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3 June 2013
Yvette Cooper: The government needs to remember who the real opponents of equal marriage are 11 Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told PinkNews.co.uk that the government needs to remember “who the opponents are” of the same-sex marriage bill in the wake of last week’s row about House of Lords timetabling.
2 June 2013
FIFA President: Criminalising homosexuality is a ‘moral’ issue 42 FIFA President Sepp Blatter has sparked anger by dismissing a question on the logistics of Qatar, a country in which homosexuality is illegal, hosting the World Cup.
31 May 2013
Kaleidoscope Trust urges Nigeria’s president to veto anti-gay law 3 The Kaleidoscope Trust is calling on Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to veto a bill to further criminalise same-sex marriages in Nigeria with potential prison terms of up to 14 years.
31 May 2013
Barnardo’s: House of Lords support for equal marriage ‘will have a positive effect for children’ 8 Barnardo’s Chief Executive Anne Marie Carrie is urging peers in the House of Lords to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couple) Bill.
31 May 2013
Lib Dem Baroness Liz Barker: Help us to get equal marriage passed by lobbying a Lord 3 Baroness Liz Barker writes for PinkNews.co.uk on the need to lobby peers ahead of next week’s second reading House of Lords vote of the same-sex marriage bill.
31 May 2013
Tory Minister Helen Grant: Equality will not diminish my marriage, it strengthens the institution 17 Equalities Minister Helen Grant writes exclusively for PinkNews.co.uk on why the government remains committed to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
31 May 2013
Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes faces wrath of local party for abstaining in equal marriage vote 29 The Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes, has been criticised in an open letter by Lib Dem members in his south London constituency for abstaining in this month’s vote of the same-sex marriage bill.
30 May 2013
Nigeria bans same-sex marriages with 14-year prison term 33 A bill to further criminalise same-sex marriages in Nigeria with prison terms of up to 14 years has been passed by lawmakers.
30 May 2013
Comment: Marriage equality is the mark of a civilised society 14 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Adrian Tippetts makes an open plea to members of the House of Lords to support the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in next week's second reading debate.
29 May 2013
US: Michele Bachmann will not seek re-election to Congress 27 Anti-gay Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she will not run for another term in the US House of Representatives.
28 May 2013
Scottish equal marriage bill to arrive in Parliament next month 8 Scotland’s same-sex marriage bill will be introduced in the country’s Parliament next month, the Scottish Government has announced.
28 May 2013
Scottish Lib Dem leader writes equal marriage letter to SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon 5 Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has written to the SNP Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to urge her to press ahead with plans for equal marriage in Scotland.
28 May 2013
China: 81-year-old inspired by Pride march to appeal rape conviction + An 81-year-old war veteran charged with raping 11 of his fellow soldiers during the rise of Mao Zedong says he has been inspired by a Pride march to stand up for having had consensual sex with men.
28 May 2013
Italy: Culture committee chairman proposes bill on gay civil unions 5 A centre-right Italian politician proposes to introduce a bill this week that would recognise the civil rights of gay couples in same-sex relationships.
27 May 2013
Comment: Homophobia in the Democratic Unionist Party 22 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Gary Spedding reflects on homophobia in Northern Ireland, and the attitude of the Democratic Unionist Party towards gay rights.
27 May 2013
Italy: Deputy responds to letter of suicidal gay teen 17 A gay teenager in Italy who wrote an impassioned letter published in a newspaper has been invited to Parliament by the President of the Chamber of Deputies.
25 May 2013
Labour MP Diana Johnson: It’s now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy 36 With marriage equality on its way, Labour MP Diana Johnson and Tom Stephens both write for PinkNews.co.uk on why ending gay-to-straight conversion therapy should be Parliament’s next priority.
24 May 2013
Petition urges Google search engine results to stop automatically linking ‘gayest’ with ‘worst’ 6 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.

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