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Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill
An amendment for humanist weddings has been withdrawn from the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill after Baroness Stowell gave reassurances that the government would look again at the matter.
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Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under ‘foreign agent’ law
A Russian LGBT organisation has is the second to be fined under the "foreign agent" law, in two weeks, and has had its future put at risk by the fine.
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Amendments urging for civil registrars to opt out of equal marriage ceremonies withdrawn from bill
Several amendments to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill seeking to allow civil registrars to opt out of providing same-sex marriages have been withdrawn.
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Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion
Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana has been sentenced for tax evasion along with his gay former partner.
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US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage
A third Republican US Senator has come out in favour of equal marriage, following the lead of two others earlier this year.
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South Africa: Gay imam spreads message of empowerment when it comes to homosexuality and Islam
A gay Muslim cleric in South Africa, one of the few openly gay imams in the world, says it’s important to be open about your sexuality in order to have an “authentic” life.
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South Australia officially congratulates New Zealand on equal marriage, ahead of introduction of its own bill
The South Australian parliament has passed a motion to officially congratulate New Zealand for passing its same-sex marriage bill earlier this year, ahead of the introduction of its own bill later this week.
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Watch LIVE: House of Lords debates same-sex marriage amendments
Watch peers in the House of Lords during the second day of debates over amendments to the Marriage (Same sex couples) Bill.
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Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans: ‘I continue to refute all allegations’
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, has said he "refutes all allegations" after being arrested on suspicion of three counts of indecent assault.
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Maltese Prime Minister: A civil unions bill is to be introduced by the end of this year
The Maltese Prime Minister has said that civil unions for same-sex couples will be introduced by the end of this year.
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More congregations leave Church of Scotland in row about ministers in same-sex relationships
Members of one of the Church of Scotland's biggest congregations on the Western Isles have voted to leave the Kirk over the issue of ordaining gay ministers in active same-sex relationships.
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Michelle Shocked to return to San Francisco during Pride Week, to clarify her feelings following anti-gay rant
Several months after Michelle Shocked alarmed fans at a San Francisco gig by going on an anti-gay rant, during which she said "god hates fags", the country singer has been invited back to perform, and to have the chance to really explain what she meant.
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Tory MP John Glen criticises Bishop of Salisbury for voicing support for equal marriage
A Conservative MP who is against same-sex marriage has criticised the Bishop of Salisbury for comparing those who oppose the reform to Christians who defended slavery and apartheid.
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Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans re-arrested on new indecent assault allegations
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, has been arrested on suspicion of three more counts of indecent assault.
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Humanist weddings and equal marriage pension rights to be debated by peers
Plans for humanist weddings and pension rights for those in same-sex marriages will feature in this afternoon’s House of Lords debate of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
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Liberace’s ex-lover claims he had six year relationship with Michael Jackson
The former lover of late entertainer Liberace, and the subject of a feature film starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas, has said in an interview that his love affairs also included Michael Jackson.
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Brazil: Lawmakers approve bill which would remove ban on ‘gay cure’ therapy
A congressional committee in Brazil has approved legislation which would allow the "treatment" of homosexuality as a disorder.
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Poland: Prime Minister backs down and admits opposition to civil unions is too strong
The Prime Minister of Poland has backed down in the face of strong cross-party opposition to civil unions for gay couples, and admitted that the country will not adopt measures to allow it in the near future.
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- Humanist weddings amendment withdrawn from equal marriage bill
- Russia: LGBT rights group fined 500,000 rubles under ‘foreign agent’ law
- Amendments urging for civil registrars to opt out of equal marriage ceremonies withdrawn from bill
- Gay fashioner designer Stefano Gabbana sentenced for tax evasion
- US: Third Republican Senator comes out in favour of equal marriage