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4 October 2012Labour MEP Michael Cashman to stand down in 2014 13 Michael Cashman, the gay Labour MEP for the West Midlands, has confirmed that he will quit as a member of the European Parliament at the next European Election in 2014. -
4 October 2012Pressure builds on Serbia over gay pride ban 9 The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has urged the authorities in Serbia to reconsider a ban on this weekend’s gay pride march in Belgrade. -
4 October 2012Paris: District mayor suggests equal marriage could lead to ‘incest’ 28 A district mayor in Paris is under fire after announcing that he will refuse to conduct same-sex marriages after he said they could open the door to the approval of polygamous or incestuous unions. -
4 October 2012UK: Journalist welcomes BACP decision to strike off anti-gay therapist 5 Lesley Pilkington, the Christian psychotherapist who was found to be providing gay conversion therapy, has finally been struck off by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). -
4 October 2012Government Communications chief regrets treatment of codebreaker Alan Turing 49 The head of the Government Communications Headquarters has expressed his regret at the way Alan Turing, a gay World War Two codebreaker, was treated in the years leading up to his suicide after being convicted of homosexuality. -
4 October 2012London: LGBT community urged to try out basketball 3 Want to shoot some hoops? Not sure who to play with? Why not come along then to one of London Knight’s (formerly London Cruisers) gay men’s basketball training sessions and try it out! Rory Desch profiles one of its members. -
4 October 2012US: Trans prisoner files for expenses from gender-reassignment legal battle + Michelle Kosilek, the trans woman incarcerated in an all-male prison, has filed for the expenses she, and her attorney, are requesting from the court, following a ruling that her legal costs, as well as the cost of gender reassignment surgery, as a treatment for gender dysphoria. -
5 October 2012US: Teen denied Eagle Scout badge for ‘not meeting standard on sexual orientation’ 57 A scout in California has been denied the Eagle Scout badge by his scoutmaster because of his decision to come out as gay, despite, he claims, not being told he would not be awarded the badge. -
5 October 2012Sacha Baron Cohen signs up to make new film, The Lesbian, based on a true story 6 Sacha Baron Cohen's next comic character is to be a based on the true story of a Chinese man who recently offered a $65million dowry to any man who could woo his lesbian daughter. -
5 October 2012UK: Gay man fights deportation to Nigeria 19 Campaigners are fighting to stop the deportation of a gay man to Nigeria. -
5 October 2012Stephen Fry attacks Church ‘extremists’ who oppose marriage equality in @Out4Marriage video 41 Stephen Fry has called on the government to allow faith groups to provide marriage ceremonies to same-sex couples, in a video for the Out4Marriage campaign. -
5 October 2012New York: Health officials urge HIV positive men to get vaccinated against meningitis + The New York City Health Department is advising for vaccinations against meningitis for any man who is HIV positive and has had intimate contact with men met through gay dating sites or in bars since 1 September 2012. -
5 October 2012California: Second lawsuit filed against gay ‘cure’ ban 26 A second federal lawsuit has been filed seeking to overturn California's new ban on gay conversion therapy for those under the age of 18. -
5 October 2012UK: Anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza can be extradited to the US, says High Court 59 The High Court has ruled radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza can now be extradited immediately to the US to face terror charges. -
5 October 2012Comment: Equal marriage is a test for my Jewish Orthodox faith 117 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, LGBT campaigner Oliver Kasin talks of how his Orthodox Jewish faith has created a personal conflict due to his sexuality. -
5 October 2012Canada: Trans group mourns killing of one of its members + The victim has been identified as January Marie Lapuz, according to CTV News. -
5 October 2012Scotland: Church minister defects over gay clergy 56 A minister has quit the Church of Scotland over the issue of gay clergy. -
5 October 2012London: Gay Games fundraiser launched 10 A massive drive to secure funding for London’s bid to host the Gay Games in 2018 is now underway. -
6 October 2012UN human rights office puts pressure on Ukraine regarding LGBT censorship law 4 The human rights office of the United Nations has urged Ukraine to rethink a draft LGBT censorship law which was announced earlier this week. -
6 October 2012US: The number of LGBT characters on TV has increased, GLAAD study finds 21 The number of gay and bisexual characters in the upcoming US television season, including cable TV, is on the rise, according to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’16
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights2
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’ toilets9
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- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets9
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill23
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters15- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'16
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss4
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 48
Uma Thurman to star in biopic as anti-gay campaigner Anita Bryant 13- 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
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'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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