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September 19, 2013

Tory MP Mike Freer: Hopefully the JCVI will recommend extending the HPV vaccine to gay men

The decision of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to collate evidence on the merits of extending the HPV vaccine to young gay men has been welcomed by Conservative MP Mike Freer.

September 19, 2013

US Archbishop specifcally says Catholic military chaplains cannot perform or endorse same-sex weddings

Catholic military chaplains are not allowed to perform, or participate in, same-sex weddings, or offer counselling to same-sex coupes, the archbishop responsible for the US armed forces has said.

September 19, 2013

Scotland rejects calls for HPV vaccination to be given to boys

Calls for a vaccination programme against the cancer-causing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to be extended to include teenage boys have been rejected by the Scottish Government.

September 19, 2013

Vladimir Putin: ‘If Silvio Berlusconi were gay he would have escaped prosecution’

Vladimir Putin has said that the only reason former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been prosecuted in court is because he straight, and that, were he gay, he would not have faced the same.

September 19, 2013

Scotland: Legal experts agree that a legal challenge against churches over equal marriage is unlikely

Legal experts have responded to suggestions that churches which opt out of performing same-sex marriages will face legal challenges, to say that they are unlikely to face lawsuits on human rights grounds.

September 19, 2013

Australia: PM asks for legal advice over Australian Capital Territory’s equal marriage bill

The Australian Captial Territory's equal marriage bill was tabled today to rapturous applause, but Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned that he is seeking legal advice as to "how far the ACT can go with this."

September 19, 2013

Australia: Incoming Catholic Archbishop calls for halt to equal marriage legislation

The incoming Catholic Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn has said that he wants a moratorium called to stop the passage of any new laws on same-sex marriage in Australia.

September 19, 2013

Pope Francis: The Catholic Church is ‘obsessed’ with same-sex marriage and abortion

Pope Francis says the Roman Catholic Church has grown “obsessed” with preaching about abortion, same-sex marriage and contraception – and that he is choosing to avoid discussing those subjects.

September 19, 2013

Mormon church encourages members to ‘express views’ about equal marriage legislation in Hawaii

The Mormon Church has called on its members to "express their views", on equal marriage legislation pending in the US state of Hawaii.

September 19, 2013

Terrence Higgins Trust ‘extremely disappointed’ at refusal to extend HPV vaccine to gay men

The Department of Health's decision not to support extending the HPV vaccine to young gay men has been criticised by the Terrence Higgins Trust.