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6 August 2012Poll: Gay men take twice as many holidays 37 A new poll suggested gay men take double the national average number of holidays each year. -
6 August 2012Annual Men’s Health survey ‘assumes readers are straight’ 46 A fitness magazine for men has been accused of ignoring its gay and bisexual readers after its annual reader survey assumed all respondents were straight. -
6 August 20128,000 sign year-long petition against restrictions on gay blood donation 10 A petition calling for the government to lift the ban on blood donation by men who have sex with men, which it did partially last year by allowing donations from those who have not done so for a year, has attracted 8,000 signatures. -
6 August 2012London: Police urge ‘extreme care’ to gay club drug users after death in Vauxhall 59 Police have urged recreational drug users in the capital to be 'extremely careful' after a man died and two others were hospitalised this weekend after nights out at Vauxhall's gay clubs. -
6 August 2012New anti-bullying charity chair calls for ‘visible gay sexuality’ in schools 16 The new chair of anti-bullying charity Diversity Role Models says bullying will continue until 'gay sexuality becomes visible in schools'. -
6 August 2012France: Catholic Church opposes gay adoption in revived national prayer 42 The Catholic Church in France is reviving a tradition begun in the 17th century of praying for the country on 15 August to hope the government does not listen to "special requests" and to oppose gay adoption. -
6 August 2012Australia: Tasmania to legislate for equal marriage rights if federal bill fails 11 The Parliament of Tasmania may pass equal marriage laws for the island's gay couples after the Australian state's premier announced support for the move. -
6 August 2012Teacher gives cost of Chick-fil-A meals to gay suicide prevention charity 10 The sister of the co-founder of the Trevor Project has written to the charity, which works to prevent young gay people from taking their lives, donating the cost of a Chick-fil-A meal for each of her gay family members and friends. -
6 August 2012‘Porn trial’ barrister ‘asks if sexual health clinics are for those who have riskier sex’ + A Crown Prosecution Service barrister has reportedly asked a trial witness whether people who attend sexual health clinics do so because they engaged in risky sexual practices. -
6 August 2012US: Gay rights group donates $1m to marriage equality efforts + US gay rights group Human Rights Campaign has donated $1m to marriage equality efforts in four states. -
6 August 2012Dallas gay couple stage second marriage protest + A gay couple in Dallas, Texas, have staged a second sit-in protest over marriage equality. -
6 August 2012ObamaCare ‘will ban discrimination against transgender people’ 6 A senior official with the Department of Health and Human Services has told transgender rights groups that federal health programmes and companies receiving federal dollars are barred from discriminating against trans people. -
6 August 2012US Congress ‘lags behind’ public on marriage equality 6 Research suggests that US Congress members lags behind the public on marriage equality.
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Russia: 30 arrests made at Moscow Pride8
Labour MP Diana Johnson: It’s now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy30
UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway4
Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march9
Birmingham Pride kicks off with Peter Tatchell leading Equal Love carnival1
Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor’s office5
Obama praises Boy Scouts’ progress but wants gay leaders too7
Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer11
Bryan Fischer says forced drowning ‘would be better’ than inclusion in the Boy Scouts36
Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as ‘absurd’10
- Russia: 30 arrests made at Moscow Pride8
- Bryan Fischer says forced drowning 'would be better' than inclusion in the Boy Scouts36
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card142- Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march9
- Labour MP Diana Johnson: It's now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy 30
- Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer11
- UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway4
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights56- Obama praises Boy Scouts' progress but wants gay leaders too7
- Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor's office5
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault142-
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card142
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'95
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur66
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe homosexuals66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63
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