Scotland
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23 July 2010Catholic Church will ‘never’ recognise gay marriage, bishop tells Cameron 49 A Scottish bishop has written to prime minister David Cameron to tell him that the Catholic Church will 'never' recognise marriage for gay couples. -
22 July 2010Scottish campaigners step up pressure for full marriage equality 22 Gay rights campaigners in Scotland are putting pressure on the Scottish government to grant full marriage equality to gay couples. -
12 July 2010Glasgow gay centre: funding axed and boss suspended after financial inquiry + The boss of a Glasgow gay centre has been suspended from the Labour party after evidence of serious financial irregularities was uncovered. -
1 July 2010Glasgow gay centre linked to Steven Purcell tipped to close + A Glasgow LGBT centre may close within the next week after alleged financial irregularities came to light. -
28 June 2010Updated: Appointment of anti-gay bishop at top Scots university sparks calls for funding boycott 14 Dr Tom Wright, the Bishop of Durham, who has spoke out against the appointment of gay clergy and same-sex unions, has been appointed to a top academic post at the School of Divinity at St Andrews University, Scotland's most distinguished and ancient academic institution.
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28 June 2010Scots adoption agency tells gay couples not to be discouraged 5 The Scottish Adoption agency has told gay couples not to be put off by the "very negative publicity" surrounding the issue of same-sex coulples adopting children. -
24 June 2010Scotia Pride 2010 takes place this Saturday in Edinburgh 5 Scotland's annual LGBTI festival, Scotia Pride, will take place this Saturday 26 June in Edinburgh.
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8 June 2010Police told not to say gay people ‘bat for the other side’ 28 A guide on "appropriate language" tells police not to use expressions such as "batting for the other side" and "lesbian tendencies". -
27 May 2010HIV cases on the rise in Scotland 6 Figures published yesterday showed that over 90 Scots were diagnosed HIV positive since the beginning of this year. -
26 May 2010Matt Lucas accepts damages from Daily Star 9 The comedian Matt Lucas has accepted undisclosed damages from the Daily Star over articles published in the paper about his late former civil partner, Kevin McGee. -
25 May 2010Queen discusses Pope’s controversial visit in coalition speech 20 In her speech today, the Queen outlined the Pope's planned religious activities for his state visit in September. -
24 May 2010Church of Scotland condemns imprisonment of Malawian gay couple 12 Reverend Ian Galloway, convener of the Kirk's Church and Society Council, has condemned the jailing of a Malawian gay couple as "unjust". -
21 May 2010Gay minister Scott Rennie boosts church attendance 12 The openly gay minister of a Scottish church has seen his congregation grow since joining the church. -
18 May 2010Entire congregation quits over appointment of gay Scottish minister 12 A Church of Scotland congregation in the Bahamas has quit the church in protest over the ordination of gay ministers. -
10 May 2010Friend charged with murder of gay Scottish teenager + A friend of 16-year-old gay student Jack Frew has been charged with his murder. -
10 May 2010Scottish teenager ‘may have been killed for being gay’ 23 The friends of a Scottish 16-year-old found dead last week say they believe he may have been killed in a homophobic attack.
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5 May 2010Exclusive: SNP leader and Scottish first minister Alex Salmond answers your questions 29 In the last few months, we've given our readers the chance to quiz party leaders on their commitment to gay equality in the run-up to the election. -
29 April 2010Tory candidate may lose job over ‘homophobic’ comments 14 Philip Lardner, the Scottish Conservative candidate who said homosexuality was "not normal", may lose his job. -
27 April 2010Updated: Tory candidate suspended for saying gays were ‘not normal’ 60 A Scottish Conservative Party candidate has been suspended from his party for saying that homosexuality is "not normal".
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27 April 2010Exclusive: Scottish Tory candidate says homosexuality is ‘not normal’ 34 A Scottish Conservative Party candidate's website says he believes that homosexuality is "not normal" and that Section 28 was correct.
