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16 January 2012George Clooney: Romney’s gay views on ‘wrong side of history’ 9 George Clooney doubted Mitt Romney as a presidential candidate over his attitude towards gay rights. -
16 January 2012US cross-dressing sitcom cancelled after two espiodes 5 US television network ABC has axed its new sitcom 'Work It', about a pair of cross-dressing men looking for work, after only two episodes, but its entertainment president said it could be compared with Tootsie. -
16 January 2012Israeli trans man gives birth 16 A transgender man in Israel has reportedly become the first in the state's history to give birth. -
16 January 2012First trans teen in Miss England competition leads heat 42 The first transgender teenager to enter the Miss England competition is leading in her heat of the pageant. -
16 January 2012Germany captain: Society cannot accept gay footballers 61 Bayern Munich and German football captain Philipp Lahm does not believe society is ready to accept gay professional footballers, saying: “The football stadium is rarely politically correct. -
17 January 2012Review: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson 4 ‘The rule was not just No Sex, but definitely No Sex With Your Own Sex’ - Heather Price reviews Jeanette Winterson's autobiography Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? -
17 January 2012Kuwait: Reports highlight police brutality to trans community 2 Transphobia is widespread throughout Kuwait following the introduction of a discriminatory law in 2007 that arbitrarily criminalises “imitating the opposite sex”, reports say. -
17 January 2012US teen ‘killed himself weeks after It Gets Better video’ 15 A Trevor Project teen volunteer has reportedly committed suicide weeks after filming an It Gets Better video. -
17 January 2012US comedian Todd Glass comes out 10 US comedian Todd Glass has come out, after 25 years in the business. -
17 January 2012Tory MP: Not the time for gay marriage debate 233 A backbench revolt against equal marriage rights is reported to be brewing ahead of the government's consultation in March. -
17 January 2012Comment: Repeal the Public Order Act’s sweeping Section 5 87 Peter Tatchell argues the law criminalising 'insulting' speech is open to abuse by over-zealous police and prosecutors and constitutes a ban on free speech and the right to protest. -
17 January 2012Unwitting British teen joins rainbow protest at Australian Open 12 Rising British tennis star Laura Robson inadvertently found herself party to controversy surrounding a flag-waving protest at the Australian Open yesterday. -
17 January 2012Sweden keeps sterilisation rule for trans recognition 24 The Swedish Government have announced that they will not modernise a law from the 1970s which makes sterilisation compulsory for transgender people before the state will recognise their gender identity. -
17 January 2012Leaflet defendant has ‘no problem with gays’ + One of five men charged after distributing anti-gay leaflets has said in Crown Court that he has no problem with gays. -
17 January 2012Fundraising evening to follow Peter Tatchell Day 4 Gay club night QueerlyOut will be celebrating the 60th birthday of gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell with a fundraiser on the 26 January. -
17 January 2012Video: Gay documentary plea goes viral 11 A video of key moments in the US' gay rights movement has become a viral hit. -
18 January 2012Obituary: Janey Buchan (1926-2012) 3 John Hein remembers the former MEP, civil rights campaigner and patron of the arts Janey Buchan, who has died aged 85. -
18 January 2012Hugh Jackman backs marriage equality 3 Hugh Jackman is among a number of Australian celebrities to have pledged their support to marriage equality proposals this week. -
18 January 2012US bishops: Protect straight couples’ sacrifices with marriage 85 Four Catholic bishops have said Washington state's "special" marriage laws should remain unchanged to protect the "unique sacrifices" of straight couples who have children. -
18 January 2012Gareth Thomas in ‘£7m shandy takeover’ 15 Gay rugby icon Gareth Thomas has reportedly taken over a Welsh drinks company along a former team-mate after deliberations about his career.
Articles from January 2012
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’14
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights2
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality8
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’1
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT2
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets6
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’2
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill21
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss1
- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final11
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions6
Uma Thurman to star in biopic as anti-gay campaigner Anita Bryant 12
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'62
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 48
Channel 4 Big Breakfast creator Charlie Parsons acquires global dating site Gaydar3
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters13
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples 64
Texas: Anti-trans marriage law gains Senate approval 6
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
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 couples64
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'62
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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