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22 August 2012Vicar returns to parish and vows celibacy after being attacked by his lover 18 A gay vicar who was scarred after being attacked by his lover has returned to work in his parish, vowing celibacy. -
22 August 2012Town rallies to help out victim of homophobic vandalism 12 A student in Virginia who had his car vandalized four times this year with homophobic slurs has had his car restored and fitted with new features when auto-repair shops throughout the town rallied to his aid in a display of solidarity. -
22 August 2012USA: Chick-fil-A protesters to picket new store openings + Opponents to new Chick-fil-A stores have said they will picket new store openings across the US, due to the company's opposition to equal marriage. -
22 August 2012Alleged false hate-crime victim to plead not guilty 1 A lesbian woman who allegedly made false claims that she was the victim of a violent hate crime, is to plead not guilty to the charge of false reporting. -
22 August 2012Australian rugby player speaks out for marriage equality on television 9 Australian rugby player David Pocock has pledged that he and his girlfriend will not marry until marriage equality is legalised in Australia. -
22 August 2012Lord Ashcroft: most Tory voters are pro-marriage equality 29 Lord Ashcroft has looked into the Conservative Party's voter polls in order to calibrate the varied reaction to Prime Minister David Cameron's pledge to legalise marriage equality. -
22 August 2012Gay pride pub landlord receives council apology 10 A council in Essex which forced a pub landlord to take down gay pride flags, following a complaint from the paris council, has issued an apology. -
22 August 2012Sir Elton John holidays with Bel Ami star Dolph Lambert 32 The Daily Mail reports that popstar Sir Elton John has been holidaying in St Tropez with gay porn star Dolph Lambert among others while baby Zachary was in the care of a nanny. -
22 August 2012Video: Men in Swimwear perform Anti-Romney One Direction spoof 7 A group of barely clad models gathered poolside to perform "Disclosure," a sexed-up spoof the ubiquitous One Direction single What Makes You Beautiful, in which they poke fun at Mitt Romney and the Republican party. -
22 August 2012Zimbabwe: LGBT activists being visited by police after last week’s raid 10 Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) say that some of the LGBT campaigners arrested last week are being visited by police at home and that those who were not arrested have been ordered to report to their local police stations. -
22 August 2012Singapore: High Court to hear if anti-gay sex law is unconstitutional 6 The High Court in Singapore is set to hear if the law that criminalises gay sex in the country is unconstitutional. -
22 August 2012Video: Republican Party National Convention boosts WiFi connectivity to ensure constant Grindr access 2 50,000 right-wingers will descend on Tampa, Florida, for the Republican National Convention to crown Mitt Romney as the party's official candidate but according to this spoof video the delegates will really be enjoying themselves on Grindr and glory-holes. -
22 August 2012Texan LGBT rights activist found dead in apparent suicide 10 The leader and co-founder of Fairness Fort Worth, a major Texan LGBT rights group, has been found dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. -
22 August 2012Is the newest Barbie to be released actually a drag queen? 13 Questions have been flying around since the announcement of the newest Barbie to be released, and whether or not this version of the doll is actually a drag queen. -
22 August 2012South Carolina creates first LGBT Political Action Committee 1 A new political action committee has been created in South Carolina to fight for equality, and to end discrimination against its LGBT residents. -
22 August 2012Police criticised for giving verbal warnings to gay hate Twitter users 25 Sussex Police are facing heavy criticism for their approach when dealing with teenagers who tweeted homophobic comments about a rival football club’s fans. -
22 August 2012Police: Fake hate crime victim wanted to “spark change” through hoax attack + Police investigating an allegedly fake violent hate crime in the US state of Nebraska have said they believe to have found the motive behind the incident, during which the victim said she had derogatory words carved into her skin.
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22 August 2012Minnesota representative urged to step down following gay-sex scandal 23 A member of the of the Minnesota House of Representatives has been urged to step down by his party leaders after admitting to having a gay-sex liaison with a 17-year old he met on the internet.
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Top stories
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list8
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual20
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 searches21
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
London: One week until UK’s second Dyke March5
- 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 searches21
- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual20
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 list8
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list3
- San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2
- 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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