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16 October 2012
Stonewall: Tackling anti-gay crime should be a priority for new police commissioners 4 Stonewall has launched a campaign calling on candidates standing to become Police and Crime Commissioners to promise to tackle homophobic crime.
8 October 2012
UK: Lord Carey criticised for anti-equal marriage ‘Nazi’ remarks 59 Gay rights campaigners have criticised the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey for making another outspoken attack on equal marriage.
1 October 2012
UK: Law on quashing consensual gay sex charges comes into force 24 From today men with historic convictions for consensual gay sex can apply to have them wiped, as the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 comes into law.
28 September 2012
UK: Stonewall unveils awards shortlist 24 Stonewall has announced the shortlists for its seventh annual awards ceremony to be held on 1 November 2012 at the V&A in London.
19 September 2012
Rupert Everett attempts to downplay gay parenting row 58 Last weekend, the Sunday Times published an interview with the 53-year-old star, in which he said that he couldn’t think of “anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads”.
18 September 2012
US gay advocacy group blast Rupert Everett over gay parenting row 25 The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has become the latest LGBT organisation to criticise British actor Rupert Everett for his views on same-sex parenting.
20 March 2012
Stonewall calls for ‘calm voice of gays’ in equal marriage consultation 94 Gay rights charity Stonewall has published its response to the government consultation on how to introduce marriage equality for gay couples in England and Wales, saying civil partnerships have not been 'sufficient to diminish the remaining prejudice against gay people'.
1 September 2011
Stonewall to lobby for gay rights abroad 53 Gay rights charity Stonewall has announced it will begin lobbying for gay equality abroad.
18 August 2011
Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill nominated for charity award 42 The chief executive of Stonewall, Ben Summerskill, has been nominated as Britain’s ‘Most Admired Charity Chief Executive'.
12 July 2011
Stonewall ‘deeply disturbed’ at equality commission U-turn on religious rights 68 Gay rights charity Stonewall has condemned a move by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to intervene in two legal cases where Christians workers refused to serve gay people.
16 February 2011
Government is ‘painfully slow’ on gay marriage says Stonewall’s Ben Summerskill 33 Responding to news that ministers will hold a consultation on giving gay couples the right to civil marriage, chief executive Ben Summerskill it would have to start now for changes to be implemented by in this parliament.
19 November 2010
‘Shameful’ UN vote ‘may lead to more gay executions’ 28 A United Nations panel’s decision to remove sexual orientation from an anti-execution resolution is “shameful” and may encourage murders of LGBT people, gay rights campaigners say.
17 November 2010
May scraps ‘ridiculous’ equality duty but promises new action on anti-gay bullying 35 Schools will be given new powers to deal with homophobic and transphobic bullying and measures to delete historic sex convictions will be in the Freedom Bill, Home Secretary Theresa May announced today.
9 November 2010
Video: Politicians join Stonewall ‘It Gets Better Today’ campaign 14 Politicians from all of the main parties have added their support to a Stonewall campaign to support gay teenagers.
5 November 2010
Tory MP Chris Grayling named Stonewall ‘bigot of the year’ 36 Former shadow home secretary Chris Grayling was named 'Bigot of the Year' at Thursday night's Stonewall awards.
29 October 2010
Stonewall launches own message for gay teenagers 33 Gay rights charity Stonewall has launched its own version of the US It Gets Better YouTube campaign for bullied gay teenagers.
27 October 2010
Stonewall says it will campaign for gay marriage 50 Gay lobbying charity Stonewall says it will campaign for lesbian and gay couples to have civil marriages in the UK.
25 October 2010
Guide to parenting for gay dads 4 Gay rights charity Stonewall has released a parenting guide for gay dads.
20 October 2010
Analysis: Stonewall’s apology for journalist of the year award 32 As the dust settles on the last week’s events, a key question is: has Stonewall, through the Bill Leckie affair, done itself irreparable damage? Or have valuable lessons been learnt, with outlook for the future rosier than before?
18 February 2010
Tatchell attacks PCC ruling on Jan Moir 39 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has criticised the Press Complaints Commission for rejecting complaints over Daily Mail writer Jan Moir.

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