Law
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12 May 2012
Law Society bans anti-equality conference organised by World Congress of Families
The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, has banned a conference organised by the World Congress of Families, an organisation that considers only a heterosexual marriage as the centre of a "natural family."
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11 May 2012
Costa Rica: Vice Presidents endorse equal rights for gay couples
The vice presidents of Costa Rica, Alfio Piva and Luis Liberman have said, in an interview with Amelia Rueda, that gay couples deserve the same rights as heterosexuals, though they stopped short of endorsing equal marriage.
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11 May 2012
Man who put up ‘gay free zone’ posters in London sentenced over al-Qaida material
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.
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11 May 2012
University of Wolverhampton students to host equal marriage support day
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.
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11 May 2012
Comment: Barack Obama joins an unstoppable global trend towards equality
President Obama has, at last, moved with the flow of history and an unstoppable global trend towards equality, writes Peter Tatchell.
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11 May 2012
Comment: A U-turn on equal marriage would set the Tories back years
Matthew Todd writes that he has watched the Conservative party’s evolution with nervous optimism and that if those MPs now speaking out against marriage equality have their way, the 'dark and divisive' instincts of Conservatism will be revealed to a new generation.
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11 May 2012
David Walliams, Stephen Fry and The Saturdays come @Out4Marriage
Celebrities including Stephen Fry, Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams and The Saturdays have already pledged their support of introducing equal marriage in the UK.
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11 May 2012
Colombia: Partner of gay Catholic priest wins pension rights
The gay partner of a deceased Catholic priest has been told he is allowed to have his lover's pension, despite the cleric's vow of chastity.
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11 May 2012
Cuba: President’s daughter praises Barack Obama’s support for equal marriage
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.
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10 May 2012
Leon Panetta: Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ going ‘very well’
The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, said today that the repeal of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) policy, which prohibited openly gay personnel from serving in the military, has not affected military morale or readiness.
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10 May 2012
Chile passes hate crime bill in the wake of gay man’s killing
In the wake of a national outcry over the homophobic killing of a young man, the Chilean Congress has approved an anti-discrimination bill that outlaws discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, gender, and/or sexual orientation.
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10 May 2012
Petition aims to send 100,000-person ‘thank you’ to Barack Obama for equal marriage support
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.
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10 May 2012
Video: Religious figures among those announcing they are @Out4Marriage
Religious figures are among those joining the new video campaign for marriage equality, Out4Marriage.
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10 May 2012
Argentina approves gender identity law
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.
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9 May 2012
California set to pass a bill to ban ‘conversion therapies’
In a bill that is the first of its kind, California looks set to partially ban so-called 'conversion' or 'reparative' therapy that claims to 'wean people off' their homosexuality.
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12 May 2012Law Society bans anti-equality conference organised by World Congress of Families 68 The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, has banned a conference organised by the World Congress of Families, an organisation that considers only a heterosexual marriage as the centre of a "natural family."
11 May 2012Costa Rica: Vice Presidents endorse equal rights for gay couples 4 The vice presidents of Costa Rica, Alfio Piva and Luis Liberman have said, in an interview with Amelia Rueda, that gay couples deserve the same rights as heterosexuals, though they stopped short of endorsing equal marriage.
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 2012Comment: Barack Obama joins an unstoppable global trend towards equality 13 President Obama has, at last, moved with the flow of history and an unstoppable global trend towards equality, writes Peter Tatchell.
11 May 2012Comment: A U-turn on equal marriage would set the Tories back years 34 Matthew Todd writes that he has watched the Conservative party’s evolution with nervous optimism and that if those MPs now speaking out against marriage equality have their way, the 'dark and divisive' instincts of Conservatism will be revealed to a new generation.
11 May 2012David Walliams, Stephen Fry and The Saturdays come @Out4Marriage 13 Celebrities including Stephen Fry, Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams and The Saturdays have already pledged their support of introducing equal marriage in the UK.
11 May 2012Colombia: Partner of gay Catholic priest wins pension rights 11 The gay partner of a deceased Catholic priest has been told he is allowed to have his lover's pension, despite the cleric's vow of chastity.
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 2012Leon Panetta: Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ going ‘very well’ 6 The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, said today that the repeal of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) policy, which prohibited openly gay personnel from serving in the military, has not affected military morale or readiness.
10 May 2012Chile passes hate crime bill in the wake of gay man’s killing 13 In the wake of a national outcry over the homophobic killing of a young man, the Chilean Congress has approved an anti-discrimination bill that outlaws discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, gender, and/or sexual orientation.
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 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 2012California set to pass a bill to ban ‘conversion therapies’ 37 In a bill that is the first of its kind, California looks set to partially ban so-called 'conversion' or 'reparative' therapy that claims to 'wean people off' their homosexuality.
