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16 April 2012Saudi Arabia: Schools ‘ban tomboys and gays’ 51 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reportedly banned gays and tomboys from its schools citing efforts to tackle the two 'phenomena'. -
16 April 2012Michael Cashman MEP meets Northern Cyprus leaders over anti-gay law 8 Last week, openly gay MEP Michael Cashman met leaders and non-governmental organisations in the northern part of Cyprus, advocating for the decriminalisation of homosexuality. -
16 April 2012Gay dean: Leak culprit should be found before new Archbishop of Canterbury appointed 22 The Church of England's most senior openly gay cleric has said the source of leaked documents which cost him an appointment as Bishop of Southwark must be found before a replacement for the Archbishop of Canterbury is decided. -
16 April 2012Hunger Games star to get GLAAD honour for pro-gay stance 27 Josh Hutcherson, one of the stars of the dystopian teenage battle epic The Hunger Games will receive the GLAAD's Vanguard Award for his pro-gay equality stance. -
16 April 2012Call to complain over ‘startlingly homophobic’ Daily Mail column 124 Thousands of people have been asked to complain about a 'startlingly homophobic' opinion piece published on the Daily Mail's Mail Online website as part of a Facebook campaign. -
16 April 2012Higher fees ‘prohibiting civil partnership ceremonies in religious buildings’ 76 The fees religious premises must pay before they can hold civil partnerships have been called 'prohibitive', with churches, synagogues and mosques required to pay ten times more to host gay civil partnership ceremonies than they do to host straight weddings. -
16 April 2012St Petersburg: First hearings for men arrested under anti-gay law postponed 5 The trial of two men who are the first to be prosecuted under St Petersburg's new law banning the promotion of homosexuality among minors has reportedly been adjourned due to missing documents. -
16 April 2012Court overrules police to give go-ahead to Budapest Pride 5 A court in Budapest has reportedly overruled the police's decision not to grant a licence for the city's gay pride march. -
16 April 2012Lesbian PCSO jailed for passing secrets to other gay friends 19 A lesbian police community support officer (PCSO) in Wales has been imprisoned for ten months, for passing on confidential information to other gay people in her area, the Daily Telegraph reports. -
16 April 2012Northern Ireland: Ban on gay men donating blood ‘brings shame’ 21 The current ban on gay men being blood donors is bringing shame to Northern Ireland, student union officials at the annual NUS-USI conference are set to claim. -
16 April 2012Canada: Wildrose Party candidate under fire for homophobic comments 14 The leader of Alberta's Wildrose Party, Danielle Smith, is under pressure to sack one of her candidates, after one of his blogs from last year was discovered, where he said homosexuals are deemed to spend an eternity in hell. -
16 April 2012‘Startlingly homophobic’ Daily Mail column removed 78 An article on Mail Online by Alexander Boot, described as being 'startlingly homophobic,' has been removed from the website without any explanation following a Facebook campaign.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’21
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights5
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality14
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’5
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 bill32
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 instructions9
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 bill32
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters16
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'21
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
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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