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Advocates to stage demonstration, urge royal couple to support marriage equality
Marriage equality advocates are planning a demonstration at Buckingham Palace on Monday to raise awareness that that same-sex couples in Britain are still banned from getting married, and to deliver a giant wedding card to Prince William and Kate Middleton ahead of their wedding on Friday.
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Hundreds stage ‘kiss-in’ protest outside London pub where gay couple ejected
Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the locked doors of a London pub Friday evening to to attended a ‘kiss-in’ protest after a gay couple claimed they were thrown out for kissing.
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United Kingdom to allow non-sexually active gay men to donate blood
British health officials said Sunday that gay men will soon be allowed to donate blood for the first time, provided they are not sexually active.
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Isle of Man legalizes civil partnerships for same-sex couples
The Isle of Man, a self-governing British dependency, is the newest country to grant same-sex couples the right to civil partnerships.
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British government ready to implement full marriage equality in United Kingdom
The British government is expected to announce full marriage equality for gays and lesbians under reforms to marriage laws expected to be announced later this week by the Liberal Democrat equality minister, Lynne Featherstone.
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London school claims to have almost eradicated anti-gay bullying through education
Teachers at a London secondary school say they have almost eradicated anti-gay bullying in classrooms and playground after it started teaching its students lessons on LGBT history.
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Tens of thousands gather in central London to protest against Pope Benedict XVI
LONDON — Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday, angered by the Pope’s response to the child abuse scandal, his homophobic comments about gay relationships and his claims that condoms spread rather than prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. The march proceeded from Hyde Park Corner through central London to […]
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Popular gay British TV host found dead from alleged ‘sex game gone wrong’
A popular British television host has been found dead in an apparent solo sex game gone wrong. The ex-partner of openly gay BBC presenter Kristian Digby found the 32-year-old dead in his east London home on Monday. A post-mortem examination is expected to determine that Digby, host of daytime property show To Buy or Not […]
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Gosling released on bail following admission of AIDS-era mercy killing
Veteran BBC broadcaster Ray Gosling was released on bail today following an arrest Wednesday after admitting he had once killed his lover as he lay seriously ill in hospital “in the early period of AIDS.” Police began their investigation Tuesday after Gosling’s admission on BBC’s Inside Out program Monday night that he carried out a […]
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BBC reporter admits to mercy killing of AIDS stricken lover (Video)
Award-winning documentary maker Ray Gosling, 70, revealed to TV viewers Monday night he once carried out a mercy killing on a former lover who was suffering from AIDS. Asked whether he had any regrets, he replied: “None whatsoever, I did the right thing.” Gosling, 70, made his revelation on BBC East Midlands’ Inside Out program.