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29 February 2012Poll: Gay marriage support rises to 59% in California 9 Results of a poll issued today indicate support for allowing gay marriages again in California has risen to 59%. -
20 January 2012Virginia gay adoption battle kicks off 1 At the General Assembly in Richmond, Virginia, a battle is heating up over whether adoption agencies should be allowed to discriminate against prospective parents based on their sexual orientation. -
19 January 2012Seventy mayors to press Obama on gay marriage 19 A number of large-city mayors in the US have formed a coalition with the hope to achieve same-sex marriage equality. -
31 March 2011Washington state to recognise out-of-state gay marriages 3 The US state of Washington is to recognise gay marriages performed in other states as domestic partnerships.
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30 March 2011US immigration officials put hold on gay spouse cases 5 The US is apparently no longer automatically rejecting green card applications from the foreign spouses of gay and lesbian citizens. -
8 December 2010Jesse Jackson calls for gay marriage equality 22 The Rev Jesse Jackson has called for California's ban on gay marriage to be struck down. -
8 December 2010Speech: Jesse Jackson says gays are ‘America’s newest second-class citizens’ 8 The Rev Jesse Jackson's speech to gay rights supporters outside the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse in San Francisco. -
1 December 2010Elton John turns newspaper editor for World AIDS Day 2 Elton John marked his World AIDS Day edition of the Independent with a cover by one of his favourite artists. -
18 November 2010Australian MPs to canvass voters on gay marriage 4 Australian politicians will ask voters whether gay marriage should be legalised after the Green Party won a motion on the issue. -
16 November 2010Thirteen gay activists arrested after White House DADT protest 7 Thirteen gay rights campaigners have been arrested after handcuffing themselves to the White House fence in protest at the ban on out gay troops. -
15 November 2010US Supreme Court denies request to lift gay military ban 6 The US Supreme Court declined a request to lift the ban on out gay troops serving in the military on Friday. -
11 November 2010Ricky Martin says he’ll get married when Puerto Rico allows it 12 Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin says he will marry his partner when his home country legalises gay marriage. -
10 November 2010Repeal of military gay ban looks doubtful this year 4 Repealing the US ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military by the end of 2010 now looks less likely.
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10 November 2010Video: Madonna tells Ellen ‘We’re torturing gay teenagers’ 9 Madonna has spoken out against homophobic bullying, calling it "torture". -
25 October 2010Alan Cumming: ‘Obama’s done diddly-squat for us’ 14 Bisexual Scottish actor Alan Cumming has attacked Barack Obama for not doing enough for gay rights. -
21 October 2010Gay dad ‘forced out’ by US Scouts 29 The father of a nine-year-old says he was forced to give up a leadership role in the Scouts because he is gay. -
20 October 2010Video: Hillary Clinton adds voice to ‘It Gets Better’ campaign for gay teens 8 Arguably the most powerful woman in the world, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has added a moving voice to the 'It Gets Better' YouTube campaign to show solidarity with gay youth. -
12 August 2010Father of Mel Gibson brands Pope ‘gay’ 24 The 91-year-old father of actor Mel Gibson has outed himself as a homophobe during a live phone-in on a US Christian radio station. -
22 February 2010Openly gay soldiers ‘won’t cause disruption’ 4 A new study of militaries around the world has found that changing policy to allow gay soldiers to serve does not cause disruption.
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16 February 2010Comment: So much military trash 16 Petty Officer Second Class Lewis Breland is waiting to be discharged from the US military after an investigation into his sexuality forced him to come out last year.
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Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe the ‘homosexuality community’10
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained11
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur45
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’10
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords46
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people39
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 849
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members3
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’41
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people39
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords46
- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 45
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 10
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years24
- US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'41
- Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill -- Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained11
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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