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June 28, 2012

Pride London funding ‘shortfall’ sees WorldPride heavily scaled back

The WorldPride event in London on 7 July has been severely cut back with floats banned from the route and start times moved after a funding "shortfall", organisers Pride London confirmed today.

June 28, 2012

Bulgarian priest calls on faithful to stone Pride marchers

As LGBT people prepare to celebrate Pride on 30 June in the Bulgarian city of Sofia, a local...

June 28, 2012

Scotland: Six in ten LGBT people have seen homophobia in sport, report says

A report into levels of homophobia and transphobia in Scottish sport and recommendations to tackle the problems have been formally unveiled today.

June 28, 2012

Coming out support booklets for gay youth and families updated

The national body FFLAG, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gay Men, has updated its support booklets for young people coming out to their parents and for parents themselves.

June 28, 2012

Video: Policing minister Nick Herbert says difference between civil partnership and marriage ‘matters’

Nick Herbert, the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice, has become the latest member of the government to join the Out4Marriage campaign to support efforts to legalise gay marriages.

June 28, 2012

Queensland: Groups fear three-year prison sentences under gay surrogacy ban

Equality advocates are meeting to oppose the new Queensland government's plan to criminalise surrogacy arrangements for gay couples, single people and some straight couples.

June 28, 2012

IDAHO founder begins hunger strike for UN resolution on decriminalising homosexuality

The founder of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia has launched a hunger strike this week calling on the new French president to honour a promise to introduce a UN resolution on the decriminalisation of homosexuality.

June 28, 2012

Pride London to host conference on LGBT rights around the Commonwealth

Pride London, as hosts of WorldPride 2012, will hold a conference focussing on the importance of global decriminalisation of homosexuality in the capital next week.

June 27, 2012

Pride London responds to cancellation rumours

Organisers of WorldPride 2012 Pride London have rebutted 'misrepresented rumours' that the 7 July event is in danger of cancellation and responded to 'media criticism' of the event's organisation.

June 27, 2012

Scottish government to reveal marriage decision in two weeks

The Scottish government has confirmed it will announce its decision on whether or not to legalise gay marriages on 10 July.