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June 11, 2012

Manny Pacquiao loses against Timothy Bradley, says he opposes gay ‘sin’ in pre-fight interview

Filipino boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao, who caused controversy last month by making anti-gay statements, lost a fight on Saturday.

Before the World Welterweight Championship bout with US fighter Timothy Bradley on Saturday, Pacquiao told USA Today:

May 17, 2012

Filipino boxer denies quoting Leviticus

Manny Pacquiao says that he supports gay rights, but opposes gay marriage

Filipino world champion boxer Manny Pacquiao has denied quoting a violent anti-gay passage of the Bible and defended his opposition to gay marriage after a backlash.

National Conservative Examiner published an article last weekend in which it appeared Pacquiao, who is also a congressman in the Philippines, quoted a Bible passage from Leviticus that says gay people ‘must be put to death’.

May 16, 2012

Couple arrested for having sex on cruise ship docked in Dominica tell their story

'Many have taken this as an opportunity to attack our character and integrity'

It's been nearly two months since Robert Hart and Dennis Jay Mayer were arrested for having sex aboard a cruise ship that had docked on the Caribbean island of Dominica.