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19 October 2012Peter Tatchell blasts BNP leader Nick Griffin over ‘smears’ 42 Peter Tatchell has accused Nick Griffin of launching a “smear” campaign against him and the human rights organisation Liberty after he called on the British National Party leader to be prosecuted for remarks made on Twitter. -
20 October 2012Minnesota student defends wearing anti-equal marriage T-shirt 132 A student in Minnesota has decided to make her own anti-gay T-shirt to wear on campus ahead of the state’s public referendum on equal marriage. -
20 October 2012US: Alderman Moreno will still block Chick-fil-A opening until policy change is official 4 A Chicago alderman has, for the second time, threatened to block the opening of a new branch of Chick-fil-A, the fast-food chicken restaurant, which has been involved in a controversy over its apparent opposition to equal marriage. -
20 October 2012Gay boxer wins first fight since decision to come out 32 Orlando Cruz has won his first fight since publicly declaring that he is indeed a gay man. -
20 October 2012US: Same-sex marriage scam angers former couple who thought they were married 8 A Florida man has spoken out about his anger at being issued an invalid marriage license by an Iowa courthouse, and says his case represents wider problems faced by gay couples who cannot marry in their home states. -
21 October 2012Angelina Pivarnick apologises for ‘ignorant comments’, now supports equal marriage 13 Former Jersey Shore cast-member, Angelina Pivarnick, has changed her stance on equal marriage, after a debate this week during which she said she didn't think gay people should be allowed to get married. -
21 October 2012Video: Preacher in Missouri gives speech on LGBT rights with a surprise ending 18 A video of a speech by a preacher in Springfield Missouri has gone viral because it contains a twist, where he uses the example of speeches by pro-segregation preachers from the 1960s, replacing the word 'integration' with the word 'gay rights'. -
21 October 2012UK: Gay couple refuse to seek prosecution of Nick Griffin 65 Michael Black and John Morgan, the gay couple on the receiving end of abuse from Nick Griffin, say they will not press for charges against the BNP leader. -
22 October 2012Comment: I love being Jewish and bisexual 21 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Sarah McCulloch responds to a recent comment piece by Oliver Kasin and says life is getting easier for LGBT Jews in the UK. -
22 October 2012London: Low turnout for hate crime vigil 38 Organisers of Saturday’s London Vigil against Hate Crime say they were left disappointed at the low turnout but believe it was still a success. -
22 October 2012David Cameron: Hate crime levels are ‘appalling’ 53 David Cameron has reaffirmed the government’s commitment in tackling homophobic crime and has described the current hate crime statistics for England and Wales as “appalling”. -
22 October 2012London: Gay councillor charged with assault + Brian Coleman, the gay former Conservative London Assembly Member and ex-mayor of Barnet, has been charged with assaulting a woman in north London. -
22 October 2012US: Gay man falsely imprisoned by extremist church 25 Four members of a church in North Carolina have been charged with false imprisonment over allegations that they held a young gay man against his will. -
22 October 2012New York: Lesbian couple banned from wedding venue 20 A lesbian couple in New York have filed a discrimination complaint after they were turned away from a wedding venue. -
22 October 2012US: Bullied trans student gets suspended 18 A transgender student in Maryland was suspended last week from school for getting into a fight after a fellow student allegedly assaulted her. -
22 October 2012Canada: Man waits 42 years to get apology over anti-gay yearbook photo 22 A man in British Columbia who had a homophobic remark written next to his photo in his high school yearbook has finally received a formal apology from the North Vancouver school board – more than 40 years after the incident took place. -
22 October 2012US: Trans prisoner requests that court assigns surgeon for her operation + A trans woman incarcerated in an all-male prison in Massachusetts who was granted gender-reassignment surgery by a court has asked the state to find a surgeon, despite the need for her court victory to be upheld on appeal. -
23 October 2012Chris Brown accused of shouting a homophobic slur at a fan 28 R&B star, Chris Brown, has been accused of shouting a homophobic slur at a fan who asked him to sign an autograph for him. -
23 October 2012US: New York Mayor donates $500,000 towards equal marriage efforts 7 The Mayor of New York City has offered $500,000 (£312,000) from his personal fortune towards the push for marriage equality in Maine, Minnesota and Washington. -
23 October 2012French president accused of making U-turn on gay fertility rights 9 French President Francois Hollande has been accused of dropping plans to allow same-sex couples access to fertility treatment.
Articles from October 2012
Top stories
Ukraine: Gay pride rally cancelled by court for fear that it will spark violence+
Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote5
Sir Gerald Howarth: ‘I should have used ‘militant’ rather than ‘aggressive’ to describe the ‘homosexuality community’17
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill — Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained12
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends ‘aggressive homosexual community’ equal marriage slur55
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth ‘dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?’10
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords47
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people41
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 8411
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members3
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people41
- Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 55
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords47
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7- Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 10
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 years24- Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe the 'homosexuality community'17
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'44- Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill -- Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained12
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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