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January 30, 2013

US: Gay boy scout hopeful for national change after vote on anti-gay policy

The family of a Californian teenage boy scout who was denied the Eagle Scout award because he was openly gay, has welcomed an upcoming vote by the Boy Scouts of America's board, on whether to drop a national ban on gay members, volunteers and staff.

January 29, 2013

David Cameron under pressure to grant tax breaks to win same-sex marriage vote

Prime minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne are reportedly under mounting pressure to give married couples a tax break in order to secure support for their same-sex marriage bill.

January 29, 2013

In Photos: London 2018 Gay Games bid launched in Palace of Westminster

The bid to host the 2018 Gay Games in London began with a reception in Westminster last night. The gathering at Portcullis House was hosted by Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Gilbert. MPs, local government members, and athletes were among those who turned up to show their support for the cause. Celebrity supporters included...

January 29, 2013

Catholic Church: ‘We recognise that gay couples make loving parents but they must be banned from marriage’

The Catholic Church in England and Wales has made a surprising acknowledgement that same-sex couples make good parents. The statement is included within a document submitted to MPs and Peers urging them vote against same-sex marriage.

January 29, 2013

US: Obama immigration reforms predicted to include same-sex couples

Sources have claimed that President Obama will include measures to help binational same-sex couples when he unveils his plans for immigration reforms later.

January 29, 2013

Whitney Houston’s mother would have been ‘bothered’ if the star had been gay

Whitney Houston's mother has revealed to Oprah Winfrey that had her daughter been gay, she would "absolutely" have had a problem with it.

January 29, 2013

Ireland: Gay couple kicked out of SPAR store by security guard for kissing

A security guard in a store in Dublin allegedly called two gay customers "faggots" after they kissed.

January 29, 2013

Sweden: Married Ugandan men victims of ‘lottery’ asylum system

A gay Ugandan couple were separated in 2008 when one was forced to flee to Sweden. They were reunited by chance and married under Swedish law, but are in danger once more after one had their asylum claim denied.

January 29, 2013

Tory rebel says same-sex marriage bill could pass Commons with a majority of 400

Conservative MP Philip Davies, who opposes equal marriage, has told a PinkNews reader that he expects the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales to pass with a Commons majority of between 300-400.

January 29, 2013

France: Parliamentary debate over equal marriage begins

Following months of debate and controversy over the issue of equal marriage, proposals to allow it went before the French parliament today.