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December 7, 2012

Lancashire: LGBT community urged to help finding missing teen

Lancashire Police are re-appealing for information about the whereabouts of a teenage boy, who has links with the LGBT community, and has been missing from his home in Leyland for almost two weeks.

December 7, 2012

Video: One Million Moms outraged by new advert featuring Ellen Degeneres ‘and three elves’

Anti gay rights group, One Million Moms, has once again focussed itself on US department store JC Penney, and the company's spokesperson, Ellen Degeneres, because of a new ad featuring the openly gay TV presenter, and three elves.

December 7, 2012

Nick Clegg: We won’t force churches to hold same-sex marriages if they don’t want to

The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has joined David Cameron in commenting on the reports that the government is to allow same-sex marriages to take place in churches.

December 7, 2012

Tory MP Bob Blackman: Cameron should be re-introducing Section 28 not letting gays marry

Conservative MP Bob Blackman has responded to David Cameron’s support for religious same-sex marriages by suggesting the prime minister should resurrect Section 28, a notorious piece of anti-gay legislation passed under the Thatcher government.

December 7, 2012

Russian Prime Minister says there is no reason to “regulate” homosexuality

The Russian Prime Minister has said that he doesn't see any reason why homosexuality should be banned legally in the country, and that it is not an big issue for many Russians.

December 7, 2012

Unitarians welcome government support for religious same-sex marriages

The Chief Officer of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches has welcomed claims the government will announce its support for religious same-sex marriages next week.

December 7, 2012

David Cameron: I support ‘gay church weddings’

David Cameron has confirmed reports that he is to back same-sex marriages for religious institutions.

December 7, 2012

London: Embassy protest planned against Uganda’s anti-gay law

Campaigners are set to demonstrate outside the Ugandan embassy in London next week as the country threatens to pass its notorious ‘kill the gays’ bill.

December 7, 2012

Government to support gay couples marrying in church in plans to be announced next week

PinkNews.co.uk understands the government is likely to push for complete marriage equality, meaning religious organisations will be allowed to provide same-sex marriages, as part of its reforms, despite widespread opposition by senior Anglican and Catholic leaders.

December 7, 2012

Laurence Watts’ 2012 LGBT Predictions Scorecard

In December of last year, Laurence Watts set himself the task of predicting LGBT news events that were likely to happen in 2012 - here is his scorecard for the year.