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14 May 2013
PinkNews nominated for top online news award 5 PinkNews.co.uk has been nominated for the Online Media Awards 2013 in the Best Campaigning/Investigative Journalism category.
12 April 2013
London: Christian teacher banned after branding gay people ‘disgusting’ in front of class 80 A classroom ban on a Christian school teacher who condemned the “homosexual lifestyle” in front of pupils has been upheld by the High Court.
7 March 2013
UK: MPs hear of Christian teacher disciplined for refusing to read pro-gay Penguin book to class 52 A solicitor from the Christian Institute has told a committee of MPs that a primary school teacher was previously disciplined by a head teacher for refusing to read ‘And Tango Makes Three’ – a children’s book about two male penguins looking after a female chick.
1 March 2013
Tory Leaders: Equal marriage was ‘not an issue’ in losing the Eastleigh by-election 14 Members of Tory leadership, including Michael Gove and David Cameron, have denied that the issue of equal marriage played a role in the party losing the Eastleigh by-election, the result of which was announced today.
12 February 2013
Michael Gove seeks to reassure Tory equal marriage critics in front of committee 13 Education Secretary Michael Gove has again sought to reassure critical Conservative MPs that the government’s same-sex marriage bill for England and Wales poses no threat to teachers who disagree with the reform.
4 February 2013
Feature: How the Cabinet will vote in tomorrow’s same-sex marriage bill 17 Tomorrow's vote on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will see most of the Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition cabinet coming out in support of same-sex marriage.
25 January 2013
Maria Miller: Teachers won’t be forced to promote same-sex marriage but they must not discriminate or offend 22 Maria Miller, the culture secretary and minister for equalities has attempted to dampen fears that teachers could face action for telling children they oppose same-sex marriages.
18 December 2012
UK: Gay Tory group writes to 303 Tory MPs in plea to support same-sex marriage 9 The Conservative Party’s LGBT group has written to all 303 Tory MPs calling on them to support equal marriage rights for gay couples.
10 December 2012
Sir John Major applauds David Cameron’s ‘courageous’ support for religious same-sex marriages 20 Sir John Major has thrown his support behind same-sex marriages in religious settings and says David Cameron’s backing of the reform is “genuine”.
9 December 2012
Boris Johnson and 18 senior Tories to push for marriage equality 56 A number of senior Conservative politicians announced today that they had formed a new campaign group which supports the right of same-sex couples to marry, in an act of defiance against traditionalists within the party.
7 September 2012
Tories criticise government appointment of David Laws 32 Nick Clegg has been accused of getting a “sixth” Lib Dem MP around the cabinet table after the London Evening Standard revealed it had been an “11th hour” fight to fully resurrect the political career of gay Lib Dem MP David Laws.
15 May 2012
Telegraph Blogs editor ‘did not accidentally tweet outcome of Catholic schools investigation’ 64 The editor of Telegraph Blogs has told PinkNews.co.uk he did not accidentally tweet the outcome of a government investigation into Catholic schools and the Coalition for Marriage's anti-gay marriage petition after a dinner with Michael Gove.
1 May 2012
Catholic group: Objections to anti-gay marriage petition in schools are ‘sinister and illogical’ 68 A religious group unofficially representing the Catholic Church in the media has said questions over the legality of promoting the Coalition for Marriage anti-equality petition to schoolchildren are 'illogical and sinister'.
28 April 2012
Exclusive: Education Secretary orders investigation of Catholic Schools’ anti-gay petition scandal 125 The Education Secretary Michael Gove has ordered officials to investigate the promotion of an anti-gay marriage petition by the Catholic Education Service uncovered by PinkNews.co.uk on Wednesday.
27 April 2012
Editorial: Catholic schools anti-gay petition scandal shows faith school system must be overhauled 38 Wednesday's revelation by PinkNews.co.uk that the Catholic Education Service has asked more than 359 state funded Catholic secondary schools to promote anti-gay petitions to children as young as 11 has clearly demonstrated that there is the need for a root and branch review of the way that state funded schools tackle homosexuality and transgender identities.
12 March 2012
Current guidance ‘could let schools promote bigotry’ 4 Classroom equality campaigners Schools Out have said today that the state of current rules on anti-gay materials means schools may be given "a licence to promote bigotry".
6 March 2012
TUC: Some texts ‘almost impossible’ to teach without gay discrimination 16 The TUC has called on the government to issue clearer guidance on anti-gay texts in schools, saying there are some materials which it may not be possible to teach without disadvantaging gay students.
29 February 2012
Debate on anti-gay texts in schools reaches Lords 40 The questions about whether and in what way children can be shown anti-gay texts in schools continued with an exchange in the House of Lords yesterday.
22 February 2012
Comment: It’s time to put vulnerable people ahead of religious interests, Mr Gove 30 For at least five years, no decision-maker in education could fail to be aware of the epidemic proportions of homophobic bullying in UK schools, Adrian Tippetts writes, and now it is time for serious action.
21 February 2012
Gove urged to clarify position on anti-gay texts in schools 61 Michael Gove's reported response to an enquiry about homophobic leaflets being shown to schoolchildren in Lancashire has prompted confusion over when pupils can legally be shown anti-gay texts.

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