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9 May 2012Lead singer of Against Me! reveals she is transgender 45 The leader singer of Against Me! has revealed she is transgender and will begin living openly as a woman under the name Laura, becoming the first major rock star to come out in this way. -
9 May 2012New French president may signal ‘no miracle’, trans candidate says 3 Brigitte Goldberg, one of two trans candidates in the recent French Presidential election, yesterday expressed herself only slightly moved by the replacement of right-wing Nicolas Sarkozy with socialist Francois Hollande. -
9 May 2012Man who received anti-gay Twitter abuse from footballer puts on charity match 3 A man who received homophobic abuse on Twitter from a footballer at his club has organised a charity match to draw attention to homophobia in the game. -
9 May 2012NAT issues report on promoting HIV testing under funding pressure 22 NAT has launched a new report outlining steps to increase HIV testing at a time of financial pressure on the NHS. -
9 May 2012Tory MP issues fresh polygamy warning over marriage equality for gays 312 A Conservative MP for Yorkshire has issued a fresh warning that polygamy could be the result of marriage equality for gays. -
9 May 2012Marriage equality ‘could make Scotland a progressive beacon’ following Queen’s Speech, campaign says 43 With equal marriage laws absent from the Westminster government's legislative agenda for the coming year, Scottish campaigners say Holyrood is in a position to become a 'beacon' of equality by introducing the laws first. -
9 May 2012Facebook administrators ‘reject lesbian t-shirt ad’ 13 An advert for a t-shirt bearing the slogan 'Lesbian wanted' has been rejected by Facebook advert regulators, the Danish producers said today. -
9 May 2012Breaking News: President Obama confirms support for equal marriage 117 Barack Obama, the president of the United States, has announced in an interview with ABC News that he thinks gay couples should have the same legal right to marry as heterosexual couples. -
9 May 2012Harvey Milk to be honoured with a street name in San Diego 5 A two-block street in San Diego's Hillcrest neighbourhood will be re-named in honour of Harvey Milk to mark his 82nd birthday. -
9 May 2012Reactions to Obama’s endorsement of equal marriage begin to flow 83 Politicians and gay rights activists have begun to react to President Obama's announcement today that he supports equal marriage for same-sex couples. -
9 May 2012California set to pass a bill to ban ‘conversion therapies’ 37 In a bill that is the first of its kind, California looks set to partially ban so-called 'conversion' or 'reparative' therapy that claims to 'wean people off' their homosexuality. -
10 May 2012Argentina approves gender identity law 37 Having become the first country in South America to allow gay couples to marry, Argentina has passed a bill giving transgender citizens the right to have their gender recognised in law. -
10 May 2012Oxford to host second annual ‘drag race’ Pride fundraiser 6 Oxford will be hosting a 'drag race' this month to raise funds for the city's pride event in June. -
10 May 2012Clinic appeals to community to design new HIV awareness campaign 84 London sexual health clinic 56 Dean Street is asking members of the gay community to design an innovative HIV or sexual health awareness campaign. -
10 May 2012Video: Religious figures among those announcing they are @Out4Marriage 40 Religious figures are among those joining the new video campaign for marriage equality, Out4Marriage. -
10 May 2012Church of Ireland will discuss marriage motion and ‘hurt and injury’ to gays this week 38 The Church of Ireland General Synod will discuss this week the 'hurt and injury' felt by gay people as a result of the actions taken by those within the denomination in addition to a motion affirming its view that gays should not be allowed to marry. -
10 May 2012Footballer baffled by reaction of Twitter ‘fruits’ to gay comments 60 A footballer in Northern Ireland has received waves of criticism for a series of tweets in which he suggested gays 'anal a girl', adding that he would walk away from gay critics without 'turning his back' on them. -
10 May 2012Petition aims to send 100,000-person ‘thank you’ to Barack Obama for equal marriage support 13 A petition has been launched by AllOut.org to deliver a thank-you card to US President Barack Obama for his support for marriage equality for gay couples. -
10 May 2012British girl band The Saturdays first musicians to come @Out4Marriage 11 British girl group The Saturdays have lent their support to the Out4Marriage campaign and urged the public to get on board and support marriage equality for gay and straight couples. -
10 May 2012Romney bullied gay classmates, US media reports 106 The Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, was forced to apologise today, just hours after the Washington Post reported that he had held down a gay classmate, and cut off his bleached blond hair when he was a student at an elite private school.
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Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come1
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading3
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading34
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister11
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘Marriage should be between one man and one woman’31
London: Gay sauna denies hosting ‘bareback’ sex parties11
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage55
UKIP Councillor: ‘Most gays are heterophobic’, and ‘have no rights to marry in church’16
Humanist wedding amendment withdrawn over concerns of human rights convention breach12
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins34- France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 55
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault128
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 93- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading34
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill63
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet19
David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: 'I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!'31
George Michael's lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph7
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault128
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'69
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill63
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
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