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16 May 2011Concerns over Eurovision 2012 host Azerbaijan’s gay rights record 84 After winning Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest, Azerbaijan has won the right to host next year's competition. -
16 May 2011Christian doctor wants drug advisor job back 175 A Christian doctor who was sacked from his job as a government drugs advisor is launching a legal bid to get his job back. -
16 May 2011Rugby star Ben Cohen quits to fight for gay rights 38 England rugby union star Ben Cohen is retiring to become a gay rights activist. -
16 May 2011Donald Trump won’t run for US president 23 US billionaire and gay marriage opponent Donald Trump has announced he will not run for the Republican presidential nomination. -
17 May 2011Activists celebrate 7th International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 18 LGBT campaigners are celebrating the seventh International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). -
17 May 2011Elton John meets David Cameron to discuss HIV rates 30 Elton John has met with prime minister David Cameron to discuss the work of his HIV and AIDS charity, the Elton John AIDS Foundation. -
17 May 2011Illinois trans woman sues employer over toilet ban 3 A trans woman from the US state of Illinois is suing her employers for barring her from using the women's toilet. -
17 May 2011Poll says most Minnesota voters don’t want gay marriage ban 2 A poll suggests that just over half of Minnesota voters do not want a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. -
17 May 2011Wisconsin governor wants to stop defending gay domestic partnerships 26 The governor of Wisconsin has said he wants to stop defending the state's domestic partnership registry for gay couples. -
17 May 2011Peter Tatchell: The Commonwealth is a bastion of homophobia 108 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says the Commonwealth is a "bastion of global homophobia" and has failed to condemn abuses of LGBT people. -
17 May 2011Teenagers charged with hate crimes for beating of Maryland trans woman + Two teenage girls have been indicted on hate crime charges over an attack on a trans woman in a Maryland McDonald's restaurant last month. -
18 May 2011Lib Dem MP David Laws explains why he hid his sexuality 168 Liberal Democrat MP David Laws has spoken frankly for the first time about his homosexuality. -
18 May 2011Anti-gay Republican Newt Gingrich showered in glitter 89 Anti-gay Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was covered in glitter by a gay rights campaigner at a book signing yesterday. -
18 May 2011San Francisco Giants join campaign against anti-gay bullying 4 The San Francisco Giants have become the first professional sports team in the US to join the It Gets Better campaign against homophobic bullying. -
18 May 2011Scotland publishes figures for hate crime charges 6 The Scottish prosecution service has released the first figures on homophobic and transphobic hate crime charges. -
18 May 201170 countries celebrate Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 3 More than 70 countries around the world held events to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) yesterday. -
18 May 2011Moscow bans gay Pride march again 175 Moscow has once again denied permission for a gay Pride march. -
18 May 2011Liverpool Pride announces ‘summer of love’ theme 7 Liverpool Pride's theme for 2011 will be 'summer of love', organisers have announced. -
19 May 2011Reports say Ugandan parliament will return to the anti-gay bill 11 Reports suggest that Uganda's new parliament will consider the notorious anti-homosexuality bill. -
19 May 2011Homosexuality did not cause Catholic Church child abuse scandal, report says 70 A study commissioned by the US Catholic Church confirms that child abuse by priests was not caused by homosexuality or celibacy.
Articles from May 2011
Top stories
Governor Rick Perry: ‘I am greatly disappointed’ that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members2
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was ‘repulsed’ by gays and lesbians7
Boy Scouts of America: We will not ‘not sacrifice our mission’ over gay members3
US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members6
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported10
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship20
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them49
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58- Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians7
- Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members2
- US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members6
- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship20
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be 'the right decision'1
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62- US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
- Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
- Boy Scouts of America: We will not 'not sacrifice our mission' over gay members3
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur64
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62
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US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58
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