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May 23, 2013

US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be ‘the right decision’

The President of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has written an editorial piece explaining why he supports the potential decision to allow gay youth members into the organisation.

May 23, 2013

Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’

Peter Tatchell has warm praise for Prime Minister David Cameron, for “sticking to his guns” on equal marriage in the face of considerable opposition from his own party

May 23, 2013

Ukraine: Gay pride rally cancelled by court for fear that it will spark violence

A court in Ukraine has banned what had been set to be the country's first gay pride rally, for fear that it will spark violence.

May 23, 2013

Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote

MP Sarah Newton, also a deputy chair of the Conservative Party, is defending herself from claims she broke a promise to her constituents after abstaining in this week’s vote of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.

May 23, 2013

Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe homosexuals

Responding to a letter from a PinkNews.co.uk reader, Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth says he should have used the word “militant” rather than “aggressive” when describing parts of the “homosexuality community.”

May 23, 2013

Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained

Liberal Democrat MP John Pugh has been criticised for voting against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – as both Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes, party president Tim Farron and Health Minister Norman Lamb abstained in this week’s vote.

May 23, 2013

Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur

Former Conservative defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth has defended his comments about the “aggressive homosexual community”.

May 23, 2013

Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’

London Evening Standard columnist Richard Godwin jokes Sir Gerald Howarth’s recent comments about the “aggressive homosexual community” maybe because “he really does dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him.”

May 23, 2013

David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords

Equal marriage opponents have called David Cameron a "marriage wrecker", over equal marriage, and warned that a bill to legalise it will face a "long, protracted battle", in the House of Lords.

May 23, 2013

US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people

The adamantly homophobic US Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), also known as the God Hates Fags church, has posted an image online, suggesting that the murder in Woolwich today, was God's judgement for the UK's acceptance of gay people.