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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
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.
24 May 2013
Nick Clegg and Francis Maude agree to fly rainbow flag from Cabinet Office for Pride week 7 Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude and Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg both intend to demonstrate the government's commitment to equality by allowing the rainbow flag to fly from the Cabinet Office during Pride week in the capital.
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.
21 May 2013
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come 12 In her address to the Commons, shortly before MPs passed the Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill), Culture Secretary and Equalities Minister, Maria Miller said “now is the time” for equal marriage.
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
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
Foreign Office: LGBT rights is at the heart of our foreign policy 1 On International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, PinkNews.co.uk spoke to the Deputy Head of the British Mission in Croatia about the importance of LGBT rights in the Foreign Office's work abroad.
17 May 2013
Comment: LGBT rights in Europe: La vie en rose? 3 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
Ban Ki-Moon: LGBT equality is critical to the UN’s mission + An International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia address by the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, sets out LGBT rights as critical for building "a world of true freedom and equality for all".
17 May 2013
Interview: Anna Grodzka on life as Poland’s only openly trans MP 10 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, Anna Grodzka, currently the only serving openly transgender MP in Poland, and the world, talks of the struggles that the trans community face in her native country.
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.

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