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Withers: Top Marine talks about DADT repeal

James Withers — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:03:23 +0000

Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett is the Marines’ top non-commissioned officer, and the senior enlisted adviser to Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos. On a recent tour of bases he was questioned(...)

Entertainment Expert: ‘Could an English Prince marry a guy?’

logointern2 — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:00:36 +0000

Question: With the royal wedding fever gripping England not long ago, a question struck me, in terms of gay rights. Britain is very progressive. If let’s say Prince Harry turned out to be gay(...)

Couple lose foster care right over anti-gay stance

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:00:28 +0000

(London) A British court has ruled that a Christian couple cannot care for foster children because they disapprove of homosexuality.

Judges at London’s Royal Courts of Justice ruled that laws(...)

UK Department of Health criticized for gay “luxury junket”

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:00:09 +0000

As hospitals in the United Kingdom slash jobs, the Department of Health is accused of “wasting” £36000 on a two-day program for gay and lesbian managers.

The gay charity Stonewall will run(...)

UK to let gays have church civil ceremonies

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:00:42 +0000

(London)In Britain, gay couples may get a chance to go to the chapel and get married – almost.

The British government on Thursday announced plans to allow gay couples to hold civil partnership(...)

Hotel owners fined for refusing gay couple a room

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:00:46 +0000

(London) A British judge has fined a Christian couple for refusing to allow a gay couple the use of a double room at their hotel in southern England.

Judge Andrew Rutherford says Peter and(...)

Straight British couple seeks ‘gay’ partnership

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:23:52 +0000

(London) Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle are in love and want to tie the knot – but they don’t want to get married.

The 26-year-old Londoners think they should be allowed to have a civil(...)

UK: Adoption charity can’t ban gay couples

logointern1 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:00:51 +0000

(London) A Catholic adoption advisory service that refuses to help gay couples cannot win an exemption from anti-discrimination laws, Britain’s charity regulator said Thursday.

Catholic Care, a(...)

Scots call for gay marriage

logointern1 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:46 +0000

In Scotland, same-sex couples have been able to enter civil unions since 2005, but now groups are calling for full marriage, reports The Herald.

The Equal Marriage Campaign, religious leaders(...)

Study: Gays misrepresented in British media

logointern2 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:03:23 +0000

LGBT non-profit group Stonewall issued a report Thursday, revealing that gay and lesbian characters are misrepresented on British television.

In a study entitled “Unseen on Screen,”(...)