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Hello, I’m Faye and here are the headlines from PinkSixty.
US president Barack Obama is officially supporting the Respect for Marriage Act, which aims to
repeal the federal ban on gay weddings.
The White House confirmed the move, which is the President's biggest backing yet.
The Mayor of New York will hold a lottery to determine which gay couples will be the
first to marry, when the new law takes effect this weekend.
Michael Bloomberg said over 700 couples will be permitted to wed on the day.
George Michael has slammed British TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson, claiming he is homophobic.
He also branded him ‘pig-ugly’ after the presenter made him the
butt of a joke at the weekend.
A lesbian couple in San Francisco have been scolded for holding hands in a public place.
The unnamed couple were reprimanded by a security guard at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, but
later received a formal apology.
Finally, a British butcher has quashed false rumours that he’s secretly gay - by putting
a sign in his shop window.
Brian Field from Hull made the decision after hundreds of people asked whether
he had left his wife.
That’s all for today, join us again tomorrow.