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January 26, 2014

Ugandan boyfriend of deported British man receives death threats from neighbours

The Ugandan boyfriend of Bernard Randall, a gay British man arrested in Uganda after pictures of him having sex appeared in a newspaper, is fearing for his life after receiving death threats from neighbours.

January 25, 2014

Blackburn family jailed for kidnap attack on sister’s same-sex partner

Several members of a Blackburn family who were caught on CCTV attempting to kidnap their sister's same-sex partner have been jailed.

January 25, 2014

First English and Welsh same-sex marriages will happen and be recognised sooner than thought

Gay couples who took advantage of marriage equality overseas and couples where one partner is terminally ill will be recognised as married earlier in England and Wales.

January 25, 2014

Football fans on gay semi-pro player coming out: ‘If you live in the real world, it’s not an issue’

Fans of Gainsborough Trinity, the team of a recently out semi-professional footballer, have offered a supportive response to his announcement that he is gay.

January 25, 2014

Lance Bass offers forgiveness to TV star who said gays are ‘perverts’

Former NSYNC star Lance Bass has defended a television star who apologised after saying gay people were "more pervert", and should not be allowed on TV.

January 25, 2014

US: Virginia Republicans urge appointment of lawyers to defence of same-sex marriage ban

Republican politicians in the US state of Virginia have asked for legal counsel to be appointed in order to defend the state's same-sex marriage ban, now that the Attorney General has said he will not.

January 24, 2014

Vatican tells Swiss Guard member to give names to back up claims of sexual advance from church official

A senior member of the Catholic Church has urged a member of the Swiss Guard to give names to back up his claims of sexual advances from church officials.

January 24, 2014

Nigerian newspaper claims that woman ‘publicly disowned her cat’ because she declared it was gay

Reports from a newspaper in Nigeria claim that a woman in the country disowned her cat which she suspected was gay.

January 24, 2014

McDonald’s #CheersToSochi Twitter hashtag hijacked by LGBT activists

McDonald's has faced a backlash from LGBT rights advocates as it launched the hashtag #CheersToSochi on Twitter, in promotion of the Winter Olympics.

January 24, 2014

MP Nigel Evans pleads not guilty to sex charges

Former Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans denies committing sexual offences against seven men at a pretrial hearing.