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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. -
17 April 2012Documentary on stroke victim who ‘woke up gay’ airs tonight 139 A documentary following a rugby player who suffered a stroke and woke up gay is to air on BBC3 tonight. -
17 April 2012Teacher who took gay student out of pageant ‘temporarily removed from campus’ 14 A Californian vice principal who removed a gay student from a school pageant for veering off-script and saying he wanted to marry a man has been temporarily removed from his campus while the student in question has backed the educator. -
17 April 2012Gay couples ‘forced to lie’ on US federal tax returns today 26 Demonstrations will take place around the US today to highlight the fact that gay married couples must list themselves as 'single' on federal tax returns. -
17 April 2012Video: Gays are the ‘moral iceberg’ in ministry’s Titanic metaphor 54 At the centenary of the Titanic disaster, a ministry has claimed the 'homosexual agenda' represents a new 'moral iceberg' that will sink America if left unchecked. -
17 April 2012Nicolas Sarkozy affirms view of family as ‘a mother and a father’ 62 Incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy has re-affirmed his opposition to marriage equality ahead of this weekend's elections in France. -
17 April 2012Dubai: Scottish man jailed for public gay sex was ‘only kissing and cuddling’ 55 A Scottish man jailed in Dubai for having gay sex behind a petrol station one night claims has said there was 'no sex involved'. -
17 April 2012Comment: Why are we gay? 115 David Waldock asks, if someone can indeed be “made gay” by the brain damage caused by a stroke, what does that mean for who we are? -
17 April 2012Video: Street preacher calls Rosie O’Donnell a ‘lesbian pig’ 24 Video footage has emerged of Rosie O'Donnell involved in a strongly-worded exchange with a street preacher who tells her she should go home to do her dishes and calls her a 'lesbian pig'. -
17 April 2012Canada: Prominent gay activist killed in apparent hate crime 60 A prominent gay rights activist and journalist in Halifax was beaten to death outside a popular gay bar, Canadian media organisations report, in what seems to be a homophobic hate crime. -
17 April 2012Air Force Sergeant, discharged under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’, reinstated 4 In a case that is likely to have repercussions for gay veterans discharged under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy, an Air Force Staff Sergeant, dismissed under the policy, will be reinstated to active duty at his former rank next month. -
17 April 2012Taiwan: Almost one in five gay people have attempted suicide 12 A large-scale survey of gay men and lesbians in Taiwan has suggested that almost one in five have attempted to take their own lives, leading to calls from advocacy groups for the government to educate students about homosexuality and introduce laws to protect the rights of LGBT students. -
17 April 2012Video: FCKH8 says ‘It Doesn’t Get Better’ (for people who hate gays) 22 FCKH8's latest video mocks the lunacy of homophobia hate groups featuring US celebrities Chris Thompson, Shane Dawson, Glozell, Miles Jai, and Tyler Oakley. -
17 April 2012Gay teen from Iowa commits suicide 94 A gay teenager from Iowa has taken his own life after his family and friends say that he received death threats on his mobile phone from his classmates, who also made him the subject of a hate group on Facebook. -
18 April 2012One Million Moms targets gays again over catalogue kiss 45 What it lacks in success, One Million Moms continues to make up for in persistence, urging supporters to boycott clothing retailer Urban Outfitters for featuring a lesbian kiss in its catalogue.
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US: Caterpillar Inc cuts ties with Boy Scouts over lack of progress on gay leadership+
US: California city officials sued for sting operation targeting gay men for cruising1
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard: It’s ‘absurd’ to think my hairdresser partner Tim Mathieson is gay4
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally+
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill30
Anti-equal marriage activist names Tour de France as target for protest7
UK: Jailed women in sexual ‘fraud’ case freed by Court of Appeal5
Russia: LGBT activists call for jailing of ‘homosexual propaganda’ bill sponsor2
Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for ‘immoral homosexual acts’11
Former Talksport presenter furious after being branded a ‘homophobic radio z-lister’8
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign10
Republican Mike Huckabee: 'Every fear' over same-sex marriage has come true41- Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for 'immoral homosexual acts'11
- Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill30
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill51- Former Talksport presenter furious after being branded a 'homophobic radio z-lister'8
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard: It's 'absurd' to think my hairdresser partner Tim Mathieson is gay4
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage' 59
US: Lesbian family drama produced by Jennifer Lopez sees viewership surge for second episode3
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
France: Gay rights campaigner, 18, left brain dead after far-right attack67
Ann Widdecombe: I wouldn't have enjoyed serving under David Cameron because of equal marriage65
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59-
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'59
Priest causes row by calling Justin Welby a 'wanker' on Facebook for equal marriage opposition55
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Tory Lord Jenkin: The Lords equal marriage vote was a victory for common decency51-
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'48
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