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July 26, 2012

Equal marriage advocates collect messages for Scottish government ‘thank you’

Following yesterday's announcement by the Scottish government that it will legislate to recognise marriages between two people of the same sex, equality campaigners are planning a giant 'thank you' card.

July 26, 2012

Peter Tatchell ‘still serially excluded’ from Downing Street

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has said the coalition government is continuing its Labour predecessors' 'serial exclusion' of him from Downing Street events.

July 26, 2012

Catholic Church in Scotland: Society ‘should not facilitate gay relationships’

Following the government's announcement that it would legislate to allow gay couples to marry in Scotland, the Catholic Church has continued to claim homosexuality is 'hazardous and dangerous' and said 'no society' should 'facilitate or encourage' them whether through marriage or other recognition.

July 26, 2012

Comment: Sport and spectacle – the queer side of the Olympics

Gregory Woods examines some notable opening and closing ceremonies from Olympics past and reasons that there is 'something distinctly queer' about the Games.

July 26, 2012

Leading scientist renews hope in a ‘cure’ for HIV

A cure for HIV infection is now a very realistic possibility, according to an increasing number of voices in the scientific community.

July 26, 2012

Africa: New report accuses US evangelical Christians of promoting homophobia

A liberal thinktank has claimed that right wing US Christian evangelical groups are targeting Africa with an anti-gay agenda.

July 26, 2012

Video: Dan Savage says marriage is already ‘about love, not gender’

Author, columnist and founder of the 'It Gets Better Project' Dan Savage has rejected arguments that gay people are seeking to 'redefine marriage', saying it has already effectively gender-neutral.

July 25, 2012

California scouts staff return badges over dismissal of gay Eagle Scout

Ten scouts staff in northern California have returned their badges to protest the firing of an openly gay 22-year-old Eagle Scout. The Eagle Scout, Tim Griffin, says his sexual orientation was not previously a problem.

July 25, 2012

New Hampshire speaker wants another attempt to ban equal marriage

New Hampshire's House speaker has said that he will launch a second attempt to ban equal marriage if he wins another term. Speaking on New Hampshire Public Radio's the Exchange, Bill O'Brien claimed that allowing gay couples to marry weakens families, which in turn causes the government to spend more money fixing social...

July 25, 2012

Ryan Murphy says One Million Moms will like The New Normal

After anti-gay campaign group One Million Moms attacked his new show, Glee creator Ryan Murphy has said they might like it if they try it. The online campaign group hit out at Murphy's show The New Normal, in which a surrogate mother carries a baby for a gay couple.