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18 October 2012US: Westboro Baptist Church loses appeal against Missouri funeral picketing restrictions 19 The Westboro Baptist Church lost an appeal this week against a law in the state of Missouri restricting their protests at military funerals, which often contain anti-gay slurs. -
18 October 2012UK: Equal marriage film director turns his attention to same-sex parenting 11 Film director Mike Buonaiuto, whose equal marriage film Homecoming became a huge online success, has now turned his attention to the issue of same-sex parenting. -
18 October 2012Northern Ireland gay adoption ban ruled unlawful 12 The ban preventing gay couples in civil partnerships and unmarried straight couples from adopting children in Northern Ireland has been deemed unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled. -
18 October 2012UK: Gay couple win B&B case against Christian owners 81 Michael Black and John Morgan have each been awarded £1,800 each at Reading County Court. -
18 October 2012Northern Ireland Health minister to challenge gay adoption ruling 35 Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots has announced he will challenge a landmark ruling to overturn the ban that prevents gay couples in civil partnerships from adopting in the country. -
18 October 2012Born to Run (again) Bruce Springsteen backs Obama 1 After vowing not to participate in this year's US presidential election, Bruce Springsteen says the candidates' differences on LGBT rights and other issues has driven him to publicly endorse Barack Obama. -
18 October 2012Gay Tory MP blasts equal marriage policy 82 Conor Burns, the gay Conservative MP for Bournemouth West, Branksome East and Alderney, says the gay community has expressed “no clamour” of support for the right to marry. -
18 October 2012BNP leader Nick Griffin urges supporters to protest outside gay couple’s home 115 Cambridgeshire police has launched an investigation after the leader of the British National Party reportedly posted the address of a gay couple on the internet. -
18 October 2012Far-right Greek MP filmed shouting homophobic abuse over ‘gay’ play 29 An extremist Greek MP, who last week was captured shouting homophobic and racist insults at a theatre director in a YouTube video, has spoken of his pride at his violent behaviour. -
18 October 2012Manchester: Christian equal marriage Facebook case begins 37 A Christian man in Manchester who was demoted after questioning the merits of religious same-sex marriages on his private Facebook page has taken his employer to court. -
19 October 2012US: Poll shows Maryland voters likely to approve equal marriage 12 A poll released on Thursday suggests that voters in the state of Maryland could be the first to approve equal marriage by a popular vote. -
19 October 2012US: Court official faces same-sex marriage fraud charges 1 An investigation has been launched into the case of a court official from Iowa, who allegedly filed false documents saying she had married a same-sex couple from Florida, despite never having met the men, who had never travelled to Iowa for a ceremony. -
19 October 2012US: Almost-Eagle Scout presents 400,000 signatures to BSA urging anti-gay policy change 13 A teenager from Moraga, California, who was denied his Eagle Scout badge for coming out as gay, has presented a petition containing over 400,000 signatures, to the Boy Scouts of America, urging them to change their anti-gay policy. -
19 October 2012BNP leader Nick Griffin defends gay couple protest remarks 80 The leader of the British National Party is refusing to apologise for putting the address of a gay couple who won a court case on the internet and has said people have the “right to discriminate”. -
19 October 2012Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw says he enjoys using Grindr for pranks 14 Nick Grimshaw, Radio 1’s new breakfast show presenter, apparently is a fan of Grindr, and is said to have used the gay dating app with his best friend during filming for his TV shows. -
19 October 2012Attorney general apologises for suggesting gay people are a bit ‘weird’ 40 The Conservative frontbencher Dominic Grieve has been accused of using “language of the 19th century” during an Oxford Union debate with the Labour MP Chris Bryant. -
19 October 2012Kentucky: Bisexual wife of gay attacker testifies against husband + The wife of Anthony Ray Jenkins has given evidence against her husband who stands accused of attacking a gay man in the US state of Kentucky. -
19 October 2012France delays equal marriage debate 13 French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has reportedly confirmed that the country's draft equal marriage bill will now be introduced at the later date of 7 November 2012. -
19 October 2012Poll claims 3.4% of US adults identify as LGBT 21 The research was conducted by both Gallup and the Williams Institute and was based on interviews with more than 121,000 people. -
19 October 2012President Obama vows to protect LGBT rights in Daily Show appearance 22 Taking aim at his Republican rival Mitt Romney, President Obama has said in a TV interview that he will not allow the US Constitution to be used to restrict the rights of LGBT Americans.
Articles from October 2012
Top stories
London: One week until UK’s second Dyke March+
Northern Ireland elects first openly gay mayor+
US: Anti-gay congressman accidentally takes wrong door and attends pro-LGBT event2
Milton Keynes: Woman victim of homophobic assault has her face dragged against a wall+
Equal marriage bill amendment calls for decision to be made in 2015 referendum20
Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Blue to headline Pride Bristol+
In meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury, the Pope does not specify marriage as between man and woman5
New straight civil partnerships amendment tabled for equal marriage bill in House of Lords9
Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother5
Chris Brown starts equality campaign and vows to stand up for gay rights12
US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay31
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 60
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay47- Gay police officer leaves Savile inquiry job in order to take part in Big Brother 5
Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down22
Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'21
Lord Carey tables amendment to undermine equal marriage bill by calling for 'two tiered' marriage23- Equal marriage bill amendment calls for decision to be made in 2015 referendum 20
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- Chris Brown starts equality campaign and vows to stand up for gay rights12
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-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill57
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons50
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'49-
Australia: Radio host sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard if her partner is gay47
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