Americas
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19 May 2012
50 Cent is 100% for gay marriage but not gay men that touch ‘your little buns’ in elevators
The rapper 50 Cent has told a magazine that he is backing President Barack Obama's personal support of equal marriage for same sex couples, but argues that organisations should be created to protect the rights of heterosexual men, who might be at risk of gay men touching them up in an elevator.
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18 May 2012
Maryland: Equal marriage not legal yet, but divorce for gay couples is okay
The highest court in Maryland has ruled today that while the state recognises only heterosexual marriages, gay couples married in other states can have their marriages dissolved in the state.
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18 May 2012
Video: Raggae star Beenie Man renounces homophobia, supports gay rights
The Jamaican reggae singer Beenie Man, whose songs have often been the subject of pronounced controversy over its violently homophobic content, has released a new video where he appears to renounce his anti-gay stance, and proclaims support for gay rights.
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18 May 2012
Nine-year-old tells ‘God Hates Fags’ church ‘God hates no one’
A 9-year-old displayed a sign reading 'God hates no one' at a protest by the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its 'God hates fags' signs.
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18 May 2012
Hillary Clinton to officially accept WorldPride award
US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton has formally agreed to accept WorldPride’s “World LGBT Award” as the event comes to London this summer.
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17 May 2012
Petition: New York Times ‘sexualised trans woman’s death’
Hundreds of people have signed a petition to the New York Times saying it 'sexualised' the death of a transgender woman in a report this weekend.
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15 May 2012
Will Smith comes out for marriage for gay couples to support Obama
Men in Black 3 star Will Smith has said that the debate about wether gay couples can marry is all about “about semantics."
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15 May 2012
Video: US rapper and producer Jay-Z supports gay couples marrying
Rapper Jay-Z has backed US President Barack Obama's announcement last week that he supported equal marriage rights between gay and straight couples.
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15 May 2012
Family Research Institute head: Equal marriage view suggests Obama may be gay
Paul Cameron, founder of the Family Research Institute has said US President Barack Obama's support of equal marriage rights for gay couples lends 'credence' to claims that he had gay relationships and that the 'the long term goal of the homosexual movement' is to ensure children can 'try' or 'maybe be forced' to experience gay sex acts.
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15 May 2012
Obama: Extending marriage to gay couples will ‘strengthen families’
President Barack Obama has continued to speak out in favour of equal marriage while attending a celebrity laden fund-raiser in New York.
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14 May 2012
Equal marriage campaigns ‘demonise the backward working class’, commentator claims
A commentator for a British online magazine has said campaigners 'demonise' the working class by supporting equal marriage rights for gay and straight couples.
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13 May 2012
Newsweek names Obama as the first ‘gay’ president
Within days of President Obama formally declaring his support for equal marriage, the American magazine Newsweek has named him the first 'gay' president in its front cover.
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12 May 2012
Update: ‘Homophobic’ woman from Nebraska has ‘mental health problems’
A woman who made startlingly graphic and homophobic comments during an anti-discrimination legislative hearing in Lincoln Nebraska, the video of which went viral within days, has been described as having 'mental health problems' and being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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12 May 2012
North Carolina Governor denounces Amendment One
The Governor of North Carolina, Democrat Beverly "Bev" Perdue, has denounced the recent passage of Amendment One, which outlaws all civil unions outside heterosexual marriage, which she said made the state "look like Mississipi."
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11 May 2012
Costa Rica: Vice Presidents endorse equal rights for gay couples
The vice presidents of Costa Rica, Alfio Piva and Luis Liberman have said, in an interview with Amelia Rueda, that gay couples deserve the same rights as heterosexuals, though they stopped short of endorsing equal marriage.
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19 May 201250 Cent is 100% for gay marriage but not gay men that touch ‘your little buns’ in elevators 100 The rapper 50 Cent has told a magazine that he is backing President Barack Obama's personal support of equal marriage for same sex couples, but argues that organisations should be created to protect the rights of heterosexual men, who might be at risk of gay men touching them up in an elevator.
18 May 2012Maryland: Equal marriage not legal yet, but divorce for gay couples is okay 8 The highest court in Maryland has ruled today that while the state recognises only heterosexual marriages, gay couples married in other states can have their marriages dissolved in the state.
18 May 2012Video: Raggae star Beenie Man renounces homophobia, supports gay rights 74 The Jamaican reggae singer Beenie Man, whose songs have often been the subject of pronounced controversy over its violently homophobic content, has released a new video where he appears to renounce his anti-gay stance, and proclaims support for gay rights.
18 May 2012Nine-year-old tells ‘God Hates Fags’ church ‘God hates no one’ 44 A 9-year-old displayed a sign reading 'God hates no one' at a protest by the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its 'God hates fags' signs.
18 May 2012Hillary Clinton to officially accept WorldPride award 9 US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton has formally agreed to accept WorldPride’s “World LGBT Award” as the event comes to London this summer.
17 May 2012Petition: New York Times ‘sexualised trans woman’s death’ 8 Hundreds of people have signed a petition to the New York Times saying it 'sexualised' the death of a transgender woman in a report this weekend.
15 May 2012Will Smith comes out for marriage for gay couples to support Obama 51 Men in Black 3 star Will Smith has said that the debate about wether gay couples can marry is all about “about semantics."
15 May 2012Video: US rapper and producer Jay-Z supports gay couples marrying 22 Rapper Jay-Z has backed US President Barack Obama's announcement last week that he supported equal marriage rights between gay and straight couples.
15 May 2012Family Research Institute head: Equal marriage view suggests Obama may be gay 135 Paul Cameron, founder of the Family Research Institute has said US President Barack Obama's support of equal marriage rights for gay couples lends 'credence' to claims that he had gay relationships and that the 'the long term goal of the homosexual movement' is to ensure children can 'try' or 'maybe be forced' to experience gay sex acts.
15 May 2012Obama: Extending marriage to gay couples will ‘strengthen families’ 48 President Barack Obama has continued to speak out in favour of equal marriage while attending a celebrity laden fund-raiser in New York.
14 May 2012Equal marriage campaigns ‘demonise the backward working class’, commentator claims 76 A commentator for a British online magazine has said campaigners 'demonise' the working class by supporting equal marriage rights for gay and straight couples.
13 May 2012Newsweek names Obama as the first ‘gay’ president 76 Within days of President Obama formally declaring his support for equal marriage, the American magazine Newsweek has named him the first 'gay' president in its front cover.
12 May 2012Update: ‘Homophobic’ woman from Nebraska has ‘mental health problems’ 152 A woman who made startlingly graphic and homophobic comments during an anti-discrimination legislative hearing in Lincoln Nebraska, the video of which went viral within days, has been described as having 'mental health problems' and being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
12 May 2012North Carolina Governor denounces Amendment One 36 The Governor of North Carolina, Democrat Beverly "Bev" Perdue, has denounced the recent passage of Amendment One, which outlaws all civil unions outside heterosexual marriage, which she said made the state "look like Mississipi."
11 May 2012Costa Rica: Vice Presidents endorse equal rights for gay couples 4 The vice presidents of Costa Rica, Alfio Piva and Luis Liberman have said, in an interview with Amelia Rueda, that gay couples deserve the same rights as heterosexuals, though they stopped short of endorsing equal marriage.
