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Northern Ireland rejects bid to legalize same-sex marriage
BELFAST — A bid to legalize same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland was defeated in the Assembly on Monday by a vote of 53 to 42.
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British court upholds ban on teacher for telling students gays are ‘disgusting’
LONDON — Britain’s high court has upheld a teaching ban on a Christian educator who told pupils lifestyle of gay people was “disgusting and a sin.”
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LGBT community remembers Margaret Thatcher for anti-gay law, Section 28
LONDON – Amid all the accolades and tributes being paid to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday at age 87, are voices from the LGBT community who remember the conservative leader for legislating the anti-gay law, Section 28.
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Northern Ireland faces legal challenge over refusal to allow same-sex marriage
BELFAST — Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government will soon face a human rights legal case over its refusal to allow gay couples to marry, warns Amnesty International and local LGBT rights organization the Rainbow Project.
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U.K. man gets 42-months for killing autistic, gay teen by setting him on fire
A young British man has been sentenced to 3 ½ in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter charges in the death of an openly gay, autistic teen at his birthday party last year by dousing him in oil and setting him on fire.
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Britain’s High Court says London mayor acted lawfully in banning anti-gay ads
LONDON — Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the mayor of London acted lawfully when he banned bus ads from a Christian group suggesting that homosexuality can be cured.
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Questions on same-sex marriage greet new Archbishop of Canterbury
LONDON — The new archbishop of Canterbury was formally enthroned Thursday — and questions about the Church of England’s opposition to same-sex marriage greeted his promotion.
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LGBT advocates disagree over Queen’s support of gay rights
LONDON — Debate is raging between LGBT advocates over whether Queen Elizabeth II supports gay rights following a ceremony Monday in which the 86-year-old monarch signed a charter which calls for an end to discrimination across the 54 Commonwealth nations.
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Queen Elizabeth to sign historic equal rights charter supporting women, gays
LONDON — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Monday will sign a charter calling for an end to discrimination across the 54 Commonwealth nations, according to a statement by Buckingham Palace.
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Gay rights group says O’Brien should apologize for ‘vicious, cruel language’ about gays
LONDON — Britain’s leading gay-rights group said Monday that Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who stepped down from church leadership after admitting sexual misconduct, should apologize to gay people for his years of “vicious and cruel language” about them.