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3 April 2012German football club bans fans for anti-gay sign 7 A German football club has banned fans who displayed a homophobic banner from the stands during a league match. -
3 April 2012New Senegalese president called on to protect gay rights 31 Macky Sall, the new president of Senegal who takes office this week, has been called on to improve the legal protection for gay and lesbian people in his country. -
3 April 2012Transgender contestant may be allowed to return to Miss Universe Canada 96 A woman who was ousted from the Miss Universe Canada competition because she is transgender has been allowed back into the competition if she can prove she meets the requirements for gender recognition by Canadian authorities. -
3 April 2012Exclusive: Regulator to assess claim Coalition for Marriage ad ‘misleads’ readers 96 The Advertising Standards Authority will assess complaints received about a Coalition for Marriage advert which claims 70 percent of Britons do not want gay people to be allowed to marry. -
3 April 2012Group in Liberia ‘issues hit list’ against gays 19 A group in Liberia is reportedly threatening seven men it has publicly named as part of an anti-gay campaign. -
3 April 2012National AIDS Trust announces fundraising soirée for 25th birthday + To mark its 25th birthday, the National AIDS Trust will turn its flagship fundraising event, dubbed Spring Awakening, into a celebratory birthday party, the Silver Soirée this year. -
3 April 2012Northern Ireland: New gay magazine launches 11 A new magazine for the gay and transgender community of Northern Ireland launched last week. -
3 April 2012Civil Partnership comes into effect in Jersey 12 A law allowing same-sex couples to have civil partnerships, thereby giving them legal recognition and adoption rights similar to heterosexual couples, has come into force in Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. -
3 April 2012David Cameron attempts to conciliate Christians over marriage equality 77 The Prime Minister David Cameron attempted today to reassure Christian groups that there were no threats to religious beliefs in extending civil marriage to same-sex couples, during an Easter reception at Downing Street. -
3 April 2012Afghanistan: US military investigates soldier raising gay pride flag 41 The US military has begun formal investigations into a series of three photographs that purport to show a soldier raising a rainbow flag, signifying gay pride, allegedly at a base in Afghanistan. -
3 April 2012US student sues school for banning him from wearing anti-homophobia t-shirt 36 A student at a high school in Cincinnati, Ohio has filed a law suit in federal court today, after school officials refused to let him wear a t-shirt that read: "Jesus is not a homophobe." -
4 April 2012Welsh council hopeful apologises after comparing rugby with gay porn 45 A Labour council candidate in Wales has apologised for a series of tweets that left him accused of sexism and one which jokingly compared rugby with gay porn. -
4 April 2012Secularists say David Cameron’s marriage comments may signal ‘betrayal’ 177 The National Secular Society said a part of Mr Cameron's speech which referred to what will happen if civil marriage equality for gay couples "doesn't go ahead" prompted fears the government may give in to "bullying" by religious bodies. -
4 April 2012Man arrested after stabbing at Jessie J party 12 A man has been arrested following the stabbing of a party-goer last night at an event hosted by bisexual singer Jessie J. -
4 April 2012MEPs welcome first EU-wide gay and transgender experience survey 8 Members of the European Parliament have welcomed the EU Fundamental Rights Agency's first Europe-wide survey of the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. -
4 April 2012Comment: Forget the ‘nests of snakes’, equal marriage could iron out our current quirks 47 Far from being a "nest of snakes", family law executive Lisa Burton-Durham says equal marriage legislation could let us address outdated legal concepts. -
4 April 2012JavaScript inventor gave $1,000 to support California’s gay marriage ban 66 The inventor of JavaScript and Chief Technology Officer of the Mozilla Corporation donated $1000 (£630) in the fight against marriage equality in California, it has emerged. -
4 April 2012More MPs distance themselves from ‘gay cure’ event sponsor’s internship scheme 27 Two MPs have announced they will no longer take interns from the religious charity CARE's Leadership Programme as a petition denouncing the charity for sponsoring a 'gay cure' event has amassed 9,000 signatures. -
4 April 2012In Photos: Dyke March London 2012 13 Lesbians and gay rights advocates took to the streets of London this weekend to improve the visibility of lesbians in the tradition of the American Dyke Marches. -
4 April 2012Over 640,000 thank Starbucks for equal marriage support 11 640,000 people have signed a petition to thank coffee giant Starbucks over its support for equal marriage after opponents tried to launch an international boycott.
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Chris Brown starts equality campaign and vows to stand up for gay rights+
Son of US Senator under fire for posting racist and homophobic tweets2
Labour MEP Michael Cashman: Putin’s ‘hate speech’ has resulted in the ‘barbaric killing’ of gay Russian men2
Lord Carey tables amendment to undermine equal marriage bill by calling for ‘two tiered’ marriage8
Survey: LGBT acceptance at all time high in US, but discrimination remains+
X Factor star Marcus Collins takes part in anti-hate crime campaign video+
Committee says UK Government did not consult adequately with the Church in Wales on equal marriage bill8
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay35
Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down20
US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination6
US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay26
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 60- Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down20
- Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay35
Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'18
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally11- US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination6
- Lord Carey tables amendment to undermine equal marriage bill by calling for 'two tiered' marriage8
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill55
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons50
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'49
YouGov poll: Next Doctor Who actor being straight less important than being male and British45
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