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British lawmakers defeat proposal to ban HIV+ immigrants from entering UK
LONDON — An proposal by a group of conservative British lawmakers to ban HIV and Hepatitis B positive immigrants from entering the United Kingdom, was shot down Thursday in the House of Commons.
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Leaders of Anglican Communion speak out against anti-LGBT violence, laws
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, spiritual heads of the worldwide Anglican Communion, have called upon Church leaders and the presidents of Nigeria and Uganda to support and care for all people “regardless of sexual orientation.”
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London ban on anti-gay bus ad put in doubt by court of appeal ruling
LONDON — A ban on a Christian charity’s bus advertisements suggesting that gay people can “cured” was put in doubt on Monday by a court of appeal judgment.
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UK councilman suspended by party after blaming floods on gay marriage
LONDON — A British far-right party has suspended a local councilman who blamed recent severe flooding on the government’s legalization of same-sex marriage.
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Evander Holyfield: Homosexuality is like a ‘handicap,’ it ‘ain’t normal’
LONDON — Former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield is facing calls to be kicked off the U.K.’s “Celebrity Big Brother” after likening homosexuality to a “handicap,” and insisting that being gay is a choice and “ain’t normal.”
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United Kingdom to hold first same-sex weddings on March 29
LONDON — Save the date: The British government announced Tuesday that the country’s first same-sex weddings can be held on Saturday, March 29.
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Ian McKellen says British government told him not to go to Russia
LONDON — Actor Ian McKellen says the British government has advised him not to go to Russia because of the country’s anti-gay “propaganda” law.
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UK bed and breakfast owners lose appeal in gay discrimination case
LONDON — The Christian owners of a hotel in southern England have lost a U.K. Supreme Court appeal over whether their refusal to let a gay couple stay amounted to discrimination.
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British health minister calls reparative therapy ‘abhorrent,’ but rules out ban
LONDON — Britain’s Minister of State for Care and Support, (Health) Norman Lamb, told an audience during a special debate in Westminster Hall Wednesday that practitioners trying to convert gay patients to heterosexuality is “wholly abhorrent.”
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U.K. man in Uganda court after stolen gay sex images published
KAMPALA, Uganda — A British man faces a court hearing in Uganda on Monday following the publication of images from his stolen laptop of him having sex with another man.