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May 21, 2013

David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: ‘I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!’

Tory MP David Burrowes has responded to a letter sent by a PinkNews reader, in which he was asked to clarify how he could oppose equal marriage, but still assert that he was not "anti gay", to say that he is against equal marriage, and to "Get over it!".

May 21, 2013

Made in Chelsea’s Ollie Locke: ‘I’ve tried to push myself to be gay but I’m actually bisexual’

Made in Chelsea star Ollie Locke says he’s bisexual but that “the whole country thinks I'm gay”.

May 21, 2013

London beaten gay couple urge politicians to beware of legitimising anti-gay attitudes

Two men who were subjected to a suspected homophobic robbery in London, are urging politicians to change language used during the debate around equal marriage, for fear that homophobic attitudes are being legitimised by negative comments.

May 21, 2013

US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins

The homophobic Westboro Baptist Church has thanked God for a lethal tornado that ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, leaving at least 24 people dead, saying it’s because of gay basketball player Jason Collins.

May 21, 2013

Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘I struggled with the issue of sexuality since I was a teenager’

The Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes, has spoken during the debate around the equal marriage bill for England and Wales, to say that he "struggled with the issue of sexuality", for years.

May 21, 2013

Boris Johnson calls on Tories to unite and for the government to ‘get on with legalising equal marriage’

Boris Johnson has called on the government to get the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill signed into law as soon as possible.

May 21, 2013

George Michael’s lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph

Further details have been revealed about last week’s motorway crash involving George Michael.

May 21, 2013

Openly gay NBA player Jason Collins honoured with courage award

Jason Collins, the NBA star who came out as gay earlier this month to a huge amount of media attention, and became the first openly gay player in a US major team sport, has received a courage award from leading gay-straight alliance organisation GLSEN.

May 21, 2013

Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has ‘f**** things up’ with his equal marriage bill

Lord Tebbit has launched a foul-mouthed attack on David Cameron, claiming the prime minister has “fucked things up” over the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

May 21, 2013

New York: Thousands of protesters condemn murder of ‘gay angel Mark Carson’

Thousands of people marched in Manhattan on Monday to denounce a rise in violence against LGBT people, and in particular the brutal shooting on Saturday of Mark Carson.