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9 August 2012London: Olympians and Paralympians offered free entry to 2014 Gay Games 5 Olympians and Paralympians are being offered free entry to the ninth quadrennial Gay Games, due to take place in the US in 2014. -
9 August 2012Bryan Fischer calls for new Underground Railroad for children of gay parents 64 The Director of Issue Analysis for the anti-gay American Family Association has called for a new Underground Railroad to deliver children from gay parents. -
9 August 2012Matt Bomer and partner to receive gay ‘Inspiration Award’ 20 Gay actor Matt Bomer and his partner, publicist Simon Halls, are to receive the Inspiration Award from the American Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. -
9 August 2012Scientists give tips to avoid ‘sensationalised’ gay animal headlines 50 A comment piece in the latest edition of the journal Nature warns scientists of the pitfalls of allowing their work on sexual behaviour among animals to be 'sensationalised' in the media, with a particular focus on 'gay' animals. -
9 August 2012Tennessee: University employee threw away gay newspapers 26 An employee at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee is being investigated after she was seen throwing away dozens of copies of a local gay newspaper from a communal area. -
9 August 2012CPS ‘does not endorse’ barrister’s sexual health clinic question at ‘#porntrial’ 14 The Crown Prosecution Service has said it "does not endorse" a question by a barrister which presupposed that sexual health clinics were for people who had "riskier" sex lives. -
10 August 2012Australian minister says Christians against marriage equality are not being discriminatory 72 The leader of Australia's Presbyterian Church has said that followers of Christianity are not being discriminatory in their belief that the definition of marriage should apply to opposite sex couples only. -
10 August 2012Anti-homophobia march takes place at University of Alberta in support of assaulted student 3 A fortnight after an apparent homophobic attack on a student from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, hundreds of locals showed their support for the victim in a march against homophobia. -
10 August 2012Gay Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham declares he’ll dive naked if he wins Gold 47 Australian Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham has decalred that he'll dive naked if he wins another Gold medal. -
10 August 2012Mass rallies in support of marriage equality to take place across Australia this weekend 5 Mass rallies are taking place in eight Australian cities this weekend to mark the eight-year anniversary of the country's ban on marriage equality.
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10 August 2012Digital traffic sign in Utah displays homophobic message after being hacked 22 A computerised traffic sign in Provo, Utah was hacked on Wednesday, so that the display alternated between "GOD HATES GAYS" and "FOLLOW DETOUR". -
10 August 2012Tory MP Nick Boles claims expenses to learn his civil partner’s language 78 Tory MP for Grantham and Stamford Nick Boles decided to learn Hebrew after entering into a civil partnership with his Israeli boyfriend, and included the £678 cost of the lessons on his parliamentary expenses account. -
10 August 2012Comment: To be gay, and in love 54 Balaji Ravichandran considers what it means to be gay and in love in a world that has been fundamentally changed by the arrival of online dating and smartphone apps like Grindr -
10 August 2012Journalism student uncovers ‘transphobic and homophobic culture’ at major Australian newspaper 8 A journailsm student at the University of Melboune has exposed what she described as a "sexist, transphobic and homophobic culture" at the Herald Sun, one of the country's biggest newspapers. -
10 August 2012Police in Michigan fail to take action against gay hate protest group 34 Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have said they would not be charging a group of Bible-preaching protesters who threatened to rape a woman at a gay event because no one came forward with a "specific complaint". -
10 August 2012Gay diver Matthew Mitcham joins Tom Daley in Olympic semi-final 10 Australian reigning Olympic 10m platform diving champion Matthew Mitcham has secured a place in the tomorrow's semi-final. -
11 August 2012Gay Olympic hero Matthew Mitcham fails to join Tom Daley in diving final 24 Australian reigning Olympic 10m platform diving champion Matthew Mitcham has narrowly missed out on a place in tonight's Olympic final. -
11 August 2012St Petersburg: Madonna accused of breaking anti-gay law and branded a whore 39 As expected, this week’s gig by the queen of pop in Russia’s second largest city has not passed off without controversy. -
12 August 2012Australia: Premiers of South Australia and Tasmania promise same-sex marriage 11 The premiers of South Australia and Tasmania say that they will legislate to introduce same-sex marriage regardless of what Australian federal prime minister Julia Gillard or parliament does.
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12 August 2012Gay Olympic hero Matthew Mitcham decides not to retire from diving 12 Despite a shock exit from the 10m platform semi-final yesterday, Matthew Mitcham, one of the very few openly gay Olympians says that he has decided not to retire from sport after the London 2012 Olympics.
Articles from August 2012
Top stories
MPs who voted against the third reading of the equal marriage bill16
Maria Miller: The time for equal marriage has finally come7
Angela Eagle: I am so proud that the Commons passed the equal marriage bill in its third reading12
MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading46
Amendments to equal marriage bill on transgender rights withdrawn at request of Equality Minister13
Equal marriage referendum amendment fails to appear in House of Commons8
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘Marriage should be between one man and one woman’48
London: Gay sauna denies hosting ‘bareback’ sex parties18
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage66
UKIP Councillor: ‘Most gays are heterophobic’, and ‘have no rights to marry in church’27
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins38- France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage 66
- MPs pass same-sex marriage bill in final third reading46
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault133
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 94
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill61- Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'48
- London: Gay sauna denies hosting 'bareback' sex parties 18
David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: 'I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!'31
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault133
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'94
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'69
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage66
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62-
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill61
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
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