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24 May 2011Chicago Bulls star Joakim Noah fined $50,000 for anti-gay outburst 16 US basketball star Joakim Noah has been fined $50,000 (£30,968) for calling a rival fan a "faggot". -
24 May 2011US anti-gay campaigner: ‘We’re losing on gay marriage’ 58 One of America's most prominent anti-gay campaigners has conceded that the battle against gay marriage is being lost. -
24 May 2011Toronto parents raise ‘genderless’ baby 110 A Toronto couple have revealed that they are raising their third child as 'genderless' in order to allow the baby to decide on its own gender. -
24 May 2011Roommate of gay suicide student pleads not guilty to intimidation + The roommate of a New Jersey student who committed suicide has pleaded not guilty to a number of charges. -
24 May 2011Video: God Hates Fags demo leads to $50,000 donation to gay AIDS charity 28 A leading American comedienne known as 'the Queen of Mean', Lisa Lampanelli, has donated $50,000 to a gay AIDS charity in the name of the Westboro Baptist Church, home of the 'God Hates Fags' campaign. -
24 May 2011Military chaplains want reassurances over opposition to homosexuality 57 Military chaplains are calling for reassurances that troops will not be punished if they speak out about their opposition to homosexuality. -
24 May 2011Terrence Higgins Trust receives £200,000 government grant 11 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has been granted £203,528 of government funding to run a sex education programme in schools and youth clubs in England. -
24 May 2011Tennessee governor signs bill to wipe out gay legal protection 70 The governor of Tennessee has signed a bill which gay rights campaigners say will wipe out all any laws which protect LGBT people from discrimination. -
25 May 2011White House condemns Minnesota’s proposed gay marriage ban 22 The White House has issued a statement condemning proposals to ban gay marriage in Minnesota, although it stops short of backing marriage equality. -
25 May 2011Plymouth man banned from city pubs over anti-gay abuse 12 A Plymouth man has been barred from all of the city centre's pubs for 18 months after hurling anti-gay abuse at a group of women. -
25 May 2011Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah says $50,000 fine for anti-gay abuse is ‘fair’ 5 The US basketball player fined $50,000 (£30,968) for calling a fan a "faggot" says the punishment is fair.
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25 May 2011Moscow Pride to go ahead despite ban 102 Gay rights campaigners say they will hold Moscow Pride regardless of a ban. -
25 May 2011Online football forums ‘filled with anti-gay hate’ 93 Internet forums for football fans contain shocking attitudes towards homosexuality, a study suggests. -
25 May 2011Scottish minister resigns over gay clergy 22 Another Church of Scotland minister has resigned over the issue of gay clergy. -
25 May 2011Nevada governor signs transgender protection law 7 The governor of Nevada has signed a law to protect transgender people from employment discrimination. -
25 May 2011Australian lesbian attempts to remove sperm donor from child’s birth certificate 16 An Australian lesbian whose former partner had a child with a sperm donor is fighting a legal battle to have his name removed from the child's birth certificate. -
26 May 2011Brazil’s president suspends school anti-homophobia campaign 72 Brazil's president has suspended an anti-homophobia campaign in schools because she thought the DVDs and leaflets were not appropriate for children. -
26 May 2011Schools minister Nick Gibb says lack of HIV education is ‘unforgivable’ 72 Schools minister Nick Gibb says the government is "hugely concerned" about figures which suggest one in four children is not learning about HIV and AIDS at school. -
26 May 2011California first-graders learn about marriage equality 56 First-graders at a California school celebrated Harvey Milk Day last week by learning about marriage equality. -
26 May 2011Texas judge expected to void marriage of trans widow 19 A judge in Texas is expected to declare a trans widow's marriage void after her husband's family launched a legal challenge.
Articles from May 2011
Top stories
Yvette Cooper: ‘Let us be loud and proud, celebrate, not discriminate, and pass equal marriage’+
US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill+
Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and ‘get back to governing’2
Diane Abbott: ‘Momentous’ equal marriage bill will improve the lives of so many4
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill25
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come8
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading12
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading46
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister13
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins41
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 72- MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 25
- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading46
London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 19
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'49
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault133
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill0
- Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister13
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault133
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73-
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage72
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill61
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
Canada: 'Israeli apartheid' censorship row puts Toronto Pride funding in jeopardy52
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