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12 October 2012Freddie Mercury film to be released in 2014 13 Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed more details about the upcoming biopic into the life of the band’s late frontman, Freddie Mercury. -
13 October 2012US: Petition started to reinstate diversity officer put on leave for signing marriage ballot 2 A petition has been started to reinstate a senior administrator at a Washington-based university who was put on paid leave, after she signed a petition to send equal marriage to referendum in Maryland. -
13 October 2012Update: Diversity officer put on leave for signing petition hires lawyer, hopes to be reinstated 35 A senior administrator at a Washington university who was put on paid leave, after she signed a petition to send equal marriage to referendum in Maryland, has hired an attorney to represent her, and will address the media next week.
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14 October 2012US: University government votes Chick-fil-A off campus 16 A branch of Chick-fil-A has been voted off the campus of a North Carolina university by its student government, because of its public opposition to equal marriage. -
14 October 2012US: Companies confirm support for equal marriage in Washington, in full page newspaper advert 2 A large number of Washington-based companies have confirmed their support for Referendum 74, the equal marriage bill, which will be voted on next month in the state, by signing up to a newspaper advert. -
15 October 2012Former SNP leader says equal marriage is a step towards ‘fascism’ 70 The former leader of the Scottish National Party Gordon Wilson has once again criticised the leadership of the SNP for supporting equal marriage. -
15 October 2012UK: Transgender ex-Broadmoor patient talks of Jimmy Saville abuse 37 A transgender man, who was a former patient of Broadmoor Hospital, has spoken of being sexually abused by the veteran entertainer Sir Jimmy Savile. -
15 October 2012UK: Gay asylum seeker loses deportation fight 54 A gay Nigerian asylum seeker who was living in Bradford has been deported from the UK. -
15 October 2012Tracey Emin: The church should embrace gay people 27 Tracey Emin has spoken of her support for equal marriage and believes there should always be a separation of the church and state. -
15 October 2012New York: Corkscrew used to castrate gay TV journalist shown to jurors 12 The instrument allegedly used to castrate a murdered gay TV fashion journalist has been shown to a jury in New York. -
15 October 2012San Francisco: Man sues gay porn company over erection injections 10 A stage assistant from San Francisco has launched legal action against a gay pornography company after he was allegedly forced to inject performers with a controlled drug to prolong their erections. -
15 October 2012Simon Callow: I have a ‘right’ to marriage 32 Actor and theatre director Simon Callow believes the recent outbursts of Lord Carey and former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe on the subject of equal marriage illustrates how the two are living in the past. -
15 October 2012UK: HIV helpline service suffers funding cut 64 The Terrence Higgins Trust says its national HIV telephone helpline service will now operate at reduced hours, following the loss of government funding. -
15 October 2012US: Diversity officer wanted to give voters the chance to decide on equal marriage 19 The chief diversity officer of a university in Washington who was put on leave after signing a petition to send the decision on equal marriage to a vote in Maryland, has said through her lawyer that all she wanted was for voters to decide.
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16 October 2012In Photos: US members of Congress supporting the NOH8 campaign 7 The NOH8 campaign, which uses celebrities to highlight the ban on same-sex marriage in states across America, has released a series of photos, showing 26 members of the US Congress, supporting its campaign. -
16 October 2012Facebook accidentally outed users to their parents through group permissions loophole 21 Facebook users have been inadvertently outed by a loophole in the system which overrode their privacy settings and shared information about them. -
16 October 2012UK: Church weddings possible in 10 years, says gay dean 22 It could take 10 years for same-sex marriages to be approved by the Church of England – that’s according to Dr Jeffrey John, the gay Dean of St Albans. -
16 October 2012Eastenders star feared being typecast as ‘the gay Muslim’ 56 Actor Marc Elliott says his decision to quit Eastenders was motivated through the fear of becoming typecast as “the gay Muslim”. -
16 October 2012Stonewall: Tackling anti-gay crime should be a priority for new police commissioners 4 Stonewall has launched a campaign calling on candidates standing to become Police and Crime Commissioners to promise to tackle homophobic crime. -
16 October 2012California: Man accused of anti-gay hammer attack appears in court + A man in California has appeared in court over an alleged homophobic attack on a gay couple as they walked their dog.
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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 bill22
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 bill22
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters15- 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'16
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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