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3 January 2012Gay codebreaker Alan Turing remembered in stamp series 24 The work of codebreaker Alan Turing, who died in 1954, two years after being prosecuted for homosexuality, is to be celebrated on a commemorative stamp this year. -
3 January 2012Comment: On running club nights and marathons 4 Sam Feller runs QueerlyOut, a gay club night in London and is training to complete a marathon this year in Rwamagana, East Rwanda to benefit the survivors of the 1994 genocide. -
3 January 2012Elton John confirms plans for “surreal” biopic 6 Elton John has said a film telling the story of his life is "very much in the works", and Justin Timberlake would be his top choice for leading man. -
3 January 2012New Zealand company pulls “transphobic” advert 43 Libra, a company which manufactures feminine hygiene products in Australasia, has pulled an advert which provoked outrage among the trans community. -
3 January 2012Gay rights activist and charity founder receive MBEs in New Year Honours 10 The gay rights activist whose legal challenge led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Northern Ireland and the founder of the Allsorts LGBT youth project will both receive MBEs in the New Year Honours. -
3 January 2012Ricky Martin “has no set plans to marry” despite reports 14 A spokesman for Ricky Martin has denied the musician will marry his partner Carlos Gonzalez Abella in New York on 28 January. -
3 January 2012Rick Santorum “would invalidate gay marriages” if elected 60 After a surge to third place in the Republican presidential candidacy polls, Rick Santorum has confirmed that if elected as president of the US, he would support a constitutional amendment invalidating existing gay marriages. -
3 January 2012Sherlock stars downplay gay question again for new series 19 The stars of the BBC's Sherlock, an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mysteries, have downplayed suggestions of a homosexual relationship between the principal characters. -
3 January 2012New Hungarian constitution comes into effect with same-sex marriage ban 53 Hungary's new constitution, which bans gay marriage and does not explicitly protect gay people from discrimination, has come into force amid public unrest. -
4 January 2012Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney first by slim margin in Iowa caucuses 49 In a tight vote, Mitt Romney has emerged narrowly ahead of Rick Santorum at the Iowa caucuses, which traditionally predicts a favourite for the Republican Party's presidential candidate. -
4 January 2012George Michael slams “twisted” prayer for his death 78 Recovering from pneumonia, George Michael has slammed a fundamentalist organisation which told people to pray for his death, but praised the "admirable, generous and loving" Christians in his life. -
4 January 2012Comment: Sex, blood and the status quo 23 While Northern Ireland continues to drag its feet on lifting the lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, recent developments in Great Britain are no great victory, Nine argues. -
4 January 2012Spain’s first gay retirement home to be sited in Madrid suburb 9 The planners of Spain's first gay retirement home have secured a plot of land on the outskirts of the capital city. -
4 January 2012Rupert Murdoch considers Rick Santorum’s “big vision” 38 Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of News Corporation, has spoken out in support of Republican presidential candidacy hopeful and marriage equality opponent Rick Santorum's "big vision" for the US and praised his presentation style "regardless of policies". -
4 January 2012Transgender airline staff make inaugural flight in Thailand 10 Thailand's first transgender air stewardesses have taken part in PC Air's inaugural flight from Bangkok to Surat Thani. -
4 January 201218-year-old jailed for two months after Stonewall Inn assault 14 A man has been jailed in New York for two months attacking a man in the toilets of the city's Stonewall Inn. -
4 January 2012Governor of Washington state “to support marriage equality” today 11 The Governor of the state of Washington, Christine Gregoire, is set to announce her support today for legislation which would introduce marriage equality for gay couples in the state, according to reports. -
4 January 2012Justin Timberlake considering Elton John biopic role “very seriously” 5 Justin Timberlake is said to be taking the suggestion that he reprise his role as Elton John in the latter's planned biopic "very seriously". -
5 January 2012Filipino father admits burning son after discovering three children were gay 11 A Filipino father has told police he drunkenly attacked his son after learning that three of his children were gay. -
5 January 2012Former tennis star Margaret Court “does not hate homosexual people” 79 One-time world champion tennis star Margaret Court has denied she "hates" gays, saying she has them in her church and works with them, but has added that young people "need to know it's a choice".
Articles from January 2012
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Governor Rick Perry: ‘I am greatly disappointed’ that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members7
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was ‘repulsed’ by gays and lesbians17
Boy Scouts of America: We will not ‘not sacrifice our mission’ over gay members6
US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members7
Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported10
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship21
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them50
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58- Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians17
- Governor Rick Perry: 'I am greatly disappointed' that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members7
- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship21
- US: Boy Scouts of America lifts national ban on gay youth members7
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be 'the right decision'1- Video: Teenager gets kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay3
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62- Boy Scouts of America: We will not 'not sacrifice our mission' over gay members6
- US: Nevada Assembly passes resolution to repeal ban on equal marriage1
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 slur64
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people62
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US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins58
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