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November 21, 2012
Protests against 'vulgar' gay pride in Vicenza, Italy

Northern Italian city is going to host a regional pride in 2013, but local politicians are protesting and organizing counter-demonstrations

Protests are mounting against a gay pride festival in the Italian city of Vicenza.

The city of Vicenza in Italy is going to host Veneto Pride 2013, but protests against the celebrations are mounting.

Local politicians are criticizing the choice of the city as host of Veneto Pride and a poll revealed that almost half of the metropolis is against the LGBT event on 15 June, 2013.

Regional Education secretary, Elena Donazzon, said: ‘The pride will be ridiculous and vulgar. I have a lot of gay friends but all of them are against this kind of thing.’

July 5, 2012
Christian protesters picket anti-gay bullying event

Speakers at Stonewall's Education for All conference admit 'enormous challenge' in tackling homophobic bullying at school despite 'remarkable' progress

Extremist Christians protested outside a conference on tackling homophobia in schools, accusing organizers Stonewall of trying to ‘indoctrinate’ pupils through the education system.

The demonstration by the Core Issues Trust, which advocates 'gay cure therapy', was laughed off by Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill during his opening speech at the event in London’s British Library today (5 July).

Joking, he thanked them for highlighting the need for the LGBT group’s work.

May 25, 2012
New report at the heart of Stonewall Education Conference

Stonewall’s education conference to launch new research on scale of homophobia in schools

Stonewall will release a major new report about homophobia in Britain’s schools at its seventh annual Education for All conference on 5 July.

The new report, which aims to measure the scale of homophobia in British schools, is based on a survey of 6,400 lesbian, gay and bisexual students from across the country.

Conference delegates will be the first to discuss the survey’s findings.

May 12, 2012
Republican activists set to use Obama’s gay marriage stance against him

GOP campaigners say they are looking to paint the US President as a ‘flip-flopper’

Republican activists are reportedly planning to use President Barack Obama’s support for gay marriage against him in the race for the White House.

GOP campaigners say they are looking to paint the US President as a ‘flip-flopper’, and say Obama’s likely Republican opponent Mitt Romney is more consistent.

Obama made history by becoming the first sitting president to express support for gay marriage on Wednesday (9 May), following support from Vice President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

May 7, 2012
First Joe Biden, now Arne Duncan publicly supports gay marriage

US Education Secretary second administration in two days to express personal view different from President Obama

As President Barack Obama continues officially 'evolving' on the issue of gay marriage, a second member of his administration has come out and publicly supported marriage equality.

A day after Vice President Joe Biden told NBC's Meet the Press that he is 'absolutely comfortable' with gay people getting married, Education Secretary Arne Duncan did the same when asked about the topic during an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Monday (7 May).

February 20, 2012
Gove under attack over anti-gay book in schools

Campaigners angry after UK government's Education Secretary, Michael Gove, says equality laws do not cover schools

Michael Gove, the UK government's education secretary, has come under fire from campaigners after claiming equality laws do not cover school curriculums.

Trade unionists the TUC raised concerns to the Conservative politician about a homophobic booklet which was distributed in Roman Catholic schools in Lancashire, England, in 2010.

The pamphlet, called 'Pure Manhood: How to become the man God wants you to be', claims that ‘the homosexual act is disordered’.