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30 July 2012
First out lesbian MP Angela Eagle becomes patron of Liverpool Pride 7 Former government minister and first openly lesbian MP Angela Eagle has now become the first patron of Liverpool Pride.
31 May 2012
Policing minister Nick Herbert ‘rather fed up’ with being told civil partnerships are enough for gay couples 36 The Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice Nick Herbert has said he is 'forever grateful' to those who voted for civil partnership legislation but 'getting rather fed up' with being told gay couples should be satisfied with the system.
16 May 2012
Denmark: Ex-minister equates gays with ‘killer snails’ to oppose equal marriage rights 64 A former Danish government minister as equated gays with the hermaphrodite 'killer snails' plaguing the country in an argument against gay marriage rights.
13 January 2012
Belgian minister wants anti-gay Primate replaced 44 One of Belgium's deputy prime ministers has called for the anti-gay head of the Belgian Catholic Church to be replaced after he questioned the government's right to decide issues of marriage and sexuality.
29 December 2011
Jamaican elections end tonight as minister says gays “threatened his life” 62 Voting is set to end tonight in Jamaica's parliamentary elections, while a government minister claims that he was threatened with his life for questioning whether the international gay community was funding the opposition.
22 December 2011
Nigerian health minister says bisexuals “pose a challenge” to HIV efforts 15 Nigeria's health minister has warned that bisexual men pose a "challenge" to efforts to tackle the spread of HIV in the country, as the prevalence of HIV among gay and bisexual men in the country was found to have risen.
14 December 2011
Australia’s gay finance minister Penny Wong announces daughter’s birth 6 Penny Wong said her partner Sophie Allouache had given birth to a daughter on Sunday morning, a week after a groundbreaking vote by the Australian Labor Party to formally support equal marriage.
9 December 2011
Comment: Why does the equality minister oppose marriage equality? by Peter Tatchell 26 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell claims that the Liberal Democrat equality minister, Lynne Featherstone, does not support equality because she hasn't backed religious gay marriages or straight civil partnerships.
14 November 2011
French mayor performs “militant gay marriage ceremony” 17 The ceremony, before the 2012 presidential election, is the second held by a town's mayor to attract national attention, with some dismissing it as "provocative".
4 November 2011
Zambia and Zimbabwe appear to reject gay rights “pressure” on aid 47 More signals emerge from African governments that they will refuse to enact gay rights in order to protect direct budget aid.
3 November 2011
Malaysian police cancel gay arts festival 10 Annual Seksualiti Merdeka festival drew condemnation from the government and aroused threats of protest.
2 November 2011
Religious representatives meet minister to support gay marriage 41 Liberal Judaism, the Quakers and the Unitarians sent representatives ahead of the government's consultation on equal marriage.
27 October 2011
Northern Ireland minister ‘won’t be rushed’ into decision on gay blood ban 18 Northern Ireland's health minister Edwin Poots says he won't be "rushed, pushed or harassed" into making a decision on lifting the blood donation ban on gay and bisexual men.
24 October 2011
Denmark set to introduce gay marriage 19 Lawmakers in Denmark are considering legalising gay marriage.
19 October 2011
Australian foreign minister to call on Commonwealth to repeal anti-gay laws 35 Australia's foreign minister, Kevin Rudd, will urge Commonwealth countries to decriminalise homosexuality.
13 October 2011
Australian Labor minister apologises to Penny Wong over gay marriage comment 34 South Australian sports minister Tom Kenyon has apologised to a lesbian politician for saying she should not be allowed to married her pregnant partner.
10 October 2011
Government to cut aid to anti-gay countries 156 The government will cut aid to poor countries which persecute gay people, international development secretary Andrew Mitchell has warned.
7 October 2011
Angela Eagle and Stephen Twigg in shadow cabinet 18 Angela Eagle, the only out lesbian Labour MP, has been handed the job of shadow leader of the House of Commons.
6 October 2011
Cameron faces religious backlash over gay marriage comments 203 Religious leaders have criticised prime minister David Cameron's public backing for gay marriage.
5 October 2011
Three more Church of Scotland ministers quit over gay clergy 43 Another three Church of Scotland ministers have announced they will quit over gay clergy members.

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