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16 July 2012US: FDA approves Truvada for HIV prevention 4 The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Truvada for use in HIV prevention. -
16 July 2012ACLU asks Supreme Court to hear lesbian widow’s DOMA case 8 The Supreme Court has been asked to hear the case of a lesbian widow forced to pay more than $350,000 in federal estate tax after her wife died. -
17 July 2012Comment: With rare political consensus, Scotland should be next to let gay couples marry 22 Labour MP for Glasgow North East Willie Bain says equal marriage will ensure LGBT couples are no longer 'separate but equal', but warns that inequality and homophobia will still exist in Scotland. -
17 July 2012Scotland: Government decision on marriage expected today 78 The Scottish government is expected to make a decision later today about whether to bring forward legislation which would allow gay couples to marry when it publishes details of a public consultation today. -
17 July 2012York Pride wins bid for rainbow flag over Mansion House 6 A rainbow flag will fly above the Lord Mayor's residence in York after a motion to block the move was defeated by a large majority yesterday. -
17 July 2012US approval of drug for HIV prevention welcomed cautiously in UK 35 The decision by US authorities to approve the anti-retroviral drug Truvada for groups at risk of contracting HIV has been cautiously welcomed in the UK. -
17 July 2012Liverpool: Mayoral candidate to sue police for flying rainbow flag 36 A man who recently lost a bid to be Liverpool's mayor has said he will sue the city's police force for flying the rainbow flag for IDAHO. -
17 July 2012Sweden: Trans asylum seeker’s partner to be deported to Russia 9 Russian trans asylum seeker, Lita, who is currently in hiding somewhere in Sweden, narrowly escaped being caught last week. -
17 July 2012China: Dictionary in dispute over gay omission 4 Dictionary writers in China have been criticised for leaving a word popular among the gay community out of a new edition. -
17 July 2012Updated: Scottish government fails to reach equal marriage decision 191 The Scottish government has not reached a decision today on whether to pursue marriage equality for gay couples, frustrating advocates of the move. -
17 July 2012No further action against councillor who compared gay marriage with bestiality 13 No disciplinary action is to be taken against a Conservative party local councillor who compared the government's proposals to legalise gay marriage with legalised bestiality. -
17 July 2012US: Boy Scouts will keep ban on gay people 32 The Boy Scouts of America has announced it will retain its ban on gay members, volunteers and staff. -
17 July 2012California: Anti-gay groups fail to win vote on Fair Education Act 8 A coalition of anti-gay groups has failed to secure enough support for a referendum on California's Fair Education Act. -
17 July 2012Chick-A-Fil chief confirms company is opposed to equal marriage 46 The chief operating officer of US fast food chain Chick-Fil-A has confirmed that his company is against equal marriage rights for gay people. -
17 July 2012US: George W Bush and Hillary Clinton to attend HIV conference 3 US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former president George W Bush are expected to attend an HIV conference in Washington this week. -
18 July 2012Venues which cancelled anti-gay marriage conference ‘like fascists’ 123 Venues in London which cancelled an anti-gay marriage conference have been accused of exhibiting the behaviour of 'a fascist or Communist regime', after meeting organiser Christian Concern said gay equality advocates were 'right to be scared' of them. -
18 July 2012Elton John thought homosexuality was ‘common knowledge’ 8 Sir Elton John has said he was sure people knew about his homosexuality before he confirmed it in an interview in the late 1980s. -
18 July 2012Glasgow Pride ‘breaks attendance records’ 2 More than 6,000 people were believed to have attended Glasgow's Pride event at the weekend, breaking previous attendance records, the organisers said. -
18 July 2012London: Man who died at gay sauna last week identified + Police have identified a man who was discovered dead in a gay sauna in east London last week as 46-year-old Roberto Jesus Messuti. -
18 July 2012Letter demands anti-gay state ultimatum before Olympics 30 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has renewed calls for Olympic chiefs to ban anti-gay nations from the London Games and enforce the Olympic Charter by offering visiting nations the chance to renounce discrimination.
Articles from July 2012
Top stories
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits+
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list9
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual22
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’5
TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list3
Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches22
Church of England to ask gay clergy about their sex life as part of bishop selection process33
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener2
Pro-equal marriage rally to take place on Monday ahead of House of Lords committee stage8
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'5
- Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches22
- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual22
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 4
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 12- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list9
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2
- TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list3
- Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'69
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right61
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill60
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding53
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'50
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay49
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