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4 July 2012Newly-out Anderson Cooper says thanks to fans 3 CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has used Twitter to thank fans for their support after coming out as gay. The 45-year-old broadcaster, who announced he was gay on Monday, wrote: "I appreciate all the nice tweets. I am in Botswana working but want to wish everyone a great 4th of July!" -
4 July 2012Connecticut student ‘faked anti-gay harassment’ 5 A lesbian student at Central Connecticut State University is facing police charges of faking claims of anti-gay harassment. Police discovered that Alexandra Pennell, 19, had been sending herself homophobic notes to get attention and sympathy from other students. -
4 July 2012Thirtieth anniversary of Terry Higgins’ death marked with fresh HIV prevention call 21 Gay men can lead the way in slashing HIV rates within a decade, says Terrence Higgins Trust on 30th anniversary of Terry Higgins’ death -
3 July 20123,000 gay couples marry in New York 5 In the 12 months since equal marriage was legalised in New York, more than 3,000 gay couples have tied the knot. According to the Syracuse Post-Standard, the number of gay weddings since June 24th 2011 stands at 3,037, not including New York City. -
3 July 2012Illinois county clerks’ bid to defend gay marriage ban 9 Two Illinois county clerks have been granted permission to defend the state's equal marriage ban. The clerks, named as Effingham County Clerk Kerry Hirtzel and Tazewell County Clerk Christie Webb, are being backed by Catholic group The Thomas More Society, which filed a request on their behalf. -
3 July 2012French gay couples to get marriage and adoption rights in 2013 27 France's prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told parliament today that gay couples will be permitted to marry and adopt children in 2013. Mr Ayrault was making a keynote speech setting out the socialist government's five-year political and social agenda. -
3 July 2012US FDA approves at-home HIV test 10 The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a rapid, at-home HIV test for the first time. OraQuick, which will sold over-the-counter, is an oral swab test which gives a result in 20-40 minutes. -
2 July 2012US gay military groups merge 4 Two US gay military groups have announced they are to merge under a new name. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and OutServe announced today that they would unite to represent LGBT troops and veterans. The change is expected to take place in October. -
2 July 2012Mormons in mass resignation over gay marriage and polygamy 52 Around 150 Mormons have quit in a mass resignation ceremony over the church's opposition to gay marriage and polygamy. Saturday's ceremony in Salt Lake City drew Mormons from Utah, Arizona and Idaho. Participants gathered to sign a 'Declaration of Independence from Mormonism'. -
2 July 2012Washington DC Republican committee adds gay-inclusive language 6 The Washington DC Republican Committee (DCRC) has became the first Republican state party to adopt gay-inclusive language into its party platform. The change comes ahead of the Republican National Convention, to be held in Tampa in August. Oregon's state Republican party recently removed language condemning same-sex parents. -
2 July 2012Gay Republican Fred Karger ends presidency campaign 7 Gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger has ended his campaign. The politician, who said previously he never expected to win, announced on his website last Thursday that his bid for the presidency was over. -
2 July 2012Edinburgh: Pride marchers demand marriage equality 16 Over a thousand marchers took to the streets of Edinburgh on Saturday marching for gay marriage equality as part of Pride Scotia. -
29 June 2012London: Popstarz gay club night to move as venue loses licence 8 London's popular gay club night Popstarz will be relocating after the venue which usually hosts it lost its licence. -
29 June 2012Budapest: MEPs open gay EuroGames 2012 3 Members of the European Parliament have taken part in the official opening of theEuroGames 2012 in Budapest, the Hungarian capital. -
29 June 2012Worcester: Police appeal after anti-gay takeaway assault 15 Police in Worcester investigating a homophobic assault have released CCTV images of three men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. -
28 June 2012Pride London to host conference on LGBT rights around the Commonwealth 8 Pride London, as hosts of WorldPride 2012, will hold a conference focussing on the importance of global decriminalisation of homosexuality in the capital next week. -
27 June 2012Former Will and Grace stars ‘pray for a gay child’ 28 Eric McCormack and Debra Messing, stars of the ground-breaking sitcom Will and Grace have joked that they now pray their children will grow up gay. -
26 June 2012Video: Cyndi Lauper launches organisation for homeless LGBT youth in the US 9 Cyndi Lauper has launched a new project in the US aimed at empowering and advocating on behalf of homeless gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth, and raising awareness of the problems they face. -
26 June 2012Brighton Pride 2012 issues first local donations 6 LGBT causes within Brighton and Hove are set to benefit as the company organising this year's Pride event issues its first donation, of more than £5,000. -
25 June 2012Stonewall party raises £51,000 for efforts to tackle homophobic bullying 8 Gay rights charity Stonewall celebrated today raising more than £51,000 at its annual Summer Party at the Roof Gardens in London's Kensington this weekend.
