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23 April 2013New Zealand: Conservative Party leader threatens to sue satirical website for ‘big gay rainbow’ article 12 The leader of New Zealand's Conservative Party has taken offence at a satirical news story written about himself, and another MP, who made a now famous speech around equal marriage, and has threatened legal action. -
31 January 2013Idaho: Businessman sues Mother Jones magazine for suggesting he was a violent homophobe 6 A marketing executive in the US state of Idaho is suing Mother Jones magazine because he contends he was defamed by an article that depicted him as a supporter of anti-gay violence. -
22 January 2013Malaysia: Ex-PM wins defamation lawsuit against paper which alleged he was pro-LGBT 5 Former deputy prime minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim has won a lawsuit against a newspaper on the grounds that articles about him 'distorted' the truth by painting him as a gay rights supporter. -
21 December 2012Ex-Chelsea footballer: Me homophobic? Have you seen my hairstyle! 24 Despite facing an 11-match ban for spitting and for anti-gay behaviour, ex-Chelsea Portuguese midfielder Raul Meireles claims he can’t be homophobic, due to his hairstyle. -
1 June 2012New York court: Not slander to falsely call someone ‘gay’ 17 A mid-level appeals court in Albany, New York has ruled that it is no longer slander to falsely describe someone as gay. -
21 January 2011Dilemma director Ron Howard on why he kept ‘gay’ joke 24 Ron Howard, the director of The Dilemma, has explained why he kept a controversial gay joke in the film. -
7 January 2011US gay group urges CNN not to use guests from the ‘anti-gay industry’ 20 The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has urged TV network CNN not to use guests from the "anti-gay industry". -
14 December 2009Anti-gay singer Buju Banton arrested on drug charges 24 The Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is in custody pending charges of drug offences.
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Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come3
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading9
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading42
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister13
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘Marriage should be between one man and one woman’42
London: Gay sauna denies hosting ‘bareback’ sex parties14
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage62
UKIP Councillor: ‘Most gays are heterophobic’, and ‘have no rights to marry in church’20
Humanist wedding amendment withdrawn over concerns of human rights convention breach13
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins37- France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 62
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault131- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading42
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill63
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet19
David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: 'I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!'32- Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'42
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault131
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'69
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill63
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62-
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage62
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
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