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25 September 2012UK: Muslim anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza’s US extradition approved 38 Abu Hamza had previously said AIDS had been sent as a curse on gay people and he also claimed that transgender people were cursed too. -
25 September 2012Video: Hugh Grant comes @Out4Marriage and says ‘love is the same for everyone’ 23 Hugh Grant, star of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually, About a Boy and the Bridget Jones films, has recorded a video in support of the Out4Marriage campaign to make same-sex marriage legal in the UK. -
25 September 2012UK: Christian anti-gay activist acquitted over Tesco leaflets 26 A Christian activist has been found not guilty of a public order offence after he handed out leaflets for the group Christian Voice that criticised Tesco’s decision to donate £30,000 to this year’s World Pride. -
25 September 2012New York: Arrest in McDonald’s anti-trans attack case + 24-year-old Jamar McLeod was attacked by a man who reportedly made homophobic slurs about his transgender girlfriend, Jaslisa Griffin. -
25 September 2012Russian politician says being gay is a ‘bad habit’ that can be treated with prayer 41 Vitaly Milonov, city councillor and author of St Petersburg’s homophobic censorship law, has referred to homosexuality as a “bad habit” that can be treated by fasting and prayer. -
25 September 2012Video: Madonna praises Obama on gay rights and then calls him a ‘Muslim’ 27 Madonna has declared her support for President Barack Obama but surprisingly appeared to be confused by his religion. -
25 September 2012Minnesota: Court acquits HIV man in transmission case 16 The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of an HIV positive man who was accused of passing the virus to another man through unprotected sex. -
25 September 2012UKIP approves internal LGBT campaign group 40 The UK Independence Party’s National Executive Committee has officially given approval to an affiliated LGBT campaign section of the party. -
25 September 2012UK politician criticises Stonewall for ‘bigot’ nomination – but wants to attend ceremony 40 Alan Craig, the leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance Party and a former councillor for the London Borough of Newham, has criticised Stonewall after the charity nominated him for the title of “Bigot of the Year”. -
25 September 2012Tennessee: University says it cannot offer health insurance benefits to unmarried gay couples 7 Administrators at the University of Tennessee have announced that they will not offer health insurance benefits to partners of gay employees. -
25 September 2012US: High School student starts gay-straight alliance 2 A 15-year-old from Columbus, Indiana, has started her high school's first gay-straight alliance, after seeing her gay friends being bullied for years. -
25 September 2012US: TV station drops Paris Hilton documentary following AIDS remarks 6 The US cable channel, Logo, has dropped a 2007 documentary about Paris Hiton from its schedule, because of the controversial remarks she made in the back of a cab about gay men and AIDS. -
25 September 2012Audio: Iowa radio host announces agreement with Ahmadinejad on ‘gays are ugly’ comment 15 A radio presenter in Iowa kicked off his show this morning by discussing the issues surrounding President Ahmadinejad's visit to the US, and comments he made about Israel, to the US General Assembly, and homosexuality, on CNN. -
25 September 2012Stephen Fry tweet confuses fans into believing Hugh Grant came out as gay 20 Following the news that Hugh Grant had 'come out' in support of equal marriage today, Stephen Fry's celebratory tweet confused some Twitter users into thinking he was actually coming out as gay. -
26 September 2012UK: Process to appoint new Archbishop of Canterbury gets underway 34 Anglican officials are preparing to make a final decision on who is to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, ahead of Dr Rowan Williams' retirement from the post in December. -
26 September 2012Lord Ken Maginnis dismisses Stonewall’s ‘bigot’ nomination 45 Lord Ken Maginnis, the former Ulster Unionist MP, who previously referred to same-sex marriage as “unnatural and deviant behaviour” has dismissed his nomination for Stonewall’s “Bigot of the Year” award. -
26 September 2012Hong Kong billionaire offers £40 million marriage bounty for lesbian daughter 23 A businessman from Hong Kong has offered a $65m (£40.2m) dowry to any man who can win the heart of his lesbian daughter. -
26 September 2012Madonna: I was being ‘ironic’ over Obama ‘Muslim’ remark 12 The Material Girl made the gaff while also praising President Obama’s commitment to gay rights during a speech to her fans at a concert in Washington on Monday. -
26 September 2012UK: Muslim anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza launches new appeal 49 Abu Hamza has launched a last minute High Court appeal to avoid extradition to the US on terror charges. -
26 September 2012UK: Police seek to trace man over anti-gay train station assault + The British Transport Police is appealing for information after a homophobic incident at Haywards Heath railway station in Sussex.
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Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down6
US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination4
US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay15
Former BP CEO Lord Browne to write new book on homophobia in business4
Scottish trans woman ‘forced’ to leave town after she was branded a ‘witch’12
US: Psychotherapists slam ‘gay cure’ app still available from Google app store3
Mixed martial arts fighter: ‘Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages’49
Dale Cregan sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering gay police officer and her colleague3
Russia: Fans warn anti-gay law poses 2018 World Cup violence risk7
US Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8: Six possible outcomes3
- US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay15
- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 49
- Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down6
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally10
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'12
- US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination4
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317
US: Caterpillar Inc cuts ties with Boy Scouts over lack of progress on gay leadership2
Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for 'immoral homosexual acts'19
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons50-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'49
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'48
YouGov poll: Next Doctor Who actor being straight less important than being male and British45
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