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23 August 2012Bishop of Buckingham: ‘Church should get its head around gay relationships and be @Out4Marriage’ 68 The Bishop of Buckingham has become the most senior member of the Church of England to join the Out4Marriage campaign to introduce equal same-sex marriage in the UK. -
23 August 2012Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son joins up with Born This Way Foundation 12 The son of Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined the ranks of supporters of Lady Gaga’s BornThis Way Foundation. -
23 August 2012South African pastor blames gay men, lesbians and feminists for ‘culture of death’ 41 Pastor Errol Naidoo of South Africa’s Family Policy Institute has blamed the LGBT community for creating a "culture of death" that led, among other things, to the Marikana mine massacre. -
23 August 2012Psychological tests for trans pilots in US is abandoned owing to a one-woman campaign 5 Psychological testing for trans people who wish to become pilots has been abandoned after one woman sustained a three-year campaign. -
23 August 2012‘Too horny’ anti-gay US Christian fundamentalist convicted of masturbating by a children’s playground 46 US Christian fundamentalist Rev. -
23 August 2012Gay people biggest threat to Germany after euro crisis – says politician 84 A senior member of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats Union (CDU) party has ignited a storm of controversy after saying the country’s future “lies in the hands of families [and] not in same-sex partnerships.” -
23 August 2012Hugh Hefner announces support for equal marriage 13 The publishing veteran is adamant that denying same-sex couples the right to marriage is a basic infringement of their human rights. -
24 August 2012James Franco set to star in and produce gay-art film “James Franco’s Cruising” 6 James Franco has teamed up with a gay art-porn director to produce and star in an indie film which re-imagines footage lost from the film "Cruising" which starred Al Pacino. -
24 August 2012Vermont resort settles lawsuit brought after refusing to host lesbian wedding reception 5 A settlement, including no longer being allowed to host wedding receptions, has been reached by a venue which refused to host a wedding party for a lesbian couples' wedding because of the owners' Catholic beliefs. -
24 August 2012British singer comes out as bisexual and says “everyone is gay” 15 British singer/songwriter, Neon Hitch, has come out as bisexual in an interview in which she discusses her mother, living with Amy Winehouse and a "wonderful" night she shared with an unnamed woman. -
24 August 2012Opponents of marriage equality gather to protest Scottish government’s legislation plans 47 A cabinet meeting hosted by the Scottish leadership at Renfrew Town Hall yesterday drew a crowd of around 200 people protesting against their government's plans for marriage equality. -
24 August 2012Manchester Pride to send message of solidarity to St Petersburg 13 The thousands who attend Manchester Pride this weekend are being urged to use the event to send a message of solidarity to LGBT people in St Petersburg. -
24 August 2012Talk show host Geraldo Rivera suggests US Homeland Security is staffed by a ‘lesbian cabal’ 31 Fox News and US chat show host Geraldo Rivera suggested on a TV debate earlier this week that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was becoming "some kind of lesbian cabal". -
24 August 2012Bulgaria: Hackers use gay pop singer’s video to attack Russian court’s website 9 Unidentified hackers attacked the website of the Moscow-based court who sentenced Pussy Riot last week by posting on it a video by Azis, a gay Bulgarian Romani pop singer. -
24 August 2012LGBT centre in Lancashire awarded £450,000 4 An LGBT project in Lancashire has been awarded £450,000 by the Big Lottery Reaching Communities Fund. -
24 August 2012Minnesota: Politician gives in and steps down after gay sex scandal 15 A 56-year-old Minnesota Democrat who had a sexual encounter with a minor he met online has dropped his re-election bid. -
24 August 2012Justin Hawkins of The Darkness says he likes to ‘connect’ with gay audiences 5 The frontman of metal-parody band The Darkness has said he likes to "connect" with gay audiences. -
24 August 2012Zimbabwe: Police in Harare close down GALZ offices 21 Police in Harare have finally pressed charges against Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) and closed down their office. -
24 August 2012Madonna forgives Elton John after ‘stripper’ jibe 21 Madonna says she knows that Sir Elton John is a fan even though he called her a "fairground stripper". -
25 August 2012In Photos: Manchester Pride 2012 112 Manchester saw tens of thousands of people take to the streets to take part in the city's LGBT pride parade, part of a long weekend of celebrations in the Northern city.
Articles from August 2012
Top stories
Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a ‘cynical trap’2
Poll: 73% of MPs support civil partnerships amendment to equal marriage bill+
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities2
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships13
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault46
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans faces third claim of sexual assault+
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion120
Georgia: LGBT and anti-’gay propaganda’ activists face off in mob aftermath+
Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or ‘change leadership’21
US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May+
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault46
- Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion120
Eurovision: Same-sex kisses feature in songs for Finland and host Sweden2- Finland's pro-equality 'Marry Me' places 24th in Eurovision final22
- Conservative Grassroots warn party to drop equal marriage or 'change leadership'21
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions21
Birmingham: LGBT sports centre to be opened by naked charity calendar stars Warwick Rowers11- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss14
- Georgia: LGBT and anti-'gay propaganda' activists face off in mob aftermath0
New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime1
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Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion120
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
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
Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was 'raped with beer bottles'55
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