Scotland
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7 November 2012Scotland: Court dismisses ‘gay painter’ insult 23 A Scottish painter in Fife has lost a defamation claim against a former friend who called him a "gay painter". -
2 November 2012Scotland: Gay rights charity wins award for equal marriage campaign 7 Equality Network, a Scottish LGBT rights group, has won an award for its equal marriage campaign from Scotland’s Herald newspaper. -
2 November 2012Alex Salmond: Stonewall wrong to call Cardinal O’Brien a ‘bigot’ 205 Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has waded into the row over Stonewall’s Bigot of the Year title after the gay rights charity awarded it to the leader of Scotland’s Catholic Church. -
2 November 2012Comment: Stonewall’s Bigot of the Year must continue 75 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Chris Ward argues that Stonewall, Britain’s largest gay rights charity, should continue with its “Bigot of the Year” award, despite objections from some prominent figures. -
2 November 2012Scottish Tory leader booed at Stonewall Awards 84 The leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson found herself being booed off the stage at last night’s Stonewall Awards in central London. -
25 October 2012Scotland: Man attacks barman in row over gay porn 18 A man accused of hitting a gay barman over the head with a bottle in an alleged row about gay pornography has avoided jail.
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24 October 2012Northern Ireland attorney general isolated over gay adoption + The UK Government is seeking to distance itself from Northern Ireland Attorney General John Larkin’s decision to intervene in a European court case involving gay adoption laws. -
15 October 2012Former SNP leader says equal marriage is a step towards ‘fascism’ 70 The former leader of the Scottish National Party Gordon Wilson has once again criticised the leadership of the SNP for supporting equal marriage. -
10 October 2012Scotland: Footballer’s homophobic assault trial begins + A Scottish footballer “disguised” himself to get into a nightclub and then hurled homophobic abuse at workers who threw him out, a court has heard. -
9 October 2012PC Fiona Bone laid to rest in Scotland + Fiona Bone, the police officer who was murdered in Manchester, has been laid to rest in Moray in north east Scotland. -
5 October 2012Scotland: Church minister defects over gay clergy 56 A minister has quit the Church of Scotland over the issue of gay clergy. -
24 September 2012Scottish bishop criticises Green Party over gay rights 33 A Scottish Catholic bishop has condemned the Green Party for expelling one of its councillors for breaking rank over the issue of equal marriage. -
21 September 2012Scotland: Teenager apologies to TV weatherman for anti-gay abuse 15 A 16-year-old boy has issued a public apology to a Scottish weather forecaster Sean Batty for posting homophobic remarks on his official Twitter account. -
21 September 2012UK: Cardinal Keith O’Brien nominated for ‘bigot’ of the year, by Stonewall 32 Stonewall, Britain’s largest gay rights charity, has nominated the UK’s most senior catholic, Cardinal Keith O’ Brien for the title of Bigot of the Year as part of its annual awards ceremony. -
19 September 2012Scotland: Male nurse who pretended to be a lesbian has jail term cut 2 A former male nurse who pretended to be a teenage lesbian and preyed on 49 girls on social networking sites has had his minimum jail term reduced. -
14 September 2012Scottish footballer to stand trial over homophobic threats + A former Hibernian footballer is to stand trial charged with making homophobic threats to staff at a nightclub in Edinburgh.
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12 September 2012Aberdeen: Trainee lawyer found guilty of homophobic attack 11 A second-year trainee lawyer has been found guilty of making homophobic remarks and attacking two students outside a nightclub in Aberdeen. -
6 September 2012Christian anti-equal marriage MSP cautiously welcomes assurances from Scottish government 28 Although opposed to “people of the same sex having a sexual relationship,” Mr Mason welcomed Mr Salmond’s assurances that all MSPs would be given a free vote on the matter. -
4 September 2012Salmond: Equal marriage debate is ‘good’ for Scotland 20 A bill to legalise marriage for same-sex couples has been formally included in today’s legislative agenda for the new term of the Scottish parliament.
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31 August 2012Scots police diversity survey slammed as ‘waste of money’ 21 A Tayside chief constable has been criticised for the cost of circulating a questionnaire asking people about their sexuality.
