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7 December 2010
US defence secretary says gay military ban unlikely to be lifted this year 4 US defence secretary Robert Gates says he doubts that the ban on out gay troops will be lifted before the end of the year.
30 November 2010
Pentagon report says ban on out gay soldiers can be lifted safely 10 A Pentagon report says that the ban on out gay troops in the US military can be lifted safely without too much disruption.
29 November 2010
Marines said to be most opposed to lifting military gay ban 10 The Marines are the faction of the US military most opposed to lifting the ban on out gay troops, reports say.
18 November 2010
US Senate to vote again on gay military ban 6 The US Senate is expected to vote again next month on the ban on out gay soldiers.
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.
11 November 2010
Irish civil partners to be included in immigration laws 17 The Irish justice minister Dermot Ahern has tabled amendments to give civil partners equal treatment in Ireland's immigration laws.
10 November 2010
Repeal 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.
28 October 2010
Ugandan MP says anti-gay bill ‘will be law soon’ 27 David Bahati, the Ugandan MP who tabled a bill calling for gays to be jailed or executed, says he is confident his bill will soon become law.
25 February 2010
Australian Senate rejects gay marriage bill 13 The Australian Senate today rejected a bill to give equal marriage rights to gay citizens.
23 February 2010
Ed Balls denies ‘watering down’ sex education for faith schools 46 Schools secretary Ed Balls has denied watering down sex education laws for faith schools.
23 February 2010
Bishops call for gay civil partnerships in church 43 Senior clergy in the Church of England called today to lift the ban on gay couples having civil partnerships in church.
22 February 2010
Isle of Man to consider civil partnerships for gay couples 8 The Isle of Man's House of Keys will debate whether to introduce civil partnerships for gay couples on the island.
22 February 2010
Bill to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to be introduced next week 13 US Senator Joe Lieberman is to introduce a bill next week to repeal the ban on out gays and lesbians serving in the US military.
19 February 2010
Government accused of U-turn over faith schools’ teaching on homosexuality 62 The government has been accused of performing a U-turn over an amendment allowing faith schools to teach about homosexuality in line with their "religious character".
18 February 2010
Ugandan pastor shows his church gay porn 30 Homophobic Ugandan preacher Martin Ssempa has been accused of being "twisted" for showing his congregation gay porn to persuade them to support an anti-homosexuality bill.
18 February 2010
Gay marriage opponents defeated in New Hampshire 10 Efforts to roll back the US state of New Hampshire's recent gay marriage law have been defeated.
9 February 2010
Archbishop of Canterbury ‘profoundly sorry’ for comments on homosexuality 26 The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams apologised yesterday for statements he has made about gay people in the church.
5 February 2010
Harriet Harman confirms climbdown over gay church employees 28 Equality minister Harriet Harman yesterday confirmed that the government will not attempt to force through clarifications on who churches must employ.
5 February 2010
Ugandan minister says anti-gay bill is likely to be changed 19 Uganda's deputy foreign minister Henry Okello Oryem has said his country's anti-homosexuality bill is likely to be changed before it passes into law.
3 February 2010
7,000 sign protest against Pope’s visit 38 More than 7,000 people have signed a petition against the Pope's state-funded visit to the UK.

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