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6 November 2012Egypt: 7 men remain detained over anti-gay charges 11 Seven men in Egypt, who were arrested for breaking the country’s law on sexual conduct, are reportedly still in prison. -
6 November 2012Civil partnership defeat for Slovakia 6 Lawmakers in Slovakia have rejected plans by the country’s opposition party to legalise civil partnerships for gay couples. -
6 November 2012Gay equality critic Nadine Dorries suspended as a Tory MP over ‘I’m a Celebrity’ row 32 Equal marriage critic Nadine Dorries has been suspended as a parliamentary member of the Conservative Party after she announced that she would be appearing in ITV's reality show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! -
6 November 2012Channel 4 backpedals after censoring ‘gay’ from Simpsons’ episode 10 Channel 4 says it was wrong to edit out the word "gay" from an episode of The Simpsons, which was shown by the UK broadcaster last weekend. -
6 November 2012Spanish court protects equal marriage law 13 Spain’s Constitutional Court has upheld the country’s seven-year-long equal marriage law. -
6 November 2012Anti-gay Ohio senate candidate rejected by voters and family 18 On US election night, Ohio lived up to its reputation for picking a presidential winner, and defeated anti-gay Republican US Senate candidate Josh Mandel at the same time. -
6 November 2012Skyfall screenwriter, John Logan, addresses James Bond’s ‘gay past’ 22 The screenwriter of the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, has addressed the suggested homoerotic subtext of certain scenes in the blockbuster. -
6 November 2012Video: Canadian Mounted Police campaign against anti-gay bullying 4 LGBT members of the Canadian Mounted Police have recorded a video against homophobic bullying. -
7 November 2012UK: Abuse allegations continue against gay former Tory MP 8 Further sexual abuse allegations have been made against the late Sir Peter Morrison. -
7 November 2012US 2012: Mike Huckabee concedes things are not going to plan for Romney 6 Former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee managed to mention the anti-gay fast food chain Chick-fil-A, during an interview about the latest US 2012 presidential exit polls. -
7 November 2012US 2012: Tammy Baldwin elected as first openly gay US senator 14 Democrat Tammy Baldwin has become the first openly gay member of the US Senate, beating Republican Tommy Thompson in the senate race for Wisconsin. -
7 November 2012Scotland: Court dismisses ‘gay painter’ insult 23 A Scottish painter in Fife has lost a defamation claim against a former friend who called him a "gay painter". -
7 November 2012Barack Obama re-elected US President 104 Barack Obama has reached the projected magic number of 270 electoral college votes needed to be re-elected President of the United States of America. -
7 November 2012US 2012: Maryland legalises same-sex marriage 14 The US state of Maryland has voted in favour of civil equal marriage in a public referendum. -
7 November 2012US 2012: Maine legalises same-sex marriage 18 The US state of Maine has voted in favour of marriage rights for gay couples in a public referendum. -
7 November 2012US 2012: Washington state passes same-sex marriage 13 On a momentous night for LGBT equality, the US west coast state of Washington followed Maine and Maryland in passing a referendum in support of marriage rights for gay couples, and Minnesota voted against outlawing equal marriage. -
7 November 2012France unveils same-sex marriage bill 15 French President Francois Hollande’s government has approved a bill to legalise equal marriage and allow gay couples to adopt. -
7 November 2012Video: Train passenger’s anti-gay tirade caught on YouTube 113 A 56-year-old man has been cautioned after shouting homophobic abuse and several expletives at two men on a train. -
7 November 2012Ugandan anti-gay speaker chairs London human rights conference 36 Conservative MP Margot James has urged for the world’s politicians to promote gay rights at a Westminster conference that was chaired by Uganda’s anti-gay Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. -
7 November 2012UK: LGF receives safer sex campaign award 9 The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) has won an award for its condom initiative.
Articles from November 2012
Top stories
David Cameron called ‘marriage wrecker’ and warned of ‘long battle’ over equal marriage in House of Lords2
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people7
Italy: LGBT-supporting priest who called for an openly gay Pope dies at 847
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members1
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years18
US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who ‘display their lifestyle’28
Czech president makes U-turn and grudgingly honours gay academic with title8
Russia: Council of Europe demands protection for gay pride rallies4
Scottish Lib Dem leader urges Scotland to follow England’s lead on equal marriage10
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
- US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people7
- Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins55- Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but they can only donate if celibate for five years18
- David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords2
US Radio host: Gays aren't human so aren't protected by the US constitution168
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote60- US radio host: Employers should be allowed to discriminate against gays who 'display their lifestyle'28
Olympic diver Chris Mears: I have made some good gay friends through Tom Daley29
France: Far-right leader pays tribute to anti-gay historian who shot himself dead over equal marriage22
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 bill65-
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote60
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 Collins55
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