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January 20, 2014

Newly appointed Spanish cardinal: Homosexuality is a ‘deficiency’ that can be cured

A new Spanish cardinal appointed by Pope Francis has begun his tenure by describing homosexuality as a deficiency and suggesting the need for gay people to undergo corrective treatment.

January 20, 2014

New York Governor: Extreme anti-gay conservatives have no place in the state of New York

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has said "extreme conservatives" with anti-gay views are not welcome in the state.

January 20, 2014

Exclusive: UKIP leader Nigel Farage agrees to take part in PinkNews Q&A

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has agreed for the first time to participate in a question and answer session with PinkNews.co.uk readers ahead of May’s European election.

January 20, 2014

Tory Vice Chair: Good that UKIP ditched ‘gay marriage floods’ councillor but how many share his views?

The Vice Chair of the Conservative Party Michael Fabricant, has commended the decision by UKIP to suspend a councillor who said same-sex marriage caused floods in the UK and compared abortions to the deaths of Jewish people in the Holocaust.

January 20, 2014

Lord Sugar to Twitter users: Shut up ‘dimwits’ I ain’t homophobic

Lord Sugar was accused of homophobia after asking a Twitter user when he planned to "come out".

January 20, 2014

Canada punishes Nigerian President for signing anti-gay law by cancelling state visit

Canada has cancelled a scheduled state visit following Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan's decision to approve a draconian anti-gay bill.

January 20, 2014

UKIP’s ‘gay marriage caused floods’ councillor wasn’t news when he was a Tory, says Farage

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has accused the media of unfairly highlighting the views of one of its councillors who claimed that allowing gay couples to marry would lead to flooding and that the Prime Minister ignored his warning.

January 19, 2014

UKIP Chair: ‘Gay marriage caused storms’ councillor’s views on weather contrary to UKIP principles

The Chairman of UKIP in the South East of England, Roger Bird has said that the views expressed by UKIP councillor David Silvester on the weather were contrary to the core principles of the party.

January 19, 2014

There are warning of gays in Viking, Forties and Bongo Bongo Land: Listen to UKIP’s Shipping Forecast

Following the claims that same-sex marriage caused the UK's storms, made by now suspended UKIP councillor David Silvester, the internet has hit back.

January 19, 2014

UKIP suspends ‘gay marriage caused storms’ councillor who today compared abortion laws to Holocaust

UKIP has suspended its councillor David Silvester, who claimed that the floods to have hit the UK in December and January were caused by same-sex marriage and that homosexuality can be cured by Christian prayer.