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May 30, 2012

Video: Oona King comes @Out4Marriage to redress ‘outrageous’ marriage inequality

Labour politician Oona King has become the latest to film a video for the Out4Marriage campaign, saying her support is inspired by the fact that her parents' mixed-race marriage would have been illegal in some parts of the US at the time they wed.

May 30, 2012

Scottish footballer Derek Riordan in court over ‘homophobic’ pub incident

Scottish Premier League footballer Derek Riordan has appeared in court today in Edinburgh charged with assault in an incident in which he allegedly used homophobic and sexually explicit language against bar staff.

May 30, 2012

Gay rugby player Gareth Thomas cover star of Attitude’s annual ‘naked issue’

Gay former professional rugby star Gareth Thomas will appear on the cover of this month's Attitude magazine, its annual 'naked issue', which is to focus on sexual health.

May 30, 2012

Daily Mail criticises Nick Clegg’s ‘illiberal’ whipped vote on equal marriage

The Daily Mail has published a leader article today criticising the deputy prime minister's intention to whip the party's MPs to vote for legislation removing the ban on gay marriages in England and Wales.

May 30, 2012

Gay Sports Day to return this year following London Olympics

The Gay Sports Day will return for 2012, slipping in to the capital's summer's calendar between the London Olympic and Paralympic games on the August Bank Holiday.

May 30, 2012

Illinois citizens to sue for equal marriage rights

Illinois residents are to file lawsuits against the state, arguing that the ban on marriages for gay couples is unconstitutional.

May 30, 2012

Robert Mugabe made a ‘leader for tourism’ by UN agency

The president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, who said gay people 'offend against the law of nature' has been made a 'leader for tourism' by the UN's World Tourism Organisation.

May 30, 2012

Former Teletubby: Tinky Winky was not gay

An actress who portrayed the Teletubby Laa-Laa has said the children's programme did not contain gay undertones.

May 30, 2012

Californian ban on ‘gay cures’ for minors may see senate vote today

A bill at California's state legislature which would ban attempts to turn gay minors straight through therapy and require adults to be informed of the unproven effectiveness of such treatments is expected to be voted on at the senate later today.

May 30, 2012

Ex-BP chief executive: Business is still intolerant of gays

Lord Browne, the gay former chief executive of oil giant BP, has said the business world is more intolerant of gays than legal, media or arts professions and that Britain must work 'overtime' to reverse the criminalisation of homosexuality globally.