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11 January 2010
Religious civil partnerships amendment tabled in Lords 68 An amendment to the Equality Bill which would allow civil partnerships to be held in church was tabled in the House of Lords today.
8 January 2010
Ugandan president Museveni ‘opposes death penalty for gays’ 15 President of Uganda Yoweri Moseveni opposes the death penalty for gays, the country's ethics minister has said.
8 January 2010
Gay marriage bill fails in New Jersey Senate 15 A bill which would legalise gay marriage in New Jersey failed in the state Senate yesterday.
6 January 2010
New Jersey in last-ditch vote on gay marriage 3 New Jersey's Senate will vote tomorrow on gay marriage in a final attempt to pass the bill before a new governor takes office.
31 December 2009
Ugandan tabloid prints list of ‘tycoons who bankroll homos’ 65 A notorious Ugandan tabloid has run an article this week which, it claims, identifies individuals who finance the 'stinking vice' of homosexuality.
31 December 2009
Senator succeeds in validating gay marriages before Proposition 8 14 New legislation penned by openly gay California senator ensures pre-Proposition 8 marriages between same-sex couples remain valid.
31 December 2009
Mexico City mayor refuses to veto gay marriage legislation 7 The mayor of Mexico City has overcome pressure from opponents to new gay marriage legislation, refusing to veto the new laws.
24 December 2009
Archbishop of York speaks out on Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill 28 Archbishop of York John Sentamu, who was born in Uganda, has condemned the country's plans to introduce the death penalty of life imprisonment for gays.
24 December 2009
Ethics minister says Uganda’s death penalty for gays will be ditched 49 The Ugandan minister for ethics and integrity has suggested that the country will ditch its plans to execute gays in favour of life imprisonment.
22 December 2009
Ugandan President threatens to reject homophobic bill 28 The President of Uganda has threatened to veto the a controversial new bill that could see homosexuals sentenced to the death penalty or lifetime imprisonment.
21 December 2009
Happy fourth anniversary for civil partnerships 40 Today marks the fourth anniversary of civil partnerships in England and Wales.
20 December 2009
BBC ‘may face sanctions’ after gay execution debate 34 Trevor Phillips, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has said the BBC may face sanctions over last week's online debate on whether gays should be executed.
19 December 2009
US Assistant Secretary of State condemns Uganda’s proposed anti-gay laws 4 The USA's Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs has said that it is urging Ugandan politicians to block a proposed law that would impose life imprisonments of gay people, arguing that it would set back the fight against HIV/ AIDS.
18 December 2009
Washington DC mayor signs gay marriage bill 12 Washington DC's mayor Adrian Fenty has signed a bill allowing gay marriage in the district.
18 December 2009
Ugandan parliament to debate anti-gay bill today 15 Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill will be discussed in the country's parliament today.
17 December 2009
Gay Christian group welcomes assurances from Archbishop of Canterbury on Uganda’s anti-gay bill 7 The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement has received assurances from the Archbishop of Canterbury's office that he condemns the proposed anti-homosexuality bill currently before the Ugandan parliament.
17 December 2009
Tatchell says BBC ‘invited’ homophobia 10 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has criticised the BBC for allowing online readers to debate whether gays should be executed.
17 December 2009
BBC ditches ‘Should homosexuals be executed?’ debate title after complaints 42 Following outrage across the web, the BBC has renamed a premoderated debate on its 'Have Your Say' website from "Should homosexuals face execution?" to "Should Uganda debate gay execution?" Politicians from all the main parties have expressed revulsion at the BBC's handling of the debate.
16 December 2009
BBC defends debate on gay executions in Uganda 40 BBC editors have defended allowing online readers to debate whether gays in Uganda should be executed.
16 December 2009
Rwanda to vote on criminalising homosexuality 31 Rwanda's lower house will reportedly vote today on a revision to the penal code which would criminalise homosexuality.

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