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1 June 2011Brisbane gay safe sex campaign ads reinstated after uproar over their removal 26 A safe sex campaign for gay couples in Brisbane, Australia, has been reinstated after it became clear the majority of complaints that led to its removal yesterday were orchestrated by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL). -
1 June 2011Lesbian woman subjected to homophobic rant from doctor at Atos medical assessment 127 A gay woman who was instructed to attend an Atos Healthcare assessment in order to assess her benefit entitlement claims she was subjected to a homophobic outburst by the doctor who examined her. -
1 June 2011Miley Cyrus criticises Urban Outfitters over anti-gay campaign support 10 American pop singer Miley Cyrus has taken aim at the president of Urban Outfitters on Twitter, criticising his alleged financial contributions to a right-wing anti-gay political campaign. -
1 June 2011Gay couples in Chicago queue up for civil union licences 9 In Chicago, gay and straight couples are flocking to the Cook County Clerk's downtown office of records to acquire the state's first civil union licenses. -
1 June 2011London borough tries to reassure critics after homophobic Catholic charity awarded £89,000 contract for counselling in schools 54 The south-west London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, which earlier this year awarded an £89,000 contract to the homophobic Catholic Children’s Society to offer counselling and support to children in the borough’s school, are seeking to reassure critics over the decision. -
1 June 2011Harvey Milk’s nephew to kick off this weekend’s Pittsburgh gay pride rally + Stuart Milk, nephew of Harvey Milk, will speak on Friday at the Pride Advocacy Rally which kicks off this year's Pittsburgh Pride festival in Pennsylvania. -
1 June 2011United Methodist Church votes in favour of same-sex resolution 9 At the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church last weekend, a groundbreaking same-sex marriage resolution was narrowly approved. -
1 June 2011Man fined for East End anti-gay stickers 111 An 18-year-old Muslim man has been fined for posting homophobic stickers around London’s East End. -
1 June 2011Commonwealth secretary general speaks out against homophobia following Tatchell’s criticisms 29 The Commonwealth secretary-general, Kamalesh Sharma, has written an article in the Nairobi Star speaking out against homophobia. -
1 June 2011Swedish film crew attacked in Jamaica 35 A Swedish film crew who recently visited Jamaica to make a film about the country's human rights issues claim they were attacked by locals and harassed by police. -
2 June 2011American chain store sells Gay Pride t-shirts – but only in selected stores 4 American clothing chain Old Navy is selling Gay Pride t-shirts and donating the proceeds to the It Gets Better Campaign. However, the t-shirts, which are emblazoned with rainbow-coloured messages such as "Love Proudly" are only being sold in 26 out of over a thousand stores nationwide, most of which are in urban areas. -
2 June 2011Update: homophobic Facebook page removed 187 A homophobic Facebook group called The New Anti-Gay Movement has now been removed from the site. -
2 June 2011Ugandan woman branded with iron for being a lesbian faces deportation from UK 87 A 22-year-old Ugandan woman who was subjected to being branded with a hot iron in her home country as a punishment for being a lesbian, may be deported from the UK. -
2 June 2011President Obama declares June ‘LGBT Pride Month’ 21 President Obama has declared June to be national Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month in the USA. -
2 June 2011Amsterdam city officials to be annually questioned on their support for gay marriage 9 Marriage commissioners in Nieuw-West district of Amsterdam will have to undergo an annual evaluation in order to ensure their consistent support for same-sex marriage. -
2 June 2011Stephen Fry says he finds fame ‘exhausting’ and that suicide is always an option 78 Stephen Fry has said that he finds his celebrity 'exhausting' and that there's every possibility he'd consider suicide one day. -
2 June 2011Rhode Island senate to consider gay civil unions bill 7 A Rhode Island Senate panel are today considering a bill that would allow gay and lesbian couples to be joined in civil unions. -
2 June 2011Hip-hop DJ pleads guilty after being arrested for loitering and engaging in oral sex with another man 25 Hip-hop producer and DJ Mr Cee pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of loitering and receiving oral sex from another man in a parked car. -
2 June 2011First same-sex Jewish marriage takes place in Manchester 108 The first same-sex Jewish partnership ceremony officially to be termed a marriage by Liberal Judaism - a major British progressive strand of the religion - took place in Manchester last weekend. -
3 June 2011Gay Irish presidential frontrunner claims he is victim of ‘smear campaign’ over paedophilia comments 32 Irish Senator David Norris, who looked set to become Ireland and Europe's first openly gay president, has said the digging up of a nine-year-old interview in which he made controversial remarks about paedophilia is an act of sabotage.
Articles from June 2011
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US: California city officials sued for sting operation targeting gay men for cruising1
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard: It’s ‘absurd’ to think my hairdresser partner Tim Mathieson is gay2
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally+
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill24
Anti-equal marriage activist names Tour de France as target for protest6
UK: Jailed women in sexual ‘fraud’ case freed by Court of Appeal4
Russia: LGBT activists call for jailing of ‘homosexual propaganda’ bill sponsor1
Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for ‘immoral homosexual acts’10
Former Talksport presenter furious after being branded a ‘homophobic radio z-lister’8
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables ‘traditional marriage’ amendment for equal marriage bill50
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign10
Republican Mike Huckabee: 'Every fear' over same-sex marriage has come true41- Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for 'immoral homosexual acts'10
- Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill24
- Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill50
- Former Talksport presenter furious after being branded a 'homophobic radio z-lister'8
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage' 59
US: Lesbian family drama produced by Jennifer Lopez sees viewership surge for second episode3
New Zealand: Female rugby fan abused by three men for asking homophobic chants to stop14
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
France: Gay rights campaigner, 18, left brain dead after far-right attack67
Ann Widdecombe: I wouldn't have enjoyed serving under David Cameron because of equal marriage65
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59-
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'59
Priest causes row by calling Justin Welby a 'wanker' on Facebook for equal marriage opposition55
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Tory Lord Jenkin: The Lords equal marriage vote was a victory for common decency51-
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill50
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'48
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