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16 August 2012Library of Congress auditor sacked after ‘liking’ gay adoption Facebook page files federal lawsuit 20 An auditor who says he was fired by the US Library of Congress after his boss discovered he was gay via Facebook has filed a federal lawsuit this month in a US District Court for the District of Columbia. -
16 August 2012Sir Elton John ‘devastated’ by death of his bass guitarist 2 The pop veteran says he’s "devastated and shocked" after Bob Birch was found dead, aged 56. -
17 August 2012Brighton: Police seek South African in connection with gay man’s murder + Sussex Police want to question Ricardo Pisano, also known as Brandon Victor Pillay, in connection with the murder of 63-year-old Michael Polding. -
17 August 2012Pressure piles on Boris over @Out4Marriage video promise 35 The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is facing renewed calls to honour a commitment to record an Out4Marriage video after London Assembly Member Tom Copley submitted a formal question. -
17 August 2012Gunman responsible for Family Research Council shooting is charged 33 The gunman who opened fire at the offices of The Family Research Council (FRC) in Washington DC yesterday, whose full name is Floyd Lee Corkins II, has been charged with assault with intent to kill and interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition. -
17 August 2012Ukrainian public morality body claims Spongebob Squarepants is “gay” 39 There are proposals afoot in the Ukraine to censor a number of children's television shows following a study by a conservative commission group who have deemed certain shows "a real threat" to the country's young, including Spongebob Squarepants, who was labelled "gay". -
17 August 2012Appeal against century-long ban on gay pride in Moscow is refused 29 Nikolay Alexeyev, founder of Moscow Gay Pride, has had his appeal against the century-long ban on the parade rejected by Moscow City Court. -
17 August 2012Seattle lawyers issue complaint against anti-marriage equality groups 11 A Seattle law firm has filed a complaint against two anti-gay marriage groups for not declaring the source of their funding. -
17 August 2012Update: each member of LGBT-supporting feminist punk band Pussy Riot sentenced to two years in prison 86 Three members of Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot have been found guilty and convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, over a their protest in a Moscow cathedral during which they performed an anti-Putin "punk prayer". -
17 August 2012California watchdog approves $49,000 fine for anti-marriage equality group 7 A campaign watchdog agency in California yesterday approved a $49,000 fine against the campaign committee for Proposition 8. -
17 August 2012Guatemalan trans woman says she was raped in mens’ wing of Danish asylum seekers camp 66 A young Guatemalan trans woman who sought asylum in Denmark says that on her arrival she was placed in the men's wing of an asylum seeker's camp and gang raped by several men who forced their way into her room. -
17 August 201250 Cent speaks about his ‘lesbian mother’ 21 In an interview with celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, 50 Cent has spoken about growing up with a lesbian mother and how he came to understand her sexuality. -
17 August 2012Russian anti-gay group sues Madonna for $10m for ‘causing moral suffering’ 85 A group of homophobic Russian activists have sued Madonna for $10 million after they claimed she insulted their feelings when she spoke out in favour of gay equality during last week's concert in St Petersburg. -
18 August 2012Radio 1′s Grimmy confirms he’s gay and would like to date Frank Ocean 64 Nick Grimshaw, the new host of Radio 1’s flagship breakfast show, has spoken about his sexuality for the first time in an in-depth interview to the Guardian newspaper. -
19 August 2012Cardinal snubs Scottish government over equal marriage 102 Britain's most senior Roman Catholic has moved to further isolate himself with Alex Salmond’s government after suspending direct communication over the issue of equal marriage. -
20 August 2012Australian Greens concerned over too-early vote on marriage equality bill 11 The Australian Green Party have voiced their concerns over the government attempting to bring an early vote on the marriage equality bill in an attempt to clear it off the political agenda. -
20 August 2012Warner Bros shelves Alan Turing biopic 39 Warner Bros. -
20 August 2012Ulster councillor withdraws ‘gay disease’ remark 38 An Ulster Unionist councillor has taken back a series of comments he made in which he compared homosexuality variously to a “disease” and a "disability" during a debate on marriage equality. -
20 August 2012Shetland youth politicians promote marriage equality in schools 9 Youth politicians in the Shetland Isles are actively promoting the Love Equally campaign alongside the rest of the Scottish Youth Parliament. -
20 August 2012Millionaire’s will says gay son must marry a woman or lose inheritance 36 A Manhattan Criminal Court Judge is trying to overturn his father's will because it states says he must marry the mother of his child - despite the fact she acted as a surrogate for him and his husband.
Articles from August 2012
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Pope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas8
UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities9
Bermuda: Anti-discrimination law adopted amid equal marriage controversy1
Gibraltar LGBT activist awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list1
German Cabinet adopts bill to give gay couples equal tax benefits8
Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours list27
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn’t have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: ‘Leave talking to smart people’7
TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list5
Canada: Hockey player apologises after tweeting anti-gay slur about NBA player2
- Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
- Mixed martial arts boss to fighter who linked equal marriage to incest: 'Leave talking to smart people'7
Despite strong intolerance of gays, Pakistan leads in world for gay porn searches43- Gay rights opponent Tory MP Edward Leigh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list27
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 13
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor 5
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12
San Francisco: Gay blogger sentenced for taking toilet photo of gay supervisor Scott Wiener 2- TV presenter Clare Balding awarded OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list5
- UK: Muslim group seeks mosques for all sexualities9
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-
Lord Tebbit: I wouldn't have been surprised if Jimmy Savile was homosexual53
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
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