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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. -
23 August 2012Republican amendments to marriage equality rejected 17 Two Republican Party delegates had their suggestions on amending the party's official position on marriage equality rejected this week. -
23 August 2012Gay-Straight Alliance sue California school over sex abstinence drive 5 A united group of parents, doctors and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network are suing the Clovis Unified School District in California over a sex education drive championing abstinence until marriage. -
23 August 2012Northern Ireland: Retired Church of Ireland cleric backs calls for marriage equality to be legalised 10 A retired senior Church of Ireland cleric has called for marriage equality to be made legal.
Articles from August 2012
Top stories
Labour MP Diana Johnson: It’s now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy25
UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway2
Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march8
Birmingham Pride kicks off with Peter Tatchell leading Equal Love carnival+
Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor’s office3
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 Scouts35
Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as ‘absurd’8
US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager4
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card142- Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer11
- Labour MP Diana Johnson: It's now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy 25
- Bryan Fischer says forced drowning 'would be better' than inclusion in the Boy Scouts35
- Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march8
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights55- Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor's office3
- UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway2
- Obama praises Boy Scouts' progress but wants gay leaders too7
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians48
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UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card142
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
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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