Gay News Headlines: Wednesday 10 September 2014

UK LGBTI Equality and the Scottish Independence Referendum
	The leaders of the main political parties in Scotland have outlined their party's commitments to advancing LGBTI equality following each potential outcome of the Scottish Independence referendum equality-network.org 10 Sep 14
RUSSIA Stunt tests Russia's reaction to Tom of Finland stamps
	Packages plastered with the iconic homoerotic images have been posted from Finland across the border, to test whether they fall foul of Russia's anti-gay propaganda laws yle.fi 10 Sep 14
GAY SPORTS *LGB&T soccer teams host first Rainbow Laces* matches**
	In London the Leftfooters lost 0-1 to visitors Cardiff Dragons and the teams wore Rainbow Laces to show their support for the campaign. In the West Midlands Birmingham Blaze beat Devon Lions 5-1 gfsn.org.uk 10 Sep 14
GAY MARRIAGE Secularists concerned over reinstated anti-gay registrar
	Margaret Jones, a registrar at Bedford register office, was sacked after confirming that she would be unwilling to conduct same-sex weddings on the basis of her Christian beliefs. However, Ms Jones was offered her job back after an internal appeal hearing found her employer had not taken a 'balanced view' of her beliefs secularism.org.uk 10 Sep 14
Coronation Street's first ever real-life wedding
	Couple Andy Daniel and Paul Johnston made history as the first to be wed inside the Rovers Return pub at the old Granada Studios in Manchester. The set, where Corrie was filmed for 53 years, is now home to the soap's official visitor attraction, and bosses successfully won a wedding licence in June manchestereveningnews 10 Sep 14
Sara Gilbert expecting baby with musician wife Linda Perry
	The Big Bang Theory star married her partner in March. Gilbert revealed her pregnancy on daytime talk show The Talk yesterday, after being dared to lie on a bed of nails and have a cinderblock broken on her stomach as part of a 'Face your Fears' segment designntrend.com 10 Sep 14
WORLD Egypt should release seven men arrested for allegedly "inciting debauchery"
	Human Rights Watch called for their release after Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat ordered the men detained and "physically examined" after an online video emerged showing the men attending what appeared to be a same-sex marriage ceremony hrw.org 10 Sep 14
SHOW BIZ Carnival features Clare Balding and M People's Heather Small
	Anti-bullying charity Diversity Role Model's annual fundraiser is sponsored by Accenture, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Norton Rose Fulbright, and is coming to Café de Paris, London - Wed 29 Oct Buy tickets 10 Sep 14