Archive | February, 2012

Poll: Gay marriage support rises to 59% in California

By on 29/02/2012 in America, Americas, California, Gay Marriage, law, marriage, Politics, prop 8, Proposition 8, us#, USA, World

Results of a poll issued today indicate support for allowing gay marriages again in California has risen to 59%.

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Protesters urge St Petersburg not to enact anti-gay law

By on 29/02/2012 in Crime, Europe, gay propaganda, law, Politics, Russia, Russian, St Petersburg, UK, World

The British Foreign Office is among a number of bodies and groups of protesters around the world urging St Petersburg not to enact the anti-gay law its legislature passed today.

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Ann Widdecombe calls for gay marriage referendum

By on 29/02/2012 in Ann Widdecombe, Gay Marriage, law, marriage, Politics, religion, UK

Ann Widdecombe has called for a referendum on equal marriage rights for gays, believing such a measure would fail.

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Exercise yard fall contributed to death of ‘Gay Slayer’, inquest hears

By on 29/02/2012 in colin ireland, Crime, death, gay killer, gay slayer, killing, law, murder, prison, serial killer, UK, Wakefield

An inquest has heard that a fractured hip contributed to the death of a serial killer who preyed on gay men in the early 1990s.

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Police appeal after gay teens abused in Hampshire gadget shop

By on 29/02/2012 in anti-gay, Crime, Hampshire, homophobic abuse, law, UK

Police are seeking witnesses after a young gay couple were subjected to homophobic verbal abuse in shop in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

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Debate on anti-gay texts in schools reaches Lords

By on 29/02/2012 in Children, Equality Act, equality legislation, law, michael go, Michael Gove, Politics, schools, teaching, UK

The questions about whether and in what way children can be shown anti-gay texts in schools continued with an exchange in the House of Lords yesterday.

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Archbishop of Canterbury: Changing culture with gay marriage law would be wrong

By on 29/02/2012 in archbishop of canterbury, Gay Marriage, human rights

    by Stephen Gray    29 February 2012, 10:19am Dr Williams said the role of law was not to promote cultural change In a speech on human rights and religious faith, the Archbishop of Canterbury has told an audience in Geneva that laws should restrict discrimination against gays and other minorities but should not be used to actively [...]

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Africa’s ‘first gay billboard’ unveiled

By on 29/02/2012 in Africa, Community, johannesburg, johannesburg south africa, Mr Gay World, south africa, World

The organisers of Mr Gay World believe they had unveiled the first ever gay-themed billboard in Africa.

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Humanists blast ‘ridiculous’ MP report on faith and gay equality

By on 29/02/2012 in Equality, humanists, law, MPs, Politics, reasonable accommodations, religion, report, UK, Westminster

The British Humanist Association has criticised the MP-led Christians in Parliament report which backs ‘reasonable accommodations’ from equality legislation as being ‘not at all grounded in any reality’.

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St Petersburg passes ‘gay propaganda’ law

By on 29/02/2012 in homohobia, LGBT, Russia

        by Stephen Gray    29 February 2012, 10:51am The bill has passed its third and final reading (Photo: Flickr user ezioman) St Petersburg has joined three other Russian cities in passing a law that bans the promotion of gay and trans identities among minors, according to reports from Russia this morning. It is feared the [...]

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