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11 January 2011
New Zealand McDonald’s lifts ban on some gay websites 1 McDonald's says it has begun lifting the blocks on some gay websites in its New Zealand restaurants. The fast food giant was criticised by gay website GayNZ.com for blocking non-sexually explicit gay websites on its customer wifi network.
10 January 2011
UUP leader Tom Elliott will meet gay community 4 The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Tom Elliott, is to meet a gay rights organisation. He said in September that he would refuse to attend gay rights parades or GAA matches if elected leader of the party.
10 January 2011
Mary Portas says she can’t explain her sexuality 34 Retail guru Mary Portas says female sexuality isn't black and white. The presenter of the BBC's Mary, Queen of Shops said she could not explain how women who had been married could fall in love with other women.
10 January 2011
Elton’s son’s welfare is at risk, former bishop claims 44 The former Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, has claimed that Elton John and David Furnish's new baby psychological welfare is at risk. The cleric said he was concerned that baby Zachary had been born by surrogate mother to two fathers and suggested that John was too old to be a dad at the age of 64.
7 January 2011
Lesbians’ children ‘not hurt by meeting sperm donors’ 2 There is no evidence that lesbians' children are hurt or damaged by meeting their sperm donor fathers, a small study says.
7 January 2011
US gay group urges CNN not to use guests from the ‘anti-gay industry’ 20 The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has urged TV network CNN not to use guests from the "anti-gay industry". It said figures were being invited on air purely because they are homophobic, rather than having any expertise in subjects.
7 January 2011
Figure skater Johnny Weir announces he’s gay 28 The US figure skater Johnny Weir has announced he is gay. The three-time US champion has refused to clarify his sexual orientation until now and previously said he did not want to label himself.
30 December 2010
Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears pride at being a gay teen role model 4 Jake Shears, the lead signer of the Scissor Sisters has spoken out against homophobic bullying but also his pride at being a role model for gay teens.
24 December 2010
Ricky Martin considering adoption 5 Ricky Martin says he is considering adopting a child. The star, who came out this year, already is already a father to twin sons he had with a surrogate mother.
24 December 2010
Government ministers ‘discussing’ gay marriage equality 27 Coalition ministers are said to be considering legal reforms to allow gay couples to marry. According to the Daily Telegraph, a government source said that potential reforms to open up both marriage and civil partnerships to all couples were “being discussed”.
23 December 2010
Texas softball coaches sued for ‘outing lesbian student to her parents’ 13 Two softball coaches in Texas are being sued for allegedly outing a lesbian student to her parents. The 18-year-old, named as SW in court filings, says the coaches at Kilgore Independent School District interrogated her aggressively and violated her privacy.
23 December 2010
Man sought over gay robberies + Police are searching for a man accused of robbing gay men after persuading them to let him stay in their homes. Stephen Murphy, thought to be 29 and from Manchester, is said to befriend gay men on dating websites before stealing their possessions.
23 December 2010
‘Limbs in the Loch’ killer loses appeal bid 5 Akiller who raped and murdered a teenage boy in 1999 has been refused leave to appeal against his conviction at the Supreme Court. William Beggs, 47, was told by the London court yesterday that he could not appeal.
22 December 2010
Portia DeGeneres: I had no lesbian role models + Portia DeGeneres says her struggle with her sexuality contributed to years of suffering with eating disorders. The former Ally McBeal star, now married to talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres, revealed that she didn't know of any lesbian actresses to look up to.
22 December 2010
Canadian province still lists homosexuality as a mental illness 23 The Canadian province of Alberta still classifies homosexuality as a mental disorder, government records show. Between 1995 and 2004, doctors cited the diagnostic code more than 1,750 times when billing the province for treating gays and lesbians, the Vabcouver Sun reports.
22 December 2010
Parents of gay suicide student will sue university 15 The parents of a New Jersey student who jumped to his death after his roommate allegedly broadcast his gay sex session are to sue his university. Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old student at Rutgers University, killed himself by jumping from the George Washington Bridge in September.
22 December 2010
Mystery remains over spy’s death 9 Police are still mystified over the death of British spy Gareth Williams, whose body was found padlocked inside a sports bag in August. Mr Williams, 31, was a GCHQ code-breaker who was on secondment to MI6 at the time of his death.
22 December 2010
Obama to sign repeal of gay military ban today 6 President Obama is to sign a bill to repeal the ban on out gay troops in the US military today. He will sign the bill during a ceremony at the Interior Department.
22 December 2010
Video: George Osborne’s ‘pantomime dame’ jibe 43 George Osborne was accused of being "homophobic" by out gay Labour MP Chris Bryant yesterday for joking that the latter was a "pantomime dame".
21 December 2010
Video: Glee star Jane Lynch in TV network’s Christmas clip + Her marriage was a publicity stunt, she's having a heterosexual affair and she hates the cast of Glee so much she's giving them sick kittens for Christmas. Jane Lynch shows off her Sue Sylvester side in a jokey Christmas video for 20th Century Fox.

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