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8 May 2012
Shadow home secretary: ‘Ludicrous’ to blame equal marriage plans for Tory losses 113 Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, has said it is 'utterly ludicrous' to blame the Coalition government's plans to allow gay couples an equal right to civil marriage for the Conservative party's losses at local elections last week.
8 May 2012
François Hollande’s presidential win brings French marriage equality closer 50 The new President-elect of France, François Hollande, the country's first Socialist president in nearly two decades, is expected to push equal marriage and adoption rights for gay couples in the European country.
4 May 2012
UKIP candidate who claimed link between homosexuality and child abuse loses local election bid 151 Dr Julia Gasper, a UKIP Oxford city council candidate who claimed gays account for 3 percent of the population and half of child abuse, has failed in her second bid to win public office.
4 May 2012
Defence minister: Equal marriage contributed to Tory local election losses 157 Gerald Howarth, a junior defence minister who has spoken out against equal rights for gay couples in the armed forces and marriage equality generally says the government's proposals to allow gay and straight couples equal access to civil marriage were a contributing factor in election losses last night.
2 May 2012
PinkNews reader poll shows London mayoral race too close to call, more support for Tories 9 A poll of PinkNews.co.uk readers has found the London mayoral election tomorrow too close to call and support for the Conservatives in local elections up considerably since the days before the 2010 general election.
30 April 2012
Audio: Boris Johnson plans to unveil LGBT manifesto ‘to an amazed world’ 33 Incumbent Mayor of London Boris Johnson has reaffirmed his support of marriage equality for gay couples and said he will release his LGBT manifesto ahead of London's elections this week to an "amazed world".
27 April 2012
Live Q&A with London mayoral candidate Jenny Jones 1 Join us for a live Q&A with London mayoral candidate Jenny Jones
17 April 2012
Nicolas Sarkozy affirms view of family as ‘a mother and a father’ 62 Incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy has re-affirmed his opposition to marriage equality ahead of this weekend's elections in France.
7 March 2012
Ken Livingstone denies ‘scaling down’ £150-a-head gay fundraiser 38 Ken Livingstone's campaign has denied 'scaling down' a £150-a-head gay dinner fundraiser for his bid to be elected London Mayor in 2012 after it emerged the event is now a £10 drinks reception.
21 February 2012
Comment: Gay marriage will make us a beacon of equality 88 Ken Livingstone writes that opposition to equal marriage is "a reminder that the battle for LGBT equality is not over".
13 January 2012
Gay candidate success at Reading council election 16 A gay candidate has been elected as the leader of the Conservatives on Reading Council, it was announced this week.
23 August 2011
Video: Presidential hopeful accepts “decision” to be gay, but “disagrees vehemently” on equality 40 The former Republican senator Rick Santorum tried to allay gay voters' concerns and demanded respect for his different viewpoint.
5 May 2011
Muslim area sent fake gay election leaflets 201 Homes in a largely Muslim area of Leicester have been sent fake election leaflets about the Liberal Democrats' gay rights policies.
22 November 2010
Peter Mandelson won’t rule out a return to politics 6 Lord Mandelson has said he will not rule out a return to politics.
10 November 2010
Comment: Political parties should do more to attract LGBT people 10 Local Tory councillor James Cottis feared coming out until this year but discovered that his constituents had already spotted him dancing in G-A-Y.

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