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January 15, 2014

New Zealand: Five percent of marriages were between gay couples in first four months of equal marriage

In the first four months of same-sex couples having the legal right to marry in New Zealand, almost 5% of marriages are now between gay couples.

January 15, 2014

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague: I am disappointed and concerned by Nigeria’s new anti-gay laws

Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan for approving a draconian anti-gay law.

January 15, 2014

US State Department issues travel warning about Russian anti-gay law ahead of Sochi

The US State Department has issued a travel warning for those travelling to Russia for the Sochi Winter Olympics, noting the country's anti-gay law.

January 15, 2014

UK aid to Nigeria doesn’t fund government because of gay and human rights concerns

The British Government has defended decisions to increase aid to Nigeria despite a newly-introduced anti-gay law, saying that the country's government does not actually receive any of the money.

January 15, 2014

UK: Cabinet Equalites Minister Maria Miller will attend Russia’s Winter Olympics

Maria Miller, the Culture Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, will attend next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi, the government has confirmed.

January 15, 2014

Star Trek actor Chris Pine calls Russian anti-gay law ‘clearly awful, archaic, hostile nonsense’

Hollywood star Chris Pine has said that the US should have done more to challenge Russia on its anti-gay laws in the lead up to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

January 15, 2014

Tory MP Edward Leigh defends judge who described equal marriage as the ‘wrong policy’

Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh has defended a high court judge who previously branded equal marriage the government’s “wrong policy”.

January 15, 2014

Queen to release new track featuring vocals of Freddie Mercury

Brian May has spoken about releasing a new Queen track featuring the late Freddie Mercury.

January 15, 2014

EU foreign policy chief: Nigeria’s anti-gay law breaks the country’s own constitution

The EU's foreign policy chief says Nigeria's anti-gay law breaks "fundamental human rights".

January 15, 2014

Russia accuses EU of promoting ‘the aggressive propaganda of homosexual love’

A diplomatic attack against "gay propaganda", has been launched by Russia, which has accused the EU of promoting an "alien view of homosexuality and same-sex marriages as a norm of life."