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What’s next for Prop 8? Ruling on California gay marriage ban expected any time
Prop 8’s finished — or at least, oral arguments in the appeals court are all done. Now a ruling on California’s marriage ban could come at any minute. A couple in Hawaii sues for marriage; Scotland may reform its marriage laws; Australian legislators are moving towards equality but the battle’s still far from over.
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British coroner rules anti-bullying advocate’s death a result of suicide
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, England — Roger Crouch, a former director of children’s services and anti-bullying advocate for youth, died last week as the result of suicide, according to David Dooley, the Deputy Coroner for Gloucestershire.
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Roger Crouch — who led fight to prevent bullying in the UK — has died
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom — Roger Crouch, the father of a 15-year-old boy who killed himself in May 2010 after apparently suffering from anti-gay bullying, and who then turned tragedy into a campaign for greater awareness and prevention of bulling in Britain’s schools, has died.
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British University study finds schools fail to address homophobic bullying
SHEFFIELD, England — In a study released this week to coincide with Britain’s National Anti-Bullying Week, researchers from the Centre for Education and Inclusion Research at Sheffield Hallam University have revealed that many schools in the United Kingdom fail to properly address homophobic bullying.
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Liverpool becomes first city in UK to recognize its ‘gay quarter’
LIVERPOOL, England — The city of Liverpool is installing new street signs in the city’s famed gay quarter, the first of which was unveiled outside the Lisbon pub on Stanley Street.
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More than 800 mourners pay last respects to murdered gay Scotsman Stuart Walker
CUMNOCK, Ayrshire, Scotland — Following an emotional ceremony at Old Cumnock Old Parish Anglican Church in the town center, a funeral procession of around 800 friends, family and well-wishers wound their way through the town of Cumnock to the town’s cemetery, to pay their last respects to 28-year-old Stuart Walker.
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UK religious, political leader calls gay rights Advocates ‘gaystapo’
LONDON — British politician Alan Craig — head of Britain’s christian political party, Peoples Christian Alliance — has compared gay rights campaigners to Nazis.
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Arrest made in connection with brutal murder of Scotland gay man
CUMNOCK, Ayrshire, Scotland — Police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the brutal murder of Stuart Walker, gay man who was found beaten, burned and left by the side of a road in Ayrshire, Scotland last weekend.
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British housing official demoted for perceived anti-gay bias
A British housing official at the Trafford Housing Trust in Bolton has been demoted for questioning on his Facebook page whether same-sex marriage ceremonies should be permitted in churches in the United Kingdom.
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Scotland police not ruling out hate crime in brutal murder of gay man
CUMNOCK, Scotland — Police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a gay man who was found brutally beaten, burned and left by the side of a road in Ayrshire, Scotland on Saturday.