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16 May 2013Belize: Attorney General wraps up in sodomy law Supreme Court case + The Attorney General wrapped up in the case challenging Belize's anti-sodomy law, during which the Supreme Court heard arguments from attorneys pushing for the country to remove the law, citing its unconstitutionality. -
16 May 2013New Alan Turing sculpture revealed in London 4 A new sculpture of gay computer genius and WWII codebreaker Alan Turing has been revealed in Paddington, London, as one of three heroes voted for by local residents. -
16 May 2013Former Christian Peoples Alliance leader Alan Craig: ‘Polygamous marriages should be included in the same-sex marriage bill’ 32 The former leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance, Alan Craig, believes the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will lead to “new inequalities and discrimination” – and suggests it should include “polygamous marriages” for Muslims and Mormons. -
16 May 2013ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 51 ILGA-Europe has unveiled its European LGBT rights map for this year. -
16 May 2013Lib Dem MPs to be given free vote on all aspects of the same-sex marriage bill 11 Liberal Democrat MPs are to be given a free vote on all aspects of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, it has been revealed. -
16 May 2013US: Studies show majority of voters support equal marriage in Michigan and Virginia 3 Polls in two more US states have found that a majority of voters support equal marriage, as Michigan and Virginia join states with a majority in support. -
16 May 2013Fiji: LGBT rights campaigners say discrimination remains a major issue 1 Whilst holding week-long events to raise awareness, Fiji campaigners for LGBT rights have said that, despite some slow progress, there is still a long way to go, and that discrimination against LGBT people remains a problem. -
15 May 2013Tory Lord True: ‘Relationships should be respected, but I haven’t made up my mind on equal marriage’ 29 Although Conservative peer Lord Nicholas True has told a PinkNews.co.uk reader “relationships should be respected equally” – he remains unsure about supporting the same-sex marriage bill. -
15 May 2013US: Minnesotan pro-equal marriage organisation forms political group to support pro-LGBT lawmakers + A leading pro-equal marriage group in the US state of Minnesota has formed a Political Action Committee in order to support lawmakers in favour of the measure are re-elected. -
15 May 2013Moscow security official: Attempts to hold gay pride march will be ‘thwarted’ 4 The Mayor's office in Moscow has refused an application to hold a gay pride even in the city later this month, security officials said because of a "negative attitude" to the application, and that attempts to hold an unofficial march will be "thwarted". -
15 May 2013Labour MP Diane Abbott: ‘Crisis of masculinity is leading to the normalisation of homophobia’ 21 Shadow public health minister Diane Abbott believes British men are facing a “crisis of masculinity” brought on by economic anxiety, which is contributing to the “normalisation of homophobia”. -
15 May 2013US: Minneapolis bridge lit up to celebrate Minnesota equal marriage victory 7 In celebration of the US state of Minnesota legalising equal marriage this week, the city of Minneapolis has lit up one of its bridges with rainbow colours. -
15 May 201317-year-old PinkNews reader to Tory MP David Burrowes: ‘I think you are very anti-gay’ 24 A lesbian A-level student has written to Tory MP David Burrowes, questioning his recent assertion that he is not "anti-gay", and asking how it is possible to be "pro-marriage", whilst voting to prevent people from being able to marry. -
15 May 2013Zambia: Trial of gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona delayed + The trial of a prominent gay rights activist in Zambia has been postponed, as his lawyers argued that the charges brought against him were too vague and that the case should be heard by the High Court. -
15 May 2013Vatican says Cardinal Keith O’Brien to leave Scotland for ‘spiritual renewal, prayer and penance’ 23 Cardinal Keith O'Brien is to leave Scotland for several months after admitting improper sexual conduct, the Vatican has announced. -
15 May 2013Gay rights activists: Lottery response to accusations of funding of anti-gay religious groups is ‘disingenuous’ 2 The National Lottery has responded to a report from last week which found that Big Lottery Fund money had been given to religious groups which were linked to homophobia, but has been accused of "evading" the concerns raised. -
15 May 2013Tory MP David Burrowes: ‘I’m not anti-gay; I’m just pro-marriage’ 57 Conservative MP David Burrowes has told a PinkNews.co.uk reader he is “pro-marriage and not anti-gay”. -
15 May 2013Peter Tatchell: ‘I am hugely disappointed that Culture Secretary Maria Miller has ruled out straight civil partnerships’ 17 Peter Tatchell has criticised Culture Secretary and Minister for Equalities, Maria Miller, for ruling out civil partnerships for heterosexuals by saying “this is a hugely disappointing decision by the government”. -
15 May 2013Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper ‘I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage’ 59 Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather says voting against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in February was “an extremely difficult choice” and says equal marriage "wasn't one of those issues that I went into politics to tackle". -
15 May 2013Culture Secretary Maria Miller to allow military chaplains to opt out of providing same-sex marriages 18 Culture Secretary and Minister for Equalities, Maria Miller, says the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will be amended to allow chaplains in hospitals, prisons, universities and the armed forces, to opt out of providing same-sex marriages.
