Pinksixty News MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2012
Channel: Colin Fallesen
Date: 2012-02-20

New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie vetoed his state's bid for same-sex marriage equality on Friday, but Maryland passed the bill by a narrow majority, on the same day, making it the eighth US state to do so.

The West African country of Liberia is considering a law which would make same-gender sexual relations punishable by death or life in prison. The bill has been proposed by the wife of ex-leader Charles Taylor, who was indicted for war crimes in Sierra Leone.

Although a number of UK Premier League clubs signed up to tackle homophobia recently, only 16 out of 160 clubs have agreed to participate in the 'Football v Homophobia Campaign' which started Saturday. A government spokesperson called the teams' reasons 'mealy mouthed'.

It's been revealed Whitney Houston was due to appear in an anti-bullying campaign the day she died. Her daughter was waiting with the photographer of the 'Stop Bullying Now' campaign, but her mother never came.

And finally, London Fashion Week is well underway. One of the world's most influential fashion events started Friday and includes established designers as well as up and coming talent. If you can't get to it, you can keep up with what's happening at londonfashionweek.co.uk