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26 March 2012
Judge criticises New York City over birth certificate change for trans man 20 In a case that could have repercussions around the US, a New York judge has severely criticised the health officials of the city for the complex bureaucratic requirements that trans men and women must negotiate in order to update details on their identity documents such as passports.
26 March 2012
Banning equal marriage would be disastrous for North Carolina, says a Bank of America official 16 The technology chief of Bank of America has strongly denounced the proposed measure to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman in North Carolina, saying it would make it harder for companies to attract talent to the state.
26 March 2012
Albania: Proposed gay pride march provokes homophobic comments 45 With gay rights activists in Albania set to organise the country’s first ever gay pride parade in Tirana on May 17, religious groups and the Royalist Party have been quick to denounce the proposed plans.
25 March 2012
Miss Universe Canada rejects transgender contestant 136 A beauty pageant owned by Donald Trump has booted a contestant out of the competition because she was born male.
25 March 2012
Gay man arrested for having gay sex on gay cruise speaks of his ordeal 45 A man from southern California, who was arrested with his partner in the Caribbean island of Dominica for allegedly having sex in public, has said that the couple were subject to taunts, humiliation and inhumane treatment at the hands of their captors.
25 March 2012
‘Smash,’ Lady Gaga and anti-bullying teenage campaigner triumph at GLAAD awards 2 Lady Gaga, the NBC musical drama ‘Smash,’ and a teenager from Michigan who has been campaigning to make it easier for children to see a forthcoming documentary on bullying have all been crowned at the annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) media awards, announced a few hours ago.
24 March 2012
American footballer apologises for gay slur 14 Colin Clark, the midfielder for Houston Dynamo, has apologised for using a homophobic slur against a ball boy, who refused to throw the ball back to him during Friday’s game with the Seattle Sounders.
24 March 2012
Petition against equal marriage reaches 300,000 signatures 155 The Coalition for Marriage has announced today that it has received more than 300,000 signatures in support of its petition to keep the definition of marriage restricted to that between a man and a woman.
23 March 2012
US student sues school over gay prom policy 23 A high school student from Atlanta has filed a federal lawsuit against his school, alleging that the administrators removed him as student body president, after he proposed to make the prom more inclusive to LGBT students.
23 March 2012
The BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is launched 10 The 26th annual London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is being launched at the BFI tonight, with a wide range of films from around the world, but with only one new British Film in the list.
23 March 2012
Dharun Ravi denies responsibility for suicide of gay room-mate Tyler Clementi 23 In his first interview since being convicted on fifteen charges last week, Dharun Ravi has denied acting out of homophobic hatred, and has said that he never felt uncomfortable with Tyler Clementi’s sexuality.
22 March 2012
Letter: Mark Zuckerberg, please allow users to list their gender as ‘other’ 20 In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Facebook, Sunil Babu Pant, Nepal's first openly gay MP has asked for the social network to give users the option to describe their gender as 'other'. At present, Facebook requires users to select either male or female although it does give them the option of hiding their response.
21 March 2012
Video: Spoof Tube announcements prompt gays to ‘mind the gap’ over HIV testing 26 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has partnered with GaydarRadio to create a series of spoof public transport announcements, encouraging gay and bisexual men in London to ‘mind the gap’ between their HIV tests.
29 January 2012
In Photos: Peter Tatchell 60th Birthday party fundraiser 13 Last Thursday to celebrate the 60th birthday of the legendary human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, QueerlyOut held a fundraiser party with all door proceeds donated to the Peter Tatchell Foundation to continue the valuable work that Peter does day in, day out.
25 November 2011
Google seeks to improve benefits for trans employees 46 US staff of the internet giant will now be able to cover the cost of gender transitioning procedures and treatments in accordance with the WPATH.
24 November 2011
High HIV rates in the Bahamas blamed on homophobia 14 Dr. Perry Gomez, was speaking at the close of the island’s 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference. Gay and bisexual men account for 14 per cent of all HIV infections in the country’s population.
21 November 2011
GMFA says gay men need to start “power talking” 29 The sexual health courses are taking place throughout February 2012 in London, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham, Exeter, Leicester Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham and Southampton.
27 October 2011
Kelly Clarkson fights off lesbian rumours 19 US singer Kelly Clarkson says she still has to deal with rumours about her sexuality. The star has been single for several years and has blamed "stupid" rumours for putting off potential boyfriends.
20 October 2011
Get ready for the Big Gay Lifestyle Show and Diversity Careers Show 6 The Big Gay Lifestyle Show will be held in London on Saturday, while the Diversity Careers Show will be held tomorrow (Friday).
17 October 2011
Stonewall seeks new trustees 7 Gay rights charity Stonewall is seeking new trustees. The current chair and deputy chair, David Isaac and Liz Grant, will complete their terms next year and the organisation is seeking to replace them, as well as appointing a number of other trustees.

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