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29 August 2012Ann Romney invited onto TV show “Modern Family” once gay marriage is legal 1 Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, was invited to star on the hit TV show "Modern Family" by one of the show's creators, on the condition that gay marriage be legalized across the US. -
29 August 2012Update: New Zealand parliament supports equal marriage 80 votes to 40 39 The New Zealand Marriage Amendment Bill, which would legalise equal marriage, has passed its first reading with a majority in parliament in support of the change. -
29 August 2012The first LGBT video game convention set to take place in 2013 4 A group of San Francisco based gamers have set out to create a safe and tolerant alternative to a regular video game convention, and have confirmed that they have raised enough to host the event next summer. -
29 August 2012Detroit: Hate-crime assault suspect pleads guilty 2 A man in Detroit entered a guilty plea in court today, admitting that he assaulted a man in a corner shop based on the assumption that the victim was gay. -
29 August 2012Study: Hearing the phrase “That’s so gay” can cause lasting harm 45 The University of Michigan has released the results of a study which revealed that gay, lesbian or bisexual students who hear phrases such as "that's so gay" more often are more likely to suffer health problems. -
30 August 2012Uganda: Play banned by authorities for gay storyline 4 A Ugandan play tackling the difficulties of being gay in the country has been cancelled, ahead of a planned run at the country's National Theatre in Kampala. -
30 August 2012Republican Senator of Utah disagrees with Romney over marriage equality ban 15 The Senator of Utah, who is Mitt Romney’s most high-profile Mormon supporter in the US Senate, has come to blows with the new presidential candidate on amending the Constitution to ban marriage equality. -
30 August 2012Catholic college teacher in New Zealand suspended over marriage equality views 9 A teacher at a Catholic college in Whangarei, New Zealand, has been suspended and students allegedly threatened in a row with the college's principal over marriage equality. -
30 August 2012Judge suggests Detroit lesbian couple challenge state’s marriage equality ban for full parenting rights + A federal judge in Detroit this week suggested a lesbian couple challenge the state of Michigan's ban on marriage equality - which is preventing them both being registered as their children's parents.
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30 August 2012New Government-funded Catholic faith school proudly announce they will not teach any gay ‘nonsense’ 116 A newly-opened faith school in Cornwall has hit back at critics who they claim are seeking to "undermine" them for their anti-LGBT stance. -
30 August 2012Support for marriage equality among African-Americans in Nevada has increased over a quarter 2 According to a poll, support for marriage equality among African-American voters in Nevada has increased just over a quarter since President Obama said in May that he supports such unions. -
30 August 2012Maori organisation in New Zealand support marriage equality bill 3 New Zealand's Maori child advocacy organisation Ririki has said they are in favour of MP Louisa Wall’s marriage equality bill.
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30 August 2012Arizona lesbian couple found dead in likely murder-suicide 6 A lesbian couple from Arizona have been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. -
30 August 2012Tasmania: equal marriage bill passes in first stage of parliament 20 Tasmanian advocators of equal marriage celebrated today, as a bill to legalise same-sex marriage was passed in the first chamber of parliament. -
30 August 2012Warning made to US churches that collecting money for anti-equality causes is not allowed 8 Churches in Washington have been reminded that they are not to act as intermediaries by taking donations for political causes, including a group attempting to overturn the legalisation of equal marriage in the state. -
30 August 2012Interview: Joe McElderry on his new album, love and Perez Hilton 14 The pop star talks to Laurence Watts about his new album, Whitney Houston’s death and why he’d like you to follow him on Twitter. -
30 August 2012GLAAD index names best and worst in LGBT friendly broadcasting 3 The sixth annual Network Responsibility Index has been published by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and includes details of networks and shows which have accurately reflected, or not, the LGBT community through their broadcasting. -
30 August 2012Egypt: Leader of “gay sex network” arrested by police 3 Egyptian police have arrested a man from Cairo based on the accusation that he was the head of a "gay sex network". -
30 August 2012Brazil: Gay father granted full “maternity” leave 7 A government agency in Brazil has granted the full allotment of "maternity" leave to a gay man in a civil partnership, who has adopted a child. -
31 August 2012Same-sex adoption bill drawn from ballot in New Zealand 3 New Zealand's 50-year-old adoption laws are to be debated by parliament in order to potentially bring about changes that would allow same-sex couples to adopt.
Articles from August 2012
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David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords31
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people22
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 849
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members1
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years21
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’36
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title8
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage10
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people22
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords31
- Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years21
- US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'36
US Radio host: Gays aren't human so aren't protected by the US constitution169
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29- Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 849
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'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66-
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote62
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58-
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56
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