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7 September 2011Kristen Chenoweth on being a Christian and a gay rights supporter 47 US singer and actress Kristen Chenoweth has described how she balances her Christian faith with support for gay rights. -
7 September 2011US medical schools ‘don’t provide enough LGBT training’ 5 A study of American medical schools suggests that they are not giving students enough training on lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender issues. -
8 September 2011UK expected to lift lifetime ban on gay blood donation later today 30 The lifetime ban on blood donation by men who have had sex with men is expected to be lifted in the UK later today. -
8 September 2011Video: US Department of Interior posts ‘It Gets Better’ clip 3 The US Department of the Interior has become the latest US government department to make an 'It Gets Better' film to give support to LGBT teenagers. -
8 September 2011Man convicted of sending death threats to Stonewall head Ben Summerskill 11 A man has reportedly been given a suspended prison sentence for sending death threats to Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill. -
8 September 2011‘God Hates Fags’ church to picket Ground Zero and Nevada National Guard funerals 44 The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, that pickets military funerals with signs saying 'God Hates Fags' will picket the funerals of three Nevada National Guard soldiers as well as protesting at the site of Ground Zero on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. -
8 September 2011Scottish Catholic leader attacks gay marriage 102 The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, has accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to "rewrite nature". -
8 September 2011One-year blood donation deferral for UK gay men 64 The Department of Health has announced it will remove the lifetime blood donation ban on any man who has ever had gay sex. -
8 September 2011Maryland Governor: Gay marriage is possible but it will be a long fight 6 The governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley as well as the lieutenant governor, Anthony Brown, have warned that it will be a long fight to win full gay marriage rights with the same legal status as straight married couples but that it is achievable. -
8 September 2011Grindr founder creates mainstream meet-up service ‘Blendr’ 19 The founder of gay phone app Grindr has created a new service aimed at the mainstream. -
8 September 2011Disgraced designer John Galliano avoids jail over anti-Semitic slurs 25 Former Dior designer John Galliano has been given a suspended fine of 6,000 euros for using racist and anti-Semitic slurs. -
8 September 2011Man who falsely accused Louis Walsh of sexual assault charged + A man who accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of sexual assault has been charged with making false claims. -
8 September 2011Teenager jailed for car-jacking at gay cruising spot 11 A 19-year-old man has been jailed for five years for car-jacking a man at a gay cruising spot. -
8 September 2011Two freed over South African lesbian’s murder + Two of the nine suspects accused of murdering a South African lesbian have been released. -
8 September 2011Poll: North Carolina residents oppose gay marriage ban 8 A small poll of voters in the US state of North Carolina says that most would vote against a proposed ban on gay marriage. -
8 September 2011Peter Tatchell: A 12-month blood donation ban is still unjustified 49 Opinion: Although the new policy is a big improvement on the existing discriminatory rules, a 12-month ban is still excessive and unjustified.
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9 September 2011Archbishop of Glasgow hits out at ‘foolish’ gay marriage supporters 87 Another Scottish Catholic leader has attacked proposals to bring marriage equality to the country. -
9 September 2011Website tracks ‘gay homophobes’ 39 Barely a week seems to go by without a new case of 'gay homophobia' - that is, professional homophobes apparently caught in the act they claim to despise. -
9 September 2011Daily Mail writer Melanie Phillips and MSP Bill Walker tipped for Bigot of the Year 87 Gay rights charity Stonewall has announced the nominees for its annual Hero and Bigot of the Year awards. -
9 September 2011London charity for older LGBT people seeks volunteers 33 Opening Doors London, the charity for older LGBT people, is seeking donations and volunteers.
Articles from September 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 bill2
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 bill30
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come11
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 reading50
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister14
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins44- MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 30
- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading50
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 79
London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 22
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'53
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault134- US: Same-sex sponsorship amendment withdrawn from broad immigration bill2
- Nick Clegg: Tories need to stop fighting over equal marriage and 'get back to governing' 2
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
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London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault134
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 marriage79
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill62
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-
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'53
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