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3 January 2013Study: Bisexual men ‘on the down low’ risk poor mental health 9 A new study shows bisexual men are far less likely to reveal their sexual orientation than gay men, and that keeping it a secret risks damaging their health. -
2 January 2013US: Gay blogger Andrew Sullivan quits the Daily Beast 11 Andrew Sullivan, one of America’s highest-profile gay political bloggers, has announced he is parting ways with the Daily Beast in order to start a new subscription-based site. -
2 January 2013Westboro Baptist Church protest at gay weddings in Maryland 15 The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church staged a demonstration against equal marriage in Maryland on Wednesday – with gay couples now legally able to marry in the state. -
28 December 2012Poll: 52% of Americans say Boy Scouts should not allow openly gay Scout leaders 19 A majority of Americans say the Boy Scouts of America should not allow openly gay Scout leaders, according to a Gallup poll released earlier this month. -
27 December 2012Feature: The top international LGBT stories of 2012 3 As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the biggest international stories of the last twelve months. -
19 December 2012Pam Ann: “Julia Gillard is like a ginger lesbian Harry Potter lookalike” 13 Pam Ann, the air hostess alter-ego of Australian comedienne Caroline Reid, has taken time out from jetting across the skies to do a quick Q&A with PinkNews.co.uk – and she doesn’t have kind words for Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard. -
14 December 2012Matt Damon says Michael Douglas is a ‘wonderful kisser’ 14 Matt Damon has been talking about undertaking an intimate romantic scene with Michael Douglas for the upcoming film about the late American pianist Liberace and his younger lover Scott Thorson. -
13 December 2012Yahoo asks users if ‘homosexuality is a choice’ and 300,000 people say yes 58 Following the publication of research suggesting the way that homosexuality could be passed on genetically, the US internet company Yahoo has asked users if they believe homosexuality is a choice. -
13 December 2012Simon Callow: I’m @Out4Marriage because I pay taxes and I’d like the same privildges as everyone else 13 In his video for the Out4Marriage campaign, the actor Simon Callow says that as a tax payer, he must have the same rights and privileges as anyone else to marry. -
13 December 2012Study: Homosexuality passes from fathers to daughters and mothers to sons 36 New research published in the Quarterly Review of Biology suggests genetics which make a person more likely to be gay are passed from fathers to daughters or mothers to sons -
12 December 2012Study: Male gay fish behaviour found to turn on female fish 20 German scientists say they have found a tropical male fish that becomes more attractive to females when it displays same-sex behaviour. -
12 December 2012Simon Callow: Banning the Church of England from same-sex marriage is a ‘medieval idea’ 29 Simon Callow has described the government's decision to ban the Church of England from conducting same-sex marriages as "a bit bewildering" and a "sort of medieval idea". -
10 December 2012Mexico: Teacher fired for showing the pro-gay film Milk 12 A teacher in Mexico has been fired after screening the film "Milk" to her class, with her boss describing the movie as “filth”. -
10 December 2012Advertiser’s Feature: Elderly care in the gay community + The team behind the LGBT-friendly home care agency, ReassureCare explain the services that they can offer to elderly people within the gay community. -
10 December 2012Culture secretary prepares to address Commons on same-sex marriage 9 Culture Secretary Maria Miller is responding to an urgent question about the government’s equal marriage proposals in the House of Commons this afternoon. -
7 December 2012US: Supreme Court agrees to hear landmark same-sex marriage cases 18 The US Supreme Court has decided to hear two landmark equal marriage cases in the coming term. -
6 December 2012US: Gay soap star Scott Evans arrested for attempting to buy drugs 13 Scott Evans, the younger brother of Captain America star Chris Evans was arrested in Los Angeles on Tuesday night for attempting to buy drugs from an undercover police officer. -
6 December 2012Colombian senator: Same-sex marriage would lead to bestiality or necrophilia 31 When Colombia’s Congress took its first step towards legalising same-sex marriage this week, Senator Edgar Espíndola reacted by saying the measure would open the way towards necrophilia, bestiality and paedophilia. -
5 December 2012Ireland: Man accused of raping woman after telling her was gay + The trial of a 46-year-old man accused of raping a woman, having previously told her he was gay, is drawing to a close at the country’s Central Criminal Court. -
5 December 2012Canada: Activists say blood reforms will still discriminate against gay men 6 The Canadian Blood Services’ proposed changes to blood donor eligibility do nothing to lessen discrimination against gay men, according to an HIV/AIDS awareness organisation.
