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June 18, 2013

Study: Most US gay people find the majority of religious organisations to be ‘unfriendly’

A study has revealed that the majority of gay Americans are much less religious compared to the US population, and around a third have said they have felt unwelcome in a place of worship.

June 18, 2013

Cindy McCain: By next presidential election, both US parties will support equal marriage

Cindy McCain, the wife of former GOP presidential nominee Senator John McCain, has said she thinks there will be a "major turn", and that both major parties will support equal marriage by the next US presidential election.

June 18, 2013

Gay former police officer accuses the Met of ‘institutional racism and homophobia’

The Metropolitan Police has a policy of “cover-up and containment” that punishes officers who complain of racism and homophobia within its ranks, a gay mixed race ex-police officer has said.

June 18, 2013

MBE awarded to gay and lesbian choir leader for services to music

A London man has made it onto the Queen's birthday honours list for work with gay and lesbian choirs around the world.

June 18, 2013

Russia: Ban on adoption by same-sex couples unanimously passed at second reading

Russian lawmakers have voted unanimously to pass legislation banning the adoption of Russian children by foreign same-sex couples, as well as single parents who live in countries where same-sex marriage is legal.

June 18, 2013

Barry Cryer brands ITV’s Vicious ‘homophobic’ television

Comedian Barry Cryer says ITV's sitcom Vicious is "positively homophobic".

June 18, 2013

Gay dating website for ‘homosensible’ Catholic priests being run out of the Vatican

According to reports, a gay dating website for "homosensible Roman Catholic priests", has been operating out of the Vatican.

June 18, 2013

Australian Senator Cory Bernardi: ‘I was right to warn that equal marriage could lead to polygamy’

An Australian senator, who resigned from the opposition’s frontbench after he said that allowing same-sex couples to marry could lead to sanctioning polygamy and even bestiality, says his original comments were correct.

June 18, 2013

Amendments allowing registrars to opt out of equal marriage withdrawn in House of Lords

As the House of Lords committee stage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill began yesterday, peers debated whether registrars, as public servants, should be allowed to opt out of performing same-sex weddings if they conscientiously objected to them.

June 18, 2013

UK: Lesbian asylum seeker faces imminent deportation to Uganda

An asylum seeker who claims she is at risk of homophobic persecution is due to be deported to Uganda on Tuesday evening.