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24 May 2013
Petition urges Google search engine results to stop automatically linking ‘gayest’ with ‘worst’ 5 An online petition is calling on Google to stop automatically including the word "worst" in the presentation of search results as a synonym when the word "gayest" is entered.
23 May 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’ 16 Peter Tatchell has warm praise for Prime Minister David Cameron, for “sticking to his guns” on equal marriage in the face of considerable opposition from his own party
22 May 2013
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title 11 Czech President Milos Zeman has now agreed to honour a gay academic with a title after facing claims he snubbed the candidate because of his sexuality.
22 May 2013
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies 5 The head of the Council of Europe has asserted that Russia must allow demonstrations by LGBT people, and that it should protect the rights of citizens wishing to hold public rallies.
22 May 2013
Gay Tory MP Stuart Andrew slams Sir Gerald Howarth over his ‘aggressive homosexuality community’ jibe 18 Stuart Andrew, the gay Conservative MP for Pudsey, has criticised Aldershot MP Sir Gerald Howarth who warned on Monday of an "aggressive homosexuality community".
20 May 2013
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’ 95 Former Conservative defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth has warned of the dangers of the "aggressive homosexual community".
20 May 2013
Comment: Say no to same-sex bill marriage amendments, Mr Cameron 3 The amendments to the same-sex marriage bill are demeaning to LGBT people.
20 May 2013
Czech President Milos Zeman criticised for homophobic snub of gay academic 8 The president of the Czech Republic has been criticised over claims he refused to honour an academic with a title because the man in question is also a gay rights activist.
20 May 2013
Labour table civil partnership Manuscript Amendment in order to ‘rescue’ same-sex marriage bill 17 Labour has launched a bid to protect the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, amid fears that a "wrecking amendment" extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples could stall the legislation.
20 May 2013
Yvette Cooper: ‘David Cameron must show confidence and not allow the equal marriage bill to get sucked into Tory wrangling’ 4 Shadow Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, Yvette Cooper, says she hopes “David Cameron will show confidence and not allow the equal marriage bill to get sucked into another vortex of bitter Tory wrangling.”
20 May 2013
Nick Clegg: ‘I will make sure the same-sex marriage bill doesn’t get hijacked by those with ulterior motives’ 21 Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says he will not allow Tory opponents to succeed in wrecking the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
20 May 2013
Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert: ‘Equal marriage is now a litmus test for David Cameron’ 5 Writing exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk, Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Gilbert says today’s start of the third reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is a huge test for David Cameron.
17 May 2013
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’ 8 In a speech on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy affirmed that promoting LGBT rights "does not mean stripping them from others".
17 May 2013
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’ 5 The National AIDS Trust is repeating its call to legalise equal marriage “as an important step to challenging the homophobia which fuels the UK's HIV epidemic”.
17 May 2013
Downing Street rejects same-sex marriage criticism from Philip Hammond 22 A spokesman for David Cameron has rejected claims made by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond that too much parliamentary time is being spent on equal marriage.
17 May 2013
Comment: LGBT rights in Europe: La vie en rose? 2 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, prospective Liberal Democrat candidate for the European Parliament Giles Goodall assesses the nature of LGBT rights across Europe.
17 May 2013
William Hague marks International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 9 Foreign Secretary William Hague has released a statement of support to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
17 May 2013
Philip Hammond: ‘No great demand for gay marriage and it’s upsetting vast numbers of people’ 73 Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says Downing Street should not focus its efforts on equal marriage.
17 May 2013
Comment: The legacy of Lord Wolfenden who helped decriminalise homosexuality 10 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Sir David Bell reminds us about the legacy of Lord Wolfenden who helped decriminalise homosexuality in Britain.
16 May 2013
Boy George: ‘I wish David Cameron had put gay marriage in the Queen’s Speech’ 26 Singer Boy George has expressed his disappointment that the same-sex marriage bill was not included in the Queen’s Speech.

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