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July 16, 2012

Former GaydarRadio news editor says politicians must ‘up their game’ on gay issues

Known as the voice of the evening news on GaydarRadio since February 2010, Scott Roberts told PinkNews.co.uk it was “one of the best jobs in radio” – and he leaves with only one big regret.

July 16, 2012

Guildford: Council votes against ‘inappropriate’ equal marriage view

Guildford Council in Surrey has voted not to support the government's plans to allow gay and straight couples an equal right to a civil marriage ceremony, saying it would be 'inappropriate' to take a view.

July 16, 2012

US: Lesbian couple hopes engagement will inspire equal marriage activism

A couple from Connecticut are sharing the story of their engagement online in the hope it might inspire others and help change civil marriage laws in the US and beyond.

July 16, 2012

Australian Olympic athlete in anti-straight room discrimination claim

An Australian gunman competing at the London Olympics has said it is 'stupid' he and his wife are not allowed to share a room while 'tons of gay couples' representing Australia can.

July 16, 2012

Bristol ‘full of goodwill’ as Pride parade ends week of celebrations

Despite a grey and dismal start to the day – and a rival march by the English Defence League that claimed to be supporting LGBT rights – Bristol Pride concluded its week-long celebrations on an upbeat note, with a parade and free outdoor festival on College Green, between Council House and Cathedral.

July 16, 2012

Scotland: Catholic equal marriage referendum ‘a colossal waste of money’

The call by Cardinal Keith O'Brien, head of the Catholic Church in Scotland and the most senior Catholic in the UK, for a referendum on equal marriage rights for gay couples has been criticised by advocates of the move.

July 16, 2012

Video: Equal marriage film seeks votes for national awards

Makers of the equal marriage short film Homecoming, which was released earlier this year to support government plans to legalise gay marriages in England and Wales, are appealing for help promoting the film to show in cinemas nationwide.

July 16, 2012

London: Police continue to appeal over gay sauna death

Police in London are continuing to appeal for information after a body was discovered in a gay sauna in east London early on Wednesday morning.

July 15, 2012

US: Lesbian Super-PAC aims to support pro-LGBT and women candidates

A pro-lesbian Super-PAC (political action committee) has been launched to support political candidates in the US who back LGBT and women's rights. L-PAC has already secured high-profile backing from figures such as Billie-Jean King and actress Jane Lynch.

July 15, 2012

Argentina: Gay couples celebrate second anniversary of marriage law

Gay couples in Argentina are celebrating the second anniversary of a law giving them the right to marry. More than 6,000 gay couples have tied the knot since Argentina's president Christina Fernandez de Kirchner signed the law on July 21st 2010.