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3 August 2011Alexandra Burke and Joe McElderry for Brighton Pride 5 X Factor stars Alexandra Burke and Joe McElderry are to perform at Brighton Pride this month. -
3 August 2011Complaints over ‘offensive’ Belfast Pride placards 123 A hardline unionist MLA has complained about placards at last weekend's Belfast Pride. -
3 August 2011HIV ‘epidemics’ emerging in gay men in North Africa and the Middle East 17 New research suggests that HIV epidemics are emerging in North Africa and the Middle East among men who have sex with men (MSM). -
4 August 2011Another MP condemns religious rights motion 30 Another MP has withdrawn his name from a motion supporting proposals to give religious homophobes the right to 'reasonable accomodation' in the workplace. -
4 August 2011UK marriage equality consultation delayed 54 The British government says a consultation on the future of marriage equality and civil partnerships will be held this autumn. -
4 August 2011EHRC commissioner Angela Mason: ‘We won’t seek ‘reasonable adjustments’ for anti-gay workers’ 184 The Equality and Human Rights Commission has apparently decided not to seek 'reasonable adjustments' to be made for homophobic workers who refuse to serve gay people. -
4 August 2011Triple-booked X Factor stars Diva Fever pull out of Liverpool Pride 14 X Factor stars Diva Fever have had to pull out of Liverpool Pride - because they were booked to play three Pride festivals on the same day. -
4 August 2011Another trans woman attacked in Washington DC 8 A transgender woman in Washington DC narrowly missed being shot last month, two weeks after another transgender woman was shot dead just a block away. -
4 August 2011Gay man who survived Nazi concentration camp dies aged 98 43 A man who was sent to a Nazi concentration camp for being gay has died at the age of 98. -
4 August 2011Nationalist Scottish MP accused of attacking gay rights 53 A Nationalist MSP has been accused of trying to attack gay rights by tabling a motion which says no one should be "forced to be involved in" gay marriages. -
4 August 2011Young gay meth users more likely to be exposed to HIV 33 Young gay and bisexual men who use methamphetamine are more likely to be exposed to HIV, research suggests. -
5 August 2011American Psychological Association calls for gay marriage 126 The world's largest body of psychologists, the American Psychological Association, has called for state and federal officials to lift barriers to marriage equality. -
5 August 2011Row continues over Scottish MP’s gay marriage remarks 66 A row has broken out between SNP politicians over a motion on gay marriage. -
5 August 2011Liverpool council ‘should officially recognise gay quarter’ 19 A Liverpool council report says that the city's gay quarter should be officially recognised. -
5 August 2011Sao Paulo city council backs ‘heterosexual pride’ 53 The city council of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has passed a measure calling for an annual Heterosexual Pride Day to be celebrated each December. -
5 August 2011Petition calls for end of gay blood donation ban 40 A petition has been set up on the government's new e-petitions website to call for the end of the blood donation ban for men who have had gay sex. -
5 August 2011Teacher sets up new charity to tackle anti-gay bullying 17 A north London teacher has set up a new charity to tackle homophobia in schools. -
5 August 2011Israel LGBT youth conference cancelled 95 An international LGBT youth conference will no longer be held in Israel after Palestinian gay groups complained. -
5 August 2011National Secular Society will advise in religious vs gay rights cases 621 The National Secular Society has been granted permission to intervene in four religious rights cases due to come before the European Court of Human Rights. -
7 August 2011Eggheads star CJ de Mooi banned from wearing ‘Some people are Gay. Get over it’ T-shirt to chess awards 179 CJ de Mooi, star of BBC 2's Eggheads, has revealed that he was banned from presenting prizes to the winners of the British Chess Championship because he was wearing a Stonewall 'Some people are gay.
Articles from August 2011
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Video: Book published to teach children to pray to Jesus for gay people to turn straight2
Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle defends voting against equal marriage7
Australia: Man who stalked footballer and talked of ‘gay orgy’ jailed+
Governor Rick Perry: ‘I am greatly disappointed’ that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members16
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was ‘repulsed’ by gays and lesbians32
Boy Scouts of America: We will not ‘not sacrifice our mission’ over gay members7
US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage2
US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members11
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay6
UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported12
- Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians32
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58- Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members16
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship23- US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members11
- Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay6
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people63- US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage2
- Boy Scouts of America: We will not 'not sacrifice our mission' over gay members7
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be 'the right decision'2
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 slur65
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US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people63
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe homosexuals60
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