Scotland
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26 September 2011Man’s jaw broken in Edinburgh anti-gay attack 63 Police in Edinburgh are seeking a gang who broke a man's jaw during a homophobic attack early on Saturday morning. -
20 September 2011Lesbian would-be Tory leader Ruth Davidson wants more faith schools 157 MSP Ruth Davidson, who hopes to become the next leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, says she would back more faith schools. -
19 September 2011Brian Souter says society may ‘implode’ if ‘traditional marriage’ falls 99 Scottish entrepreneur and SNP donor Brian Souter says society is in danger of "imploding" if "traditional marriage" declines. -
15 September 2011Edinburgh police investigate gay sauna death 4 Police in Edinburgh are investigating after a man died suddenly during a visit to the city's most popular gay sauna. -
14 September 2011John Barrowman criticises church over gay marriage attacks 68 John Barrowman says he's horrified at the Scottish Catholic Church's comments on gay marriage proposals. -
13 September 2011Lib Dems urge Scottish government not to give in to gay marriage threats 21 Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has urged the government not to be swayed by Catholic threats over gay marriage. -
12 September 2011Scottish Catholic Church steps up attack on gay marriage 127 The Catholic Church in Scotland has intensified its attacks on proposals to give gay couples the right to marry. -
9 September 2011Lesbian MSP Ruth Davidson launches campaign to lead Scottish Tories 27 Lesbian MSP Ruth Davidson has launched her bid to lead the Scottish Conservative Party. -
9 September 2011Archbishop of Glasgow hits out at ‘foolish’ gay marriage supporters 87 Another Scottish Catholic leader has attacked proposals to bring marriage equality to the country. -
8 September 2011Scottish Catholic leader attacks gay marriage 102 The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, has accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to "rewrite nature". -
6 September 2011Scottish man is first to be charged with transgender prejudice 44 A soldier has become the first person in Scotland to be convicted of an offence motivated by transphobia. -
6 September 2011Scottish domestic violence stereotypes ‘fail gay and transgender people’ 19 The Scottish government's definition of domestic violence leaves some victims 'invisible', a law lecturer has claimed. -
2 September 2011Edinburgh man admits killing gay former lecturer + A 21-year-old man has admitted killing a gay former lecturer.
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2 September 2011Scottish government launches gay marriage consultation 47 The Scottish government has launched its promised consultation on marriage equality. -
31 August 2011Storm over Scottish lesbian church minister’s civil partnership 82 A minister at a Scottish church has announced she plans to have a civil partnership. -
30 August 2011Gay cycling champion Graeme Obree warns gay athletes to stay in the closet 45 Graeme Obree, the cycling champion who came out earlier this year, has warned other gay sportsmen and women not to follow his example. -
18 August 2011SNP leader denies ‘going mental’ at Labour MP over gay marriage 8 SNP leader Alex Salmond has denied going "absolutely mental" at a Labour MP who asked him to comment on the gay marriage controversy. -
15 August 2011SNP politician retreats over gay ‘Nazi’ slur 22 A Scottish Nationalist Party MP has withdrawn a slur he made comparing gay rights campaigners to Nazis. -
12 August 2011Don’t call me a bigot, says MSP who believes gay relationships aren’t equal 87 An MSP who believes that gay relationships are not in "any way equal" to straight ones says he has been upset by messages calling him a bigot.
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12 August 201161 per cent of Scots support gay marriage 83 A large majority of Scottish people now support marriage equality.
