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18 January 2012University records 5% gay applicants 3 A university in the US state of Illinois has said 5% of student hopefuls voluntarily noted they were gay, bi or trans on admission forms. -
18 January 2012German FA head: Gay players should have ‘courage’ to come out 24 The head of the German Football Association has again urged gay professional football players to come out. -
18 January 2012LA to require condoms at porn shoots 89 The Los Angeles City Council voted yesterday to introduce a rule that condoms must be worn during pornographic video shoots in the city. -
18 January 2012Jeff Goldblum to play one of Glee’s gay dads 13 Jeff Goldblum is to pair up with Brian Stokes Mitchell to play Rachel Berry’s parents on popular TV series Glee. -
18 January 2012Amsterdam’s chief rabbi suspended over gay cure declaration 129 Aryeh Ralbag, the chief rabbi of Amsterdam, has been suspended from his today after he signed a document alleging homosexuality could be “modified and healed". -
18 January 2012Cuba may legalise same-sex civil unions this year 21 Cuba’s first daughter, Mariela Castro, said the country’s lawmakers will consider legalising same-sex civil unions this year. -
18 January 2012‘Life tariff’ upheld for killer of four gay men 19 A man convicted of killing four gay men lost an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to overturn the sentence which will see him die in jail. -
19 January 2012Pride London’s chair to retire 6 The chair of Pride London, the largest Pride event in the UK, has announced he will stand down from the board after 18 years of involvement in the event. -
19 January 2012Jury to deliberate on anti-gay leaflets + A jury is set to start its deliberations today in the trial of five men accused of distributing leaflets which would stir up hatred against gays, the first under the newly-created offence. -
19 January 2012Seventy mayors to press Obama on gay marriage 19 A number of large-city mayors in the US have formed a coalition with the hope to achieve same-sex marriage equality. -
19 January 2012Pickets planned at ‘gay leper’ conference 39 Picketers are planning to target a religious 'ex-gay' conference in Northern Ireland - but organisers of 'The Lepers Among Us' insist they did not mean to cause offence. -
19 January 2012State-funded Jewish school denies teaching students how to ‘cure gays’ 148 A Jewish faith school in London has said claims it suggested a 'gay cure' group to students are "false". -
19 January 2012Gay marriage rifts appear in several US states 11 Politicians and campaigners in Minnesota, New Jersey and North Carolina on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate are gearing up for battle ahead of legislative sessions later this month. -
19 January 2012Study doubts Santorum view that lesbian parents “rob children” 26 A new study provides a counter-argument to Rick Santorum, who suggested that children of lesbian parents were "worse off than children with a father in prison." -
19 January 2012Video: Beginners, Gaga and Glee in GLAAD nominations + The nominees for the 23rd annual GLAAD awards have been announced. -
19 January 2012Qrushr date attacker convicted of attempted murder + A 21 year old student was convicted of attempted murder earlier this week after stabbing and bludgeoning a man he met on mobile phone 'app,' Qrushr. -
20 January 201230 Rock ribs Tracy Morgan for gay jokes 12 Hit US series 30 Rock has mocked cast-member Tracy Morgan for his ill-received gay jokes last summer. -
20 January 2012Microsoft: Equal marriage is good for business 15 Software behemoth Microsoft has put its weight behind Washington state's proposed equal marriage laws. -
20 January 2012US study: ‘Sexual minority stress’ risk for older gays 6 A US study says sexual minority stress, along with aging-related stress, endangers the mental health of middle-aged and older gay men. -
20 January 2012Australian radio host ‘dislikes lesbian name’ 31 An Australian radio host has reportedly gone off her middle name, Ellen, because it "sounds a bit lez". Jackie O, 37, whose full name is Jacqueline Ellen Marie Henderson, presents the most popular breakfast radio show in Australia.
Articles from January 2012
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Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list1
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits6
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list19
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual40
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’5
TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list5
Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches36
Church of England to ask gay clergy about their sex life as part of bishop selection process34
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener2
- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual40
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'5
- Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches36
- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list19
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 5
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 13
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2
- TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list5
- Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill60
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'50
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay49
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