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29 December 2011Barnes and Noble pulls “anti-gay” calendar amid online feud 32 US bookseller Barnes & Noble confirmed this week it would stop selling a calendar criticised for its depiction of gays, while its author hit back at critics. -
29 December 2011Video: US sets Hillary Clinton’s landmark UN speech to music 11 The US State Department has released an uplifting video of the groundbreaking speech given to a United Nations summit in Geneva by Hillary Clinton earlier this month. -
29 December 2011Trans teenager pleads guilty to £2,500 Katie Price identity theft 16 A teenager from Lincolnshire has admitted stealing thousands of pounds from former glamour model Katie Price by pretending to be her at a local bank. -
29 December 2011Jamaican elections end tonight as minister says gays “threatened his life” 62 Voting is set to end tonight in Jamaica's parliamentary elections, while a government minister claims that he was threatened with his life for questioning whether the international gay community was funding the opposition. -
29 December 2011Former Mr Gay UK returns to police duties after being cleared of rape charges 46 PC Mark Carter, the winner of the 2006 Mr Gay UK title has returned to police work this week after being cleared of charges that he raped a man and sexually assaulted two others in 2009. -
29 December 2011Zimbabwe MP bailed after allegedly claiming Robert Mugabe had gay affairs 15 A Zimbabwean MP who was arrested last week after saying President Robert Mugabe had sex with other male politicians has been released on bail of $200 today, the state newspaper says. -
30 December 2011US chuch’s “gay nativity scene” vandalised on Christmas Day 11 A nativity scene featuring gay, lesbian and straight couples outside a church in California was reportedly vandalised on Christmas Day. -
30 December 2011Catholic priest petitions to remove Australian “gay panic defence” 53 A Catholic priest in Queensland, Australia has started an online petition to ensure the complete removal of the "homosexual advance defence", which has been used to attempt to have murder charges lessened to manslaughter if the victim had propositioned the killer. -
30 December 2011US study highlights DOMA tax problems for married gays 12 A study has said gay couples in the US can pay thousands of dollars more in tax each year than similar straight couples, because the federal government does not allow married gay couples to file tax returns together. -
30 December 2011Amazon continues to sell “homophobic” calendar in the UK 151 An American calendar by a Christian cartoonist which employs images of stereotyped gay men is still on sale today through Amazon in the US and the UK, after it was pulled by Barnes and Noble in the US.
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30 December 2011Best big companies for gay staff in the US revealed 8 The Human Rights Campaign has released its annual rankings of US companies by the support they give to LGBT employees, and revealed that nearly a quarter of the 850 companies surveyed scored full marks. -
30 December 2011Speaker John Bercow talks of “duty to campaign” for gay rights abroad 50 The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has talked of what he called his "duty to campaign" for the rights of gays and lesbians abroad. -
30 December 2011UK trans artist offers to play any pride event in 2012 for free 29 Trans singer and DJ Chrisie Edkins is offering to play any pride event in the world in 2012 for free. -
30 December 2011Kelly Clarkson defends Ron Paul backing amid newsletter controversy 40 American singer Kelly Clarkson defended her decision to back Ron Paul's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination today as the controversy over his newsletters resurfaced. -
31 December 2011PinkNews.co.uk’s top 50 Twitter users influencing LGBT life in 2011 30 Earlier this month, we asked for your nominations for the LGBT voices you listen to online. -
31 December 2011Stephen Fry named 2011′s most influential Tweeter in LGBT life 19 Stephen Fry has been named the most influential LGBT Twitter user in PinkNews.co.uk's 2011 list.
Articles from December 2011
Top stories
Obama praises Boy Scouts’ progress but wants gay leaders too1
Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer5
Bryan Fischer says forced drowning ‘would be better’ than inclusion in the Boy Scouts26
Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as ‘absurd’8
US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager4
Nick Clegg: I am proud to fly the rainbow flag at Whitehall, and hope others will be too14
US: Lesbian teenager charged for relationship with younger girl, rejects plea deal10
Neil Patrick Harris to introduce special TV screening of Harvey Milk biopic+
Tory MP Richard Drax: The equal marriage bill is ‘intolerant legislation’40
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights44
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card130- Bryan Fischer says forced drowning 'would be better' than inclusion in the Boy Scouts26
- Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer5
- Neil Patrick Harris to introduce special TV screening of Harvey Milk biopic0
- Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights44
- Nick Clegg: I am proud to fly the rainbow flag at Whitehall, and hope others will be too14
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians48- US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager4
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins61- Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as 'absurd'8
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card130
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'95
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur66
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people65
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins61
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