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17 October 2012US: Suspended university diversity officer demands reinstatement and compensation 20 The chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University has spoken out, saying she should be reinstated, as well as receiving fair compensation for the embarrassment her suspension caused. -
17 October 2012US: Gay prisoner sues jail, claims another prisoner bit off part of his nose + On Tuesday, a gay inmate of a Kentucky prison filed a lawsuit against a fellow prisoner, as well as the prison itself, claiming that he had part of his nose bitton off in an attack following days of harassment. -
17 October 2012Video: Victoria Jackson says equal marriage would ‘make god mad’ 59 Victoria Jackson, the former Saturday Night Live actress-turned Tea Party activist, spoke on the Howard Stern show about her opposition to equal marriage, saying that she doesn't believe in it. -
17 October 2012UK: National AIDS Trust criticises government over HIV strategy 89 The National AIDS Trust (NAT) has accused the Department of Health of failing to renew its sexual health and HIV strategy for England, two years after it came to an end. -
17 October 2012UK ambassador apologises for calling Argentinians ‘gay’ 25 Britain's ambassador to Chile has apologised for making a homophobic comment on Twitter. -
17 October 2012Video: CNN anchor cuts interview with anti-gay guest 25 CNN news anchor Carol Costello abruptly ended an interview with the American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer, after he was accused of making “hate speech”. -
17 October 2012Cameroon urged to release jailed men for wearing ‘gay’ clothes and for drinking Baileys 15 The US, EU and campaign groups have strongly condemned Cameroon’s appalling gay rights record ahead of a court appeal involving two men. -
17 October 2012Lynne Featherstone wins Attitude’s ‘Politician of the Year’ award 4 Lynne Featherstone says she is “absolutely delighted” to have been named “Politician of the Year” at last night’s awards ceremony by Attitude magazine in central London. -
17 October 2012Dublin gets ready for Europe’s largest LGBT conference 3 The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe) is staging its 16th annual conference in the Irish city of Dublin from 18 – 21 October. -
17 October 2012US: Cousins accused of attacking gay victim in a park stand trial 9 Two cousins in the US state of Kentucky charged with attacking a gay man in a park have gone on trial. -
17 October 2012Madonna ordered to appear in Russian court for breaking anti-gay law 43 Madonna has been sent a summons to appear in a Russian court for breaking St Petersburg’s homophobic censorship law, during her concert in the city, earlier this summer. -
17 October 2012Daniel Craig talks up ‘gay’ 007 villain 11 Daniel Craig has suggested Raoul Silva, the villain in the latest James Bond film, could be gay. -
17 October 2012PinkNews founder takes part in ground breaking Channel 4 show 24 The founder of PinkNews.co.uk, Benjamin Cohen, has been a guest on this week’s hit Channel 4 show, Jews at Ten, alongside various other straight Jewish celebrities.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’18
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights3
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality12
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’1
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT2
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets10
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’2
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill23
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss4
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions7
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'66- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets10
- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill23
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters16
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss4
- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'18
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 48- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final14
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'66
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples64
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
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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