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19 December 2011Gay Wikileaks soldier Bradley Manning “struggled with gender identity issues” 38 The pre-trial hearing of Bradley Manning, the gay US soldier accused of sending many sensitive documents to the Wikileaks website, was told by his defence lawyer that he struggled with gender identity issues. -
19 December 2011Sentencing due today in case of US gay school shooting 17 A court in the US is due to sentence Brandon McInerney, the Californian student who last month pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of gay classmate Larry King. -
19 December 2011Malaysian student “missing” for three years found after Irish civil partnership 57 A Malaysian student whose family reported him missing after he stopped contacting them three years ago has been found after pictures of his civil partnership ceremony in Ireland circulated the internet. -
19 December 2011Danish MP’s gay Hans Christian Andersen festival dubbed a ‘silly suggestion’ 9 An MP in Denmark has prompted debate after suggesting the country organise a week-long festival aimed at gay couples in honour of the writer Hans Christian Andersen. -
19 December 2011Businessman acquires Birmingham’s threatened Nightingale Club 8 A local businessman has bought Birmingham's iconic Nightingale Club for an undisclosed sum after the gay nightspot was put into administration. -
19 December 2011Religious charity backs Tesco boycott over gay employee’s “evil Christians” remark 264 The Christian Institute is backing a boycott of the supermarket Tesco after one of its employees wrote on his Flickr page that he would campaign against "evil" Christians who oppose marriage equality. -
19 December 2011Domestic violence helpline offers advice for “surviving Christmas” 6 The LGBT domestic violence charity Broken Rainbow has published a list of tips designed to advise the victims of violence on how to seek help over the festive period. -
20 December 2011Interview: Scott Mills on Radio 1, his Uganda documentary and covering Eurovision 5 His “The Scott Mills Show” is broadcast on BBC Radio 1, a station that reaches more than 11m listeners each week. -
20 December 2011Brandon McInerney receives 21 year prison sentence for gay school shooting 44 A US court has sentenced Brandon McInerney, the Californian student who last month pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of gay classmate Larry King, to 21 years in prison.
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20 December 2011Prison staff “refused to display” Stonewall posters for young offenders 93 Prison staff at the Feltham Young Offenders Institute in London refused official recommendations to display positive images of gay and bisexual relationships to inmates, according to a report released today. -
20 December 2011Caution follows further homophobic taunts at Brighton football match 10 A London football fan who shouted homophobic abuse at a Brighton football match has been formally cautioned after discussing the incident in an online forum. -
20 December 2011Marcus Bachmann says he would use White House status to back gay marriage ban 22 Marcus Bachmann, husband of Michele Bachmann, has said if his wife were elected he would use his platform to protect the current federal ban on same-sex marriages. -
20 December 2011Comment: Should the law protect us from insults? 271 PinkNews.co.uk reader Stuart Ross discusses his experience of receiving offensive comments online amid the ongoing debate over whether to remove the use of "insulting words" from the offences in the Public Order Act. -
20 December 2011“Ex-gay” group promoted in Caribbean as US arm faces “financial oblivion” 34 A full-page advert denouncing homosexuality and promoting Exodus International, a group which advocates "ex-gay" therapies, has appeared in a Jamaican newspaper amid reports the organisation is facing bankruptcy in the US. -
20 December 2011New York couple receive wedding congratulations from Barack Obama 22 A New York gay couple have spoken of their surprise after receiving a letter of congratulation from President Barack Obama following their wedding. -
21 December 2011Sixth anniversary of the first civil partnerships celebrated today 123 Today marks the sixth anniversary of the official introduction of civil partnerships in England and Wales. -
21 December 2011Zimbabwe MP arrested for claiming Robert Mugabe “practised homosexuality” 63 A female member of parliament in Zimbabwe has been arrested after claiming the president, Robert Mugabe, had a sexual relationship with former president Canaan Banana. -
21 December 2011Malaysian group wants legal probe of “disgraced” Irish civil partnership student 60 A Malaysian religious group is calling for the country's police to intervene after one of their countrymen, who had been missing in Ireland for three years, was found to have entered into a civil partnership at the weekend.
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21 December 2011Lesbian couple sues Hawaii B&B which turned them away for being gay 19 A gay couple from the US are suing a hotel for discrimination, saying the owner denied them a room because of their sexuality. -
21 December 2011Newt Gingrich “told gay Iowan to vote for Obama” 38 A gay man in Iowa says when he asked Republican presidential candidacy hopeful Newt Gingrich how he would engage gay Americans, the politician told him he should support Obama.
Articles from 2011
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Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 846
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members+
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years12
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’24
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title4
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage9
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
France: Far-right leader pays tribute to anti-gay historian who shot himself dead over equal marriage21
Tory MP David Burrowes accuses David Lammy of ‘playing the race card’ in equal marriage debate33
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote58
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins55- Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill 52
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading52
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 93
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland brands student a s**t in equal marriage Twitter row8
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: I would rather be called a 's**t' than a homophobe and the equal marriage bill is flawed22
UKIP leader Nigel Farage: I won't expel members who call gay sex 'disgusting' 44
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
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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
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill65
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59-
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote58
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
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