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4 July 2012One Washington state anti-equality measure fails 6 One Washington state voter-initiative to ban equal marriage has failed to gain enough support. -
5 July 2012London: Gay arts festival GFEST cancelled 19 London’s annual gay and transgender arts festival GFEST has been cancelled this year due to a lack of funding. -
5 July 2012Comment: More inclusive media would help tackle homophobic bullying in schools 8 A recent report by Ofsted ‘No place for bullying’ found that the least effective schools at tackling bullying were the ones which did not effectively develop pupils’ understanding about diversity, or help them empathise with each other to the fullest extent. -
5 July 2012Wimbledon: Fans hear ‘game points’ as gay slur in BBC coverage of Murray match 128 A comment in last night's Wimbledon quarter-final between Andy Murray and David Ferrer has prompted complaints to the BBC from fans who believed it was anti-gay. -
5 July 2012Report: 99 percent of gay pupils hear homophobic language in school 31 A report launched today has found that 55 per cent of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils in Britain’s secondary schools experience homophobic bullying, while 99 percent hear the word 'gay' being used disparagingly at their schools. -
5 July 2012Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg backs religious marriages for gay couples 63 The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has become the most senior figure in the government to voice personal support for religious gay marriage rights today. -
5 July 2012Scotland: Former first minister backs marriage for gay couples 18 Scotland’s former First Minister, Jack McConnell, has called on the Scottish Government to introduce legislation which would allow gay couples to marry. -
5 July 2012Musician Frank Ocean praised after revealing first love was for a man 12 Musician Frank Ocean has revealed his first love was with another man when he was 19, receiving praise from those in the music industry for coming out while beginning to forge a successful career as a hip-hop artist. -
5 July 2012Evening Standard backs religious marriage rights for gay couples 14 The Evening Standard has backed marriage rights for gay couples in religious ceremonies today. -
5 July 2012Foreign Office human rights minister praises ‘Illegal to be you’ video campaign 7 Jeremy Browne, the Foreign Office minister for human rights has praised a new viral video imagining a world in personal traits like hair colour or height were criminalised in the same way as homosexuality. -
5 July 2012Virginia gay couple sue gym over discriminatory ‘family’ policy 23 A gay male couple from Roanoke, Virginia, are suing a gym which allegedly revoked their membership because of their sexual orientation. -
5 July 2012Texas: Police release sketch of suspect in fatal shooting of lesbian couple 3 Police in Portland, Texas, have released a sketch of a suspect wanted for the shooting of a teenage lesbian couple in a park last month. -
5 July 2012US: Episcopal Church to debate blessing for gay couples 2 The Episcopal Church in the US is to debate a blessing rite for gay couples who wish to marry. -
5 July 2012Critics claim Anderson Cooper ‘came out to boost ratings’ 19 CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has enjoyed plenty of support after coming out this week but not everyone has been so charitable. -
6 July 2012New call for HIV at-home testing kits in the UK 221 The National AIDS Trust has called for the incorporation of at-home testing kits for HIV into UK strategies following their approval for sale in the US. -
6 July 2012UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg orders Government to fly pride flag 49 In a first for central Government, the Cabinet Office is flying a rainbow flag to mark World Pride being held this weekend in London. -
6 July 2012Essex: Head praises ‘greatly loved’ trans teacher 17 A transgender teacher has been praised for her courage and popularity by staff and pupils at a secondary school in Essex ahead of her transition this summer. -
6 July 2012European Parliament condemns violence against lesbians in Africa 4 The European Parliament yesterday adopted a resolution on violence against lesbian women and gay and transgender rights more generally in Africa. -
6 July 2012London: Lib Dem ‘straight fight’ leaflet ‘insensitive to gay candidate’ 55 Tories have complained today of a Liberal Democrat election leaflet in south-west London which described a 'straight fight' between that party's candidate and the gay Conservative also standing for the council. -
6 July 2012Video: Hillary Clinton sends acceptance message for WorldPride award 2 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sent a video message to London thanking WorldPride organisers for giving her its World LGBT Award.
Articles from July 2012
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Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’2
Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill+
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities2
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships12
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault42
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault+
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion116
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’21
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault42
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion116
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final20
- Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or 'change leadership'21
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
- Georgia: LGBT and anti-'gay propaganda' activists face off in mob aftermath0
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime1
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion116
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
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
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
Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was 'raped with beer bottles'55
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