, commentator claims 76 A commentator for a British online magazine has said campaigners 'demonise' the working class by supporting equal marriage rights for gay and straight couples.
12 May 2012North Carolina Governor denounces Amendment One 36 The Governor of North Carolina, Democrat Beverly "Bev" Perdue, has denounced the recent passage of Amendment One, which outlaws all civil unions outside heterosexual marriage, which she said made the state "look like Mississipi."
