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December 26, 2012

UK: Christians complain about a film that doesn’t exist that depicts Jesus as a gay man

The British Board of Film Classification has said it has received complaints about a film depicting Jesus and his disciples as gay men despite the fact that the film has never actually been made.

December 26, 2012

PinkNews Poll: David Cameron’s popularity among LGBT voters grows following same-sex marriage policy

A series of polls for PinkNews.co.uk has found that the popularity of the Conservative Party has grown since the general election, with David Cameron now a more popular choice to be prime minister than Ed Miliband. Most LGBT people said that by proposing same-sex marriage, David Cameron has positively altered their opinion...

December 26, 2012

High Court Judge: Same-sex marriage isn’t a priority as it only helps 0.1% of population

Upcoming plans to legalise marriage equality have come under fire from a High Court judge, who said that the government should focus on the "crisis of family breakdown".

December 26, 2012

Poll: Majority of public want Church of England to hold same-sex weddings

A new poll has found that the majority of the people in England and Wales wish for the Church of England to be able to conduct same-sex marriages.

December 25, 2012

Cameroon’s Catholic Archbishop: Giving gays equal rights is a ‘crime against humanity’

One of the most senior Catholic leaders in Cameroon has labeled gay equality such as same-sex marriages as a "crime against humanity".

December 25, 2012

Feature: The weirdest and most unexpected LGBT stories of 2012

As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the most important stories of the last twelve months. While we have looked at the top fifteen stories that have changed LGBT life the UK this year, this category is dedicated to the strangest stories of the year: the news in 2012 which took us completely by...

December 25, 2012

Feature: The top 15 stories that changed LGBT life in the UK in 2012

As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the most important UK stories of the last twelve months. This year has been an exceptional one for LGBT news in the UK so we've decided to extend the number of stories to 15!

December 25, 2012

Student leaders warn naked university Christmas calendars challenge ‘dignity at university’

Many will be opening up stocking fillers of naked charity calendars this morning but the National Union of Students has warned that they challenge the notion of equality and dignity at university. It also warns that many who pose will end up on internet porn websites.

December 25, 2012

Archbishop of Westminster’s Christmas message: Same-sex marriage plan is an Orwellian shambles

The leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has attacked the Government's plans for marriage equality as an undemocratic shambles.

December 24, 2012

250 Rabbis, pastors and bishops call on Illinois to make same-sex marriage legal

A group of 250 rabbis, pastors, bishops and other leaders representing liberal and reform Christian and Jewish groups have called on the state of Illinois to pass the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act that would make same-sex marriage legal.