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Labour abandons support for 'wrecking' gay marriage amendment

Shadow Women and Equalities Minister Yvette Cooper tells opposition party MPs to not vote for Tim Loughton's opposite-sex civil partnerships amendment

Church of Scotland to debate gay ministers

Four years after the first openly gay reverend in a same-sex relationship was appointed to a new parish by the Church of Scotland, the governing body will decide whether to allow ministers in same-sex relationships

Church forces Archbishop Welby to abandon straight civil partnerships

Church 'unconvinced' there was a ‘genuine and widespread public need’ for change as gay marriage bill goes through UK parliament

Poll shows most Britons want gay marriages and straight civil partnership

New YouGov poll shows majority of Britons support same-sex marriages and civil partnerships for straight couples

England and Wales gay marriage bill could be delayed up to two years

Tory party in-fighting and an amendment giving straight couples civil partnerships could delay the equal marriage bill until after the next election

Gay marriage ban impacts on skilled migration, says Aussie former senator

Western Australia convenor of Australian Marriage Equality says that political leaders' resistance to gay marriage is bad for business

Nearly 50% of Chinese gay men and lesbians are in the closet at work, survey shows

Survey from Aibai reveals that Chinese employees are not comfortable living open lives at work

Transgender footballer has a heart attack on pitch

Trans rights advocate Martine Delany is recovering in hospital after a heart attack on pitch during a game for Tasmania's women's league

AIDS Walk New York succeeds even in rainy weather

For 28 years, there is a day in May when New Yorkers come together for for AIDS awareness and education

Polari magazine editor assaulted in South London

Christopher Bryant, editor of gay and lesbian online magazine Polari, and his partner were viciously beaten last night in an anti-gay attack

London: gunshots outside gay club Fire

Club-goers took to social networking to report gunfire outside Vauxhall’s super-club Fire

NYC: rally to honor murdered gay man, fourth gay bashing in one month

A rally will be held at New York’s LGBT community center at 5:30 pm on 20 May in honor of Mark Carson

Gay marriage will ‘rob’ parents of their rights, say UK Muslim leaders

Hundreds of Muslim leaders throughout the UK have signed a letter in a unified protest against the government’s same-sex marriage bill

UFC fighter Nate Diaz suspended and fined over ‘biggest fag’ tweet

UFC lightweight division fighter Nate Diaz has been suspended for three months and fined $20,000 over a homophobic tweet directed at another fighter in the latest sign that homophobia will not be tolerated in the sport

Schoolgirl expelled and charged over relationship with 15 year old fellow student

18 year old Florida schoolgirl Kaitlyn Hunt was kicked off her basketball team, expelled from school and is now being prosecuted after her 15 year old girlfriend’s parents complained about their relationship

100 million see Finland’s Krista Siegfrids lesbian kiss at Eurovision

Finland’s Krista Siegfrids kisses one of her female dancers after performance of her song Marry Me

Bradley Manning declared as Pride’s People's Grand Marshal

San Francisco LGBT activists declared Bradley Manning as the People’s Grand Marshal, protesting against the city’s Pride leaders’ decision not to honor him

Late night New York City murder is being investigated as an anti-gay hate crime

Culprit in police custody for homicide where anti-gay slurs were allegedly used

China arrests gay activists during IDAHO events

LGBT rights advocates have been detained in at least two cities in China while engaging in IDAHO activities

Lesbian forced from partner, two kids by Texas judge's 'morality clause'

A lesbian woman has 30 days to evacuate her home after a judge ruled only relatives by ‘blood or marriage’ can be around her partner’s kids past 9 pm

London: ‘violated’ gay black police officer wins harassment hearing

An employment tribunal ruled this week that detective Kevin Maxwell suffered from homophobic and racist bullying in the police force

France’s first gay marriage: by the end of this month

Montpellier’s mayor proudly announced that the first gay marriage in France would take place in her city in just ten days time

Jamaican Education Minister says pro-gay material in schools would turn kids gay

Jamaica’s Education Minister has claimed that pro-gay materials in schools could ‘groom’ children towards becoming gay and would be offensive to ‘majority sentiments’

Australian Opposition leader under pressure after French marriage vote

Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott’s electorate office has been picketed by over 100 people calling for him to allow a free vote on marriage equality after France legalized same-sex marriage

Florist who refused to service gay wedding is now suing state of Washington for suing her

Barronelle Stutzman claims that it is she who is being discriminated against

GLAAD President Herndon Graddick resigns after just over a year in office

Had been conspicuously absent from recent events, does not give reason for departure

Church of England agrees gay marriage lock will protect it

Civil partnerships for straight couples are for people who are 'pursuing “equality” as an abstract concept’, Church of England claims

Smoke pellets and stones thrown at gay activists in St Petersburg

Russian city’s LGBT population holds demonstration for IDAHO despite propaganda law. Thugs attack

Same-sex couples win adoption rights for partners' children in Portugal

Portuguese parliament votes for partial adoption law for same-sex couples but stops short of full equality

France gives final yes to gay marriage

French Constitutional Council has validated same-sex marriage equality