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5 January 2012Michele Bachmann bows out of presidential candidacy race 34 Michele Bachmann has confirmed she will not be the Republican party's candidate in the US presidential elections this year. -
5 January 2012Simon Doonan’s new book to “prove gay men really are French women” 32 Simon Doonan, gay Creative Ambassador-at-Large of New York City department store Barneys, has made waves with the release of a new book which details the tongue-in-cheek differences between "gay" and "straight" foods. -
5 January 2012Malaysian opposition leader speaks of “archaic” sodomy laws during trial + The former Deputy Prime Minister and current Leader of the Opposition in Malaysia has spoken of the "archaic" and "unjust" sodomy laws under which he is standing trial. -
5 January 2012New Jamaican PM to be sworn in, with promise to review anti-gay law 91 Jamaica's new Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, who has said she will review the criminalisation of homosexuality in the country and not forbid gays from serving in her cabinet as former Prime Minister Bruce Golding had, is to be sworn in today. -
5 January 2012Washington state Governor says it is “time for marriage equality” 20 The Governor of the state of Washington, has given her support to legislation which would introduce marriage equality for gay couples in the state, saying it is "the right thing to do". -
6 January 2012Sir Ian McKellen says “no doubt” Shakespeare was gay 48 Sir Ian McKellen has reportedly said he has "no doubt" the complexities and plot devices of Shakespeare's work mean the playwright was gay. -
6 January 2012Half of gay men “would die a year early” for the perfect body 186 A study released today says 48% of gay men would sacrifice a year or more of their lives in exchange for their perfect body. -
6 January 2012Gareth Thomas joins mixed line-up in Celebrity Big Brother 30 The rugby star joined contestants of varying levels of fame for the new series of Celebrity Big Brother, but was not the only housemate MC Romeo Dunn thought was gay. -
6 January 2012Actor slams “dragphobic” complaints to tampon advert 90 The drag queen who featured in a recently-pulled "transphobic" tampon advert has hit back at critics. -
6 January 2012Zimbabwe mayor rubbishes claims his pink bins were pulled 7 A Zimbabwe mayor has insisted his city council will use the twenty pink dustbins donated by a pro-gay rights group as soon as he can find prominent spaces for them. -
6 January 2012Video: Rick Santorum booed after anti-gay marriage comments 80 Gay marriage opponent Rick Santorum was booed in New Hampshire yesterday during a heated debate in which an audience member asked how marriage equality would harm him. -
6 January 2012Not guilty verdict in gay escort’s obscenity trial 53 A jury in London has returned a unanimous not guilty verdict for a man charged under the Obscene Publications Act for distributing DVDs containing scenes of extreme gay sex acts. -
8 January 2012PinkNews to celebrate 25 January as Peter Tatchell Day – legendary campaigner turns 60 85 PinkNews will dedicate 25th January to a special day of content to celebrate the 60th birthday of Peter Tatchell, our most iconic LGBT campaigner. -
8 January 2012Comment: How and why PinkNews will be celebrating Peter Tatchell Day 15 Peter Tatchell has changed Britain and the world for the better in his decades of campaigning. -
9 January 2012Cardinal apologises to gays for “inflammatory” Ku Klux Klan comparison 45 Cardinal Francis George has apologised for suggesting the organisers of Chicago's Pride parade were similar to white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan, calling it an "inflammatory analogy". -
9 January 2012Malaysian opposition leader’s sodomy charge thrown out 8 The former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia has been cleared today of the sodomy charges in Kuala Lumpur after key DNA evidence was questioned.
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9 January 2012Lesbians lose out at Miss California pageant 13 Two openly gay contestants entered the Miss California USA pageant this year but lost out as the winner was chosen yesterday. -
9 January 2012Oxford City player misses match after Gareth Thomas tweet 67 Lee Steele holds the record for the fastest-ever goal by a Leighton Orient player, managing to score in 12 seconds while playing for the club in 2004, but waited until the following day to delete his tweet about the gay rugby star. -
9 January 2012Alan Cumming announces gay wedding in New York 30 The bisexual actor announced last night he had married his partner in the US. -
9 January 2012Five men on trial today for “gay death penalty” leaflets + The trial of five men accused of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation begins today.
Articles from January 2012
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’24
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality18
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’6
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT3
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets15
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions11
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets15
- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters17- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'24
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 50
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples65
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62
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
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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