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April 24, 2012

Comment: I hope my Equal Marriage film wakes us all up to support changing the law

Mike Buonaiuto asks, 'what do you do when the Government says it wants to change the marriage laws in England and Wales to allow gay couples the same rights as straights to conduct marriage ceremonies?' For him it meant making a film to ensure we all fight to support the Government's pledge to change the law.

April 24, 2012

Video: Coalition for Equal Marriage releases beautiful viral campaign film

A new independent short film produced to support the Coalition for Equal Marriage has been released to encourage support for the Government's plans to lift the ban on civil marriage for same-sex couples in England and Wales.

April 24, 2012

California pushes for a partial ban on ‘gay conversion therapies’

A bill passing through Californian Senate seeks to ban so-called 'reparative therapy' for gay men and women below the age of 18, and would force psychiatrists to inform older patients of the many mental and physical harms such 'therapies' might cause.

April 24, 2012

Video: Gingrich endorses anti-gay amendment, as public support drops

Within a day of launching a high-profile campaign to oppose the anti-gay Amendment One in North Carolina, the Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has launched a video encouraging citizens of the state to approve the bill on May 8 — even as two different polls suggest that the support for the amendment is...

April 24, 2012

Stonewall survey: NHS ‘failing gay and bisexual men’

A large-scale health study in the UK has found that gay and bisexual men are neglected and discriminated against by the NHS, which, rather than focusing on their propensity for self-harm, suicide and severe depression, concentrates solely on their sexual health.

April 24, 2012

In Photos: Alan Cumming, Christina Perri and other celebs join NOH8 campaign

More famous faces have taken part in the NoH8 campaign including Alan Cumming and Christina Perri. The campaign was launched following the passing of anti-gay marriage measure Proposition 8 in California and has seen scores of celebrities take part to raise awareness for the cause.

April 24, 2012

Dissident Anglican movement meets in London

Leaders of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FCA), a dissident movement formed over opposition to the ordination of gay bishops, have met in London today to begin discussions on the future of the Church of England.

April 24, 2012

Christian campaigners to seek judicial review of Mayor’s decision to ban anti-gay bus ads

The groups behind the 'ex-gay' London bus adverts have confirmed that they are intending to seek a judicial review of the decision by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London to ban the adverts from being displayed by Transport for London. The group is also considering bringing legal action for breach of contract against...

April 24, 2012

Gay presidential candidacy hopeful Fred Karger unveils ‘Sexy Frisbee’ campaign video

Fred Karger, the Republican presidential candidate who has hopes to become the party's first openly gay, Jewish nominee has unveiled his new campaign video.

April 24, 2012

Lesbian couple withdraw bar complaint after local press view CCTV footage

A lesbian couple from New Zealand have u-turned on claims they were asked to leave a bar for...