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31 December 2012
Archbishop of Chicago: Same-sex marriage ‘violates natural law’ 59 The Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George, has warned against introducing marriage equality in the state of Illinois because he claims gay couples cannot consummate their unions.
31 December 2012
President Obama gives Chuck Hagel his backing — despite gay rights row 12 Despite facing renewed criticism for his previous anti-gay remarks, Chuck Hagel, who is tipped to become the next US defence secretary, has President Obama’s support.
30 December 2012
Obama calls on home-state of Illinois to make same-sex marriage legal 11 A spokesman for Barack Obama says that the president has encouraged politicians in his home state to change the law to make marriage equal.
28 December 2012
US: Gay Republican group says Chuck Hagel ‘wrong on gay rights’ 31 The Log Cabin Republicans, the conservative gay campaign group which supports the GOP, is going full page with its opposition to the likely nomination of Chuck Hagel as US defence secretary.
28 December 2012
Feature: The top US LGBT stories of 2012 3 As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the most important stories of the last twelve months, from the USA.
28 December 2012
Thousands of Dutch Catholics look to leave the church after Pope’s anti-gay comments 47 According to the founder of a Dutch website which aims to offer information to those looking to leave the Catholic church, thousands of Catholics have been researching how to do so.
27 December 2012
Westboro Baptist Church blames ‘fag marriage’ for New York Christmas Eve shooting 40 The Westboro Baptist Church, is blaming same-sex marriage for the shooting dead of two firefighters near Rochester in New York on Christmas Eve.
27 December 2012
Feature: The top international LGBT stories of 2012 3 As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the biggest international stories of the last twelve months.
26 December 2012
Obama petitioned to label Roman Catholic Church as a ‘hate group’ 61 Already petitioned to label the Westboro Baptist Church, home of the God Hates Fags campaign as a 'hate group', Barack Obama is now being petitioned to give the same label to the Catholic Chutch.
26 December 2012
Official petition for Obama to label ‘God Hates Fags’ Church as a hate group most popular ever 27 The petition for President Obama to class the Westboro Baptist Church, the home of the 'God Hates Fags' campaign as a hate group has been named the most popular ever on the White House's 'We The People' website.
22 December 2012
Barack Obama: America’s attitudes to gay rights has been transformed over the past four years 4 Speaking to Time Magazine reporters after he was named 'Time Magazine Person of the Year', US President Barack Obama has reflected on the transformation made to attitudes towards homosexuality in America.
21 December 2012
Questions over anti-gay past of Chuck Hagel, tipped to become next US defence secretary 5 Chuck Hagel, who is in the running to become the next US defence secretary, previously suggested an ambassador could be unfit to serve due to his sexuality by describing him as “aggressively gay”.
18 December 2012
KKK step in to counter ‘God Hates Fags’ picket at military memorial ceremony 46 Your enemy's enemy is your friend? The Ku Klux Klan stepped in to counter a protest by the homophobic Westboro Baptist Church at the Arlington National Cemetery yesterday.
17 December 2012
Obama petitioned to label church that blamed Newtown school shootings on gay rights as a ‘hate group’ 22 President Obama is being petitioned to class the Westboro Baptist Church, the home of the 'God Hates Fags' campaign as a hate group.
13 December 2012
Laurence Watts’ 10 gay news events predictions for 2013 30 Laurence Watts has unveiled his top ten LGBT predictions for 2013 - how many of them do you think will happen?
13 December 2012
Ricky Martin: I wish I could come out as gay again, ‘it’s just beautiful’ 18 Speaking at the UN on Tuesday, singer, Ricky Martin, spoke about coming out, saying he wished he could do it again, just to inspire people who might be struggling with their own sexuality.
12 December 2012
US: The Mayor of Atlanta announces support for marriage equality 5 The Mayor of Atlanta has come out in support of equal marriage, after a period of "reflection", saying that he thinks all couples "should have the right to marry".
7 December 2012
Laurence Watts’ 2012 LGBT Predictions Scorecard 13 In December of last year, Laurence Watts set himself the task of predicting LGBT news events that were likely to happen in 2012 - here is his scorecard for the year.
29 November 2012
Barack Obama: ‘An AIDS free generation is within sight’ 2 US President Barack Obama has said that an "AIDS-free generation is within sight" in a message ahead of World AIDS day.
25 November 2012
Video: Morgan Freeman says journey towards equal rights ‘has just begun’ 3 Morgan Freeman features in a new video for the Human Rights Campaign, a charity in support of equal marriage rights, in which he says the journey towards equality "has just begun".

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