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3 February 2012Gay verger ‘shocked’ by woman’s sexual assault claim + A gay verger told a court today he had "no wish" to touch the breasts of a woman he stands accused of sexually assaulting at Wakefield Cathedral. -
3 February 2012Firm discriminated against gay lawyer with ‘batty boy’ friend 11 A London law firm has lost an appeal of a ruling that it discriminated against a gay barrister. In a memo discovered by Lee Bennett in firm archives in 2010, a partner at Bivonas LLP had written that he should be sacked and that he would "take our cases to his batty boy mate". -
2 February 2012Premier League clubs sign anti-homophobia charter 5 The twenty football clubs which make up the Premier League have signed the Sports Charter aiming to tackle homophobia and transphobia in sport. -
31 January 2012Upstairs Downstairs to return with lesbian romance 7 BBC period drama Upstairs Downstairs will feature a lesbian plot line when it returns this spring, one of the show's writers has revealed. -
30 January 2012LGBT history month begins this week 4 Peter Tatchell will join a panel of figures from gay and transgender life on Wednesday night at the launch of 2012's LGBT history month in London. -
30 January 2012Rock Hudson radio drama wins BBC award 1 A drama about gay actor Rock Hudson was named Best Online Drama at the BBC's first Audio Drama Awards. Hudson died in 1985 from an AIDS-related illness after starring in nearly 70 films. -
25 January 2012Reykjavik prepares for February gay festival 7 Iceland's capital city is inviting gay people from around the world to attend its International LGBT Festival from 16-19 February. -
25 January 2012Simon Hughes: A privilege to be Peter Tatchell’s MP 21 Nearly 28 years after his victory over Peter Tatchell at the 1983 Bermondsey by-election, Hughes sends a message for the human rights campaigner, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats sends a message to Peter Tatchell on his 60th birthday. -
25 January 2012The timeline of Peter Tatchell 6 To mark Peter Tatchell's 60th birthday and 45 years of service to the gay community through his human rights campaigning, QX Magazine presented a timeline of the life of this remarkable man so far. -
24 January 2012Maryland introduces equal marriage bill 9 Maryland’s Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley introduced another bill this week which would lift the ban on gay marriage in the US state of Maryland. -
24 January 2012Russia: Gay pride suspicion stops nationalist jog 10 Police in the Kaliningrad outpost of Russia have reportedly stopped a group of right-wing joggers after being wrongly tipped that they were staging an illegal gay pride parade. -
23 January 2012Ex-South African president: Ugandan anti-gay bill makes no sense 23 The former president of South Africa, Thabo MBeki, has criticised Uganda's infamous anti-gay bill, saying it does not "make sense" to intervene in people's private lives. -
23 January 2012Zulu king: Gays are rotten 24 Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, King of the Zulu people, has reportedly said gay relationships are a new invention and are "rotten". -
20 January 2012US study: ‘Sexual minority stress’ risk for older gays 6 A US study says sexual minority stress, along with aging-related stress, endangers the mental health of middle-aged and older gay men. Sexual minority stress was defined as a combination of men feeling the need to hide their sexuality or concern that others avoided them because of it. -
19 January 2012Pride London’s chair to retire 6 The chair of Pride London, the largest Pride event in the UK, has announced he will stand down from the board after 18 years of involvement in the event. After being registered as a charity in 2004, Pride London appointed Birrell Chair of the Board in 2005.
