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Gay, pregnant and unmarried, or like a drink? Don't go to Brunei
Brunei may be small – but it is earning an over-sized reputation for brutality as it introduces Sharia law punishments for offences including pregnancy outside marriage and homosexual acts.
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The Ukip donor who says gay people are incapable of love
Channel 4 News reveals Ukip has been soliciting donations from a businessman from whom the party publicly distanced itself last year due to his “unpalatable” opinions on women and homosexuality.
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Rainbow flags greet first gay weddings
Flags are flown across the country to hail the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. David Cameron calls it a victory for equality.
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Should Mozilla’s ‘anti-gay marriage’ CEO resign?
Employees of software company Mozilla, best known for its Firefox internet browser, launch a Twitter campaign asking new chief executive Brendan Eich to step down over his stance on gay marriage.
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Is the UK doing enough for gay asylum seekers?
Gay and lesbian asylum seekers in Britain can face intimate sexual questions to “prove” their sexuality – and even then many are not allowed to stay in the country.
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We are so gay: planning a same-sex wedding
Two grooms on the cake, two aisles in the venue, and plenty of champagne: what’s on the to-do list ahead of the first gay weddings in England and Wales this week.
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How far has Britain come on gay rights?
On Saturday, gay couples will be able to marry for the first time in Britain. Fiances Benjamin Till and Nathan Taylor debate gay rights with journalists Milo Yiannopoulos and Eleanor Margolis.
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Why it’s finally ok to be famous and gay
From actress Ellen Page to diver Tom Daley, a host of high-profile stars have shocked – well, no-one really, it is 2014 after all – by coming out as gay or bisexual in recent months.
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How one gay bar changed attitudes in rural N Ireland
“I am a straight guy and I love going to the gay bar” – welcome to The Central in Strabane, Northern Ireland. Is this the most unusual – and remote – gay night spot in the UK?
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Gay marriage: the key questions
This week marks the historic moment when gay couples will finally be able to marry in England and Wales. But how much will really change?
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Gay rights: from marriage to the death penalty – graphic
As England and Wales prepare to celebrate same-sex marriage, Uganda passes a law that stops short of including the death penalty for homosexual acts. Advances in gay rights continue to be hard won.
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What is life like for gay Muslim women?
From one woman who feels she does not fit in anywhere, to another attacked by her own family for her sexuality, Cordelia Lynch hears about the prejudices faced by lesbian Muslim women in the UK.
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We are so gay: watch the Channel 4 News series
The first gay marriages in Britain will take place on Saturday – but what is life really like if you’re gay in Britain in 2014? Watch the Channel 4 News special series.
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Ugandan anti-gay law risks western wrath
Gay people in Uganda face life prison sentences after the country’s president signed a new anti-homosexual law.
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Gays are ‘vermin’, says Gambian president
“LGBT can only stand for leprosy, gonorrhoea, bacteria and tuberculosis”: Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh says the government will fight gay people in the same way it tackles mosquitoes.