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Update: The bill was passed by a vote of 366 to 161 and will now face the House of Lords, where it is expected to face strong opposition.   Amendments which will legalise equal marriage have been saved by a deal struck between the Conservative and Labour party. An extra amendment to the Bill had [...]

The fight against homophobia in football has hit the headlines again after it was revealed at least eight professional players are gay but won’t come out due to fear of a backlash from fans. The headlines come after the first ever current professional in a major US sporting team came out last week. Gay campaigners [...]

President Obama has praised the courage of Jason Collins, the first openly gay current professional sportsman in the USA who came out earlier this week. Collins, who plays for the Washington Wizards, came out in the most recent issue of Sports Illustrated in an article which he wrote himself. He is the first professional sportsman [...]

Lawmakers in New Zealand have passed legislation that legalises full same-sex marriage, making it the first country in the Asia-Pacific to do so. The bill makes the necessary amendments to the marriage act of 1955 and was passed with a majority of 77 votes in favour and 44 against. When the result was announced there [...]

Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away yesterday at the Ritz hotel, having suffered a stroke. Her final demise came after many years of degenerative dementia which saw her retire from public life in 2003.  Her legacy among the gay community is somewhat that of a homophobe due to Section 28 being passed under her [...]

No, it’s not a late April fool! In an interview for the Huffington Post, Sherborne School educated actor Jeremy Irons got a little mixed up and said that gay marriage would lead to ‘fathers marrying their sons’. He elaborated by saying it would not be incest as two men can’t make a baby and so [...]

Starbucks seems to be taking the brunt of anger after it maintained its support for equal marriage. A US conservative women’s group called Concerned Women for America and the National Organisation for Marriage (NOM) have both spoken out against the coffee chain after the CEO re-affirmed the company’s support for same-sex marriage. The National Organisation [...]

Latest 27/03/13 16:22 – Edith Windsor has done her job and leaves the Court to cheers from the crowds outsode. 15:05 – If this doesn’t get the message across, what will? https://twitter.com/huffpostgay/status/316928349488435200/photo/1 14:41 – Nice to see some religious leaders supporting the pro lobby https://twitter.com/glaad/status/316922823480332288/photo/1 14:36 – Hearing is just about to start. 13:28 – [...]