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July 25, 2012

Scottish government will bring forward equal marriage legislation

Equal marriage advocates have welcomed the Scottish government's much-awaited announcement this morning that it will be bringing forward legislation to allow gay couples to marry and remove current barriers for trans people.

July 25, 2012

David Cameron warns Church of ‘repeating Tory mistakes’ with LGBT community

Prime Minister David Cameron has "gently" warned the Church of England not to repeat mistakes he said his party had made by alienating gay people in its opposition to marriage equality for gay couples.

July 25, 2012

Video: New Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow linked MP’s death to homosexuality

The new Archbishop-elect of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia, who has warned the Scottish government against pursuing marriage equality, has linked a gay Catholic MP's early death to his homosexuality.

July 24, 2012

Republicans join push for marriage equality in Maine

Twenty Republican leaders have joined a Republican group pushing for marriage equality in Maine. At a press conference yesterday, state representative Stacey Fitts explained how he changed his mind on the issue.

July 24, 2012

US: Hedge fund managers back marriage equality in four states

Pro-Republican hedge fund managers are backing marriage equality efforts in four US states. Marriage equality campaigns in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington have received financial support from hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer and Cliff Asness, the founder of AQR Capital Management, the Financial Times reports.

July 24, 2012

Bristol Palin says son, 3, did not use anti-gay slur

Bristol Palin has denied that her three-year-old son Tripp used a homophobic slur on her reality TV show. A clip from Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp appeared on YouTube last week and seemed to show Tripp calling his aunt a "faggot".

July 24, 2012

Marriage equality boosts New York City economy by $259m

One year of marriage equality in New York City has brought $259 million into the economy, it was announced today. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn said today that more than 8,000 gay couples had married since the law came into action - one tenth of all marriages in the city in the last year.