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17 November 2010
May scraps ‘ridiculous’ equality duty but promises new action on anti-gay bullying 35 Schools will be given new powers to deal with homophobic and transphobic bullying and measures to delete historic sex convictions will be in the Freedom Bill, Home Secretary Theresa May announced today.
12 November 2010
Delhi eunuchs to be given pensions 7 All adult eunuchs in Delhi, India, will be given pensions of 1000 rupees (£14) per month in recognition of their low status, the local government has announced.
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.
10 November 2010
Two lawsuits filed against US Defence of Marriage Act 9 Two lawsuits have been filed against the US Defence of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of gay marriage.
19 February 2010
Government accused of U-turn over faith schools’ teaching on homosexuality 62 The government has been accused of performing a U-turn over an amendment allowing faith schools to teach about homosexuality in line with their "religious character".
16 February 2010
‘I support gay marriage’ says Nick Clegg as he answers PinkNews reader questions 32 Last month, we invited PinkNews.co.uk readers to submit their questions to Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
10 February 2010
Malawi minister says gays must ‘come out in the open’ 14 A government minister in Malawi has said that gays must be more open - despite the fact they can be imprisoned for 14 years.
8 February 2010
Human rights group urges government to stop gay deportation 7 Human rights groups have called on the British government to intervene in an asylum case which could see openly gay Alvin Gahimbaze deported to Burundi.
5 February 2010
Harriet Harman confirms climbdown over gay church employees 28 Equality minister Harriet Harman yesterday confirmed that the government will not attempt to force through clarifications on who churches must employ.
26 January 2010
Government will consider religious civil partnerships 19 The government has agreed to consider allowing civil partnerships to be held in religious premises after a debate in the House of Lords last night.
26 January 2010
Government defeated in 3 votes over the ability of churches to deny jobs to gay people 52 The Government tonight lost three votes in the House of Lords over legislation that would have restricted the ability of churches to deny jobs to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgenered) people.
25 January 2010
Senior bishops call on Lords to retain gay employment exemptions 40 A statement from three senior bishops calls on peers today to retain and even widen religious exemptions on employing gay people.
20 January 2010
Nepal to court gay tourism 5 Nepal is set to legalise gay marriage later this year and will celebrate the change by promoting the country as the gay tourism capital of Asia.
18 January 2010
Privacy warning over trans people using airport scanners 41 Trans people may suffer a breach of their privacy if compulsory body scanners are used in airports, the equalities watchdog has warned.
14 January 2010
Scottish HIV charity could lose funding after review + HIV Scotland has been criticised in an external review for not being active enough, being too close to the government and "neglecting" the needs of some at-risk groups.
14 January 2010
MPs sign motion to condemn Uganda’s gay execution bill 8 Twenty MPs have signed an early day motion to attack Uganda's plans to introduce the death penalty for gays.
7 January 2010
New South Wales government upholds gay adoption ban 7 The Australian state of New South Wales has opted to continue a ban on gay couples adopting.
15 December 2009
Gordon Brown ‘pushing for European recognition of British civil partnerships’ 28 Prime minister Gordon Brown has said he is pushing European countries such as Spain and France to recognise civil partnerships registered in Britain.
15 December 2009
Lesbian couple win UK appeal over Gibraltar’s housing policy 2 A lesbian couple who were refused a joint tenancy in government housing in Gibraltar have won their UK appeal.
15 December 2009
Elton John: ‘Gordon Brown doesn’t understand AIDS problem’ 16 Gay singer Elton John has said he cannot guarantee the Labour Party his vote.

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