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15 August 2012Same-sex ballroom championships come to Blackpool 5 Same-sex international ballroom dancing championships are to be held in Blackpool this autumn. -
15 August 2012Mennonite pastor charged with aiding kidnapping in same-sex child custody dispute 25 A Mennonite pastor in Vermont has been charged with aiding in international kidnapping after he helped a woman flee the US with her child - because she did not want to share custody with her former lesbian partner. -
15 August 2012Anonymous hack into Ugandan government websites in protest at their anti-LGBT policies 14 Anarchic 'hacktivist' group Anonymous hacked into two of the Ugandan government's websites yesterday in protest at their homophobic policies which include the Kill The Gays bill which is currently being deliberated. -
15 August 2012Pro-traditional family group blast US ambassador for supporting Prague Pride celebrations 28 An international anti-LGBT, pro-traditional family group is apparently furious that the US ambassador to the Czech Republic has given his blessing to the Prague Pride Festival taking place this week. -
15 August 2012Saudi government objects to ‘.gay’ domain name endings 21 The government of Saudi Arabia has objected to several proposed new Internet address endings, including .gay. -
15 August 2012Nearly 1,400 same-sex Czech couples are in registered partnerships 3 A total of 1,390 same-sex couples have entered into registered partnerships in the Czech Republic since the law came into being in July 2006. -
15 August 2012Gay Dean: Church of England’s attitude on marriage equality is ‘contemptible’ 31 Dr Jeffrey John, Britain's highest-ranking out gay cleric has slammed the Church of England, saying that they are pursuing a "morally contemptible" policy on marriage equality. -
15 August 2012Indianapolis city council passes proposal for same-sex couple benefits 1 Earlier this week, Indianapolis City-County Council approved a proposal that would benefit those city and county employees who are in same-sex domestic partnerships. -
15 August 2012Gay-friendly San Francisco church denies drag queen ban 13 An LGBT-friendly Catholic church in San Francisco which banned drag queens from its premises has reversed the decision after the church's business manager said the new pastor had: "not been educated about the importance of drag queens in the gay community." -
15 August 2012We Need to Talk About Kevin star Ezra Miller: ‘I’m Queer’ 46 Ezra Miller who starred as Kevin in 'We Need to Tak About Kevin' has come out in an interview with Out Magazine while promoting his new film 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' where he plays a gay character. -
15 August 2012George Michael defends London 2012 song choice and tells critics to f*** off! 51 George Michael has hit back at criticism that he cashed in on the Olympics by using the closing ceremony to promote his new single White Light.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’14
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights2
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality12
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’1
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT2
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets9
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’2
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill21
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss4
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions7- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets9
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill21
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss4
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters14- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'14
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 48
Uma Thurman to star in biopic as anti-gay campaigner Anita Bryant 12- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final14
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'65
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples64
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
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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