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15 February 2012Gambian president: Gay rights ‘destroy culture’ 64 Yahya Jammeh, the President of the Gambia, has said those who think gay rights are human rights in the African state are making a "great mistake". -
15 February 2012Dermot O’Leary day to be auctioned for Terrence Higgins Trust 48 A day's fishing and cooking with Dermot O'Leary and dinner with Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes are among the auction lots being offered to benefit Terrence Higgins Trust in London next month. -
15 February 2012Video: Italian gay marriage film shows unequal laws 8 An Italian marriage equality video shows the preparations for a gay couple's wedding as a reminder that the country provides no legal recognitions for same-sex relationships. -
15 February 2012Social network aims to connect rural gays 15 A new social network has been launched to help geographically isolated gay and trans people socialise with other members of the LGBT community. -
15 February 2012Activist calls Libyan anti-gay comment at UN an ‘attack on human rights’ 8 A gay activist and journalist from Tripoli, Libya has responded to reports that a Libyan delegate to the UN Human Rights Council claimed gays threatened the continuation of the human race. -
15 February 2012French UMP ‘expelling’ Vanneste over gay comments 40 The French UMP party of French president Nicolas Sarkozy is reportedly expelling Christian Vanneste for comments he made about gay people and gay history in a video released this week. -
16 February 2012India: Supreme Court hears arguments for anti-gay law 22 A challenge of the decision to decriminalise homosexuality in India has begun at the country's Supreme Court this week. -
16 February 2012Builder fined for taunting man with cement penises 48 A builder has been fined after subjecting a Bristol man to homophobic abuse and leaving cement penises on a wall outside his house. -
16 February 2012Christian hoteliers’ business ‘down by two thirds’ 237 The Christian hoteliers who discriminated against a gay couple in refusing them a room have said occupancy had fallen from 75% to 25% since the case started. -
16 February 2012European Parliament denounces Russian ‘gay propaganda’ laws 23 The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the upcoming presidential election in Russia today clearly denouncing the regional laws which ban 'gay propaganda' around minors. -
16 February 2012Exclusive: The Sun defends call for identity of ‘first trans man to give birth’ 123 The Sun newspaper hit back yesterday at claims that it had failed to mend its ways in respect of its treatment of the UK’s trans community, defending its attempts to locate the trans man who had given birth as being “in the public interest”. -
16 February 2012Cuba Gooding Jr’s father ‘asked Tom Cruise if he was gay’ 19 Cuba Gooding Jr. -
16 February 2012Brett Ratner to helm pro-gay film campaign for GLAAD 4 Brett Ratner will produce and direct a GLAAD video campaign to promote equality for gay and trans people following his use of a disparaging term in a press conference last year. -
16 February 2012Chris Colfer and Kevin Bacon join Proposition 8 play 10 Actors Kevin Bacon, Chris Colfer and John C Reilly join a swelling number of celebrities signing up to star in Dustin Lance Black's Proposition 8 play next month. -
16 February 2012Lee Steele fined £200 for Gareth Thomas tweet 15 Footballer Lee Steele has been fined £200 for the comment he posted on Twitter about Gareth Thomas which led to him being sacked. -
16 February 2012Police appeal over anti-gay Birmingham train abuse 63 British Transport Police are appealing for information after a rail passenger shouted homophobic abuse at a another man in a Birmingham train station. -
17 February 2012Equality chief: Religious are not above the law 125 The chair of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission has said religions must defer to the public laws of the state. -
17 February 2012New Jersey Assembly approves gay marriage but veto may follow 19 The New Jersey Assembly passed a bill lifting the ban on gay marriages yesterday, but the bill looks likely to be vetoed by the state governor. -
17 February 2012Trans media charity slams attempts to ‘expose’ man who gave birth 32 Calls to identify the anonymous transgender man reported to be the first in the UK to give birth have been decried by a charity calling for accuracy and respect for trans people in the media.
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17 February 2012Elton John recreated with Gaydar profile pictures 16 An image of Elton John's face comprising thousands of Gaydar users' profile pictures is among the works in a collection celebrating LGBT History Month.
Articles from February 2012
Top stories
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 them51
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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