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13 May 2013Tory MP Nadine Dorries: ‘The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage’ 89 Conservative MP Nadine Dorries says the government’s same-sex marriage bill will take the “sex out of marriage” and wonders whether a sister could marry a sister in order to avoid inheritance tax as part of the reform. -
13 May 2013Georgia: Government minister arrested for secretly filming male journalists having a threesome 3 Georgia's deputy interior minister Gela Khvedelidze has admitted posting a video online of three journalists engaging in a threesome. -
13 May 2013Isle of Man: Lesbian couple prevented from renting flat due to homophobic landlord 36 A lesbian couple on the Isle of Man claim they were refused a flat due to their sexuality. -
13 May 2013Northern Ireland: 80% of homophobic crime is not reported 3 Eight out of 10 people who experienced homophobic discrimination in Northern Ireland do not report the crime, a report by the Northern Ireland Equality Commision revealed. -
13 May 2013Graham Norton, Alan Carr and Clare Balding in Bafta wins 2 Gay TV presenters Graham Norton, Alan Carr and Clare Balding all won awards at last night’s Baftas. -
13 May 2013Tory MP David Burrowes: ‘The same-sex marriage bill resembles the shark in Jaws’ 50 Conservative MP David Burrowes has reiterated calls for a referendum on same-sex marriage and warns the bill resembles the shark in the 1970s thriller movie, Jaws. -
13 May 2013Hong Kong: Transgender woman wins right to marry boyfriend in landmark case 4 Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has ruled in favour of a trans woman seeking the right to marry her boyfriend, ending her three year legal battle. -
12 May 2013US: Minnesota Senate vote on equal marriage bill imminent 9 The US state of Minnesota could soon become the twelfth to legalise equal marriage, as on Monday its Senate will vote on a measure to legalise it. -
12 May 2013Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill 56 Christians are being encouraged to attend organised prayer meetings near the Houses of Parliament this month, in order to oppose the equal marriage bill, and to coincide with its third reading. -
12 May 2013Police release image of man in connection with homophobic train abuse case 18 Lancashire Police have released the image of a man linked to the case of three women who were subjected to homophobic abuse and attacked by a gang of men on a train in Lancashire. -
12 May 2013Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was ‘raped with beer bottles’ 55 A gay man from the southern Russian city of Volgograd who was tortured to death in an apparent hate crime, was sexually assaulted with beer bottles, and had his skull "smashed with a stone", authorities said on Sunday. -
11 May 2013New Zealand: B&B owner says ‘not in my home’ to lesbian couple 56 A lesbian couple were told to sleep in separate beds or move on to other accommodation by a bed and breakfast in New Zealand. -
11 May 2013Russia: Possible homophobic killing spikes concerns of gay community 11 The death of a man in a possible homophobic attack in Russia has concerned activists, who say prejudice is becoming more concentrated due to anti-gay laws.
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11 May 2013New York: Two arrests follow homophobic attack + A brutal attack on two gay men in New York City has led to two arrests, but police say they are still searching for three more suspects. -
11 May 2013US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over ‘heartbreaking’ same-sex marriage bill 73 A Republican from Minnesota's House of Representatives was reported to be brought to tears by the progress of a bill that may see her state become the 12th in the US to legalise same-sex marriage. -
11 May 2013Illinois Governor to the House: ‘It’s time to vote’ on our state’s equal marriage bill 3 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Thursday called for state lawmakers in the House to vote on, and approve a bill to legalise equal marriage, and said they have had enough time to consider the bill given that it passed in the Senate over two months ago. -
10 May 2013US: California Assembly passes two bills on transgender rights 4 The California State Assembly has approved two transgender rights bills despite opposition from Republican members. -
10 May 2013Research group: Tory peer ‘wrong’ to claim study says children ‘do best’ with straight parents 39 An independent research organisation has denied a claim by Conservative peer Baroness O'Cathain, that one of its studies finds that children "do best" when raised by straight, married parents. -
10 May 2013Lord Carey: The Government has ignored minority churches on same-sex marriage 43 Lord Carey of Clifton told the House of Lords that the Government has painted opponents of marriage equality as a "strange breed of non-relevant dinosaurs" while ignoring minority ethnic communities. -
10 May 2013Conservative peer Baroness O’Cathain: ‘The Government should admit same-sex marriage is a mistake’ 47 Baroness O'Cathain told the House of Lords that "very little more equality is needed" when laying out her opposition to same-sex marriage.
