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31 December 2012
Silvio Berlusconi: “I have a lot of gay friends, they’re friendly and funny” 26 Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says his opponents have accused him of everything “except being gay and stealing money from Italians.”
31 December 2012
President Obama gives Chuck Hagel his backing — despite gay rights row 12 Despite facing renewed criticism for his previous anti-gay remarks, Chuck Hagel, who is tipped to become the next US defence secretary, has President Obama’s support.
31 December 2012
Comment: The leadership of the Catholic Church are hate-fuelled bigots 116 In light of today’s dramatic announcement that Pope Benedict XVI intends to step down – let us point you to this PinkNews comment piece by Adrian Tippetts – published at the end of last year about the Catholic Church’s leadership.
28 December 2012
US Radio host: Gay rights is killing children 81 Linda Harvey, a host of the Ohio based Christian radio station WRFD has warned that the gay rights movement in the United States is leading children into sin and ultimately their untimely death.
28 December 2012
Turkish gay fashion designer receives bloody nose in Istanbul attack 26 Gay rights activists in Turkey have condemned the attack on gay fashion designer Barbaros Şansal.
28 December 2012
US: Gay Republican group says Chuck Hagel ‘wrong on gay rights’ 31 The Log Cabin Republicans, the conservative gay campaign group which supports the GOP, is going full page with its opposition to the likely nomination of Chuck Hagel as US defence secretary.
28 December 2012
Maryland: Business turns away all wedding bookings instead of having to cater for gay couples 23 A business in the Annapolis, the state capital of Maryland, has decided to turn down all wedding related bookings to prevent a legal challenge from banning same-sex couples trying to use his trolleys for their wedding.
27 December 2012
Piers Morgan: The Bible needs to be amended so it supports same-sex marriage 44 During an interview on his chat show with the Californian anti-gay pastor Rick Warren, Piers Morgan urged for an “amendment to the Bible” to allow for equal marriage.
26 December 2012
Official petition for Obama to label ‘God Hates Fags’ Church as a hate group most popular ever 27 The petition for President Obama to class the Westboro Baptist Church, the home of the 'God Hates Fags' campaign as a hate group has been named the most popular ever on the White House's 'We The People' website.
24 December 2012
US: Gay rights pioneer Richard Adams dies aged 65 4 Tributes have been paid to Richard Adams, who died last week after a short illness at the age of 65.
22 December 2012
Barack Obama: America’s attitudes to gay rights has been transformed over the past four years 4 Speaking to Time Magazine reporters after he was named 'Time Magazine Person of the Year', US President Barack Obama has reflected on the transformation made to attitudes towards homosexuality in America.
21 December 2012
US: Gay teenager appointed to the board of Florida city council after he spoke out against discrimination 3 The council of the South Florida city of Boca Raton has unanimously appointed a 17-year-old openly gay boy to its community relations board after he spoke out against the city's lack of anti-LGBT discrimination policies.
21 December 2012
UK: New head of the High Courts Family Division is a strong supporter of gay equality 7 The new head of the High Court's Family Division, Lord Justice (James) Munby, is a strong supporter of equality for gay people.
21 December 2012
Pope: People are manipulating their sexual orientation to alter God-given nature 119 Pope Benedict XVI is getting into the festive spirit by taking his opposition to gay relationships to new heights.
20 December 2012
Lesbian half-sister of Newt Gingrich says she’s ‘proud’ of his same-sex marriage U-turn 4 Candace Gingrich-Jones, the lesbian half-sister of former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich, has welcomed his call for the Republican Party to accept the idea of same-sex civil marriages.
20 December 2012
US: Anti-gay judge and former Romney adviser Robert Bork dies 20 Former US federal judge Robert Bork, known for his extreme homophobic views, has died at the age of 85.
14 December 2012
US Radio host: Gays aren’t human so aren’t protected by the US constitution 167 An American Christian radio host who last week said that same-sex marriage encourages children to have gay sex has now said that as she believes humans aren’t naturaly homosexual, gays aren’t ‘people’ and shouldn’t be protected under the definition of a person.
13 December 2012
Yahoo asks users if ‘homosexuality is a choice’ and 300,000 people say yes 58 Following the publication of research suggesting the way that homosexuality could be passed on genetically, the US internet company Yahoo has asked users if they believe homosexuality is a choice.
12 December 2012
Lady Gaga defies anti-gay Russian law and speaks up for LGBT rights 5 A political ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking legal action against American pop star Lady Gaga for promoting LGBT rights to minors during a concert.
12 December 2012
UK: Home Office threatens to ban Ugandan politicians from entering Britain over anti-gay law 34 The Home Office has indicated that if Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill is passed by the country’s parliament, the UK may ban senior Ugandan politicians from entering Britain.

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