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10 April 2012Miss Universe to accept transgender contestants 52 GLAAD and the Miss Universe Organization have announced that transgender contests may take part in the international competition. -
10 April 2012Chaz Bono first trans person to receive GLAAD’s Stephen F Kolzak award 4 Chaz Bono will be the first transgender person to receive the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. -
10 April 2012Devon police appeal for witnesses to driver’s homophobic comments 7 Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an incident in Gold Street in the Devon town of Tiverton. -
9 April 2012Channel 4 feature first gay couple on ‘Mr & Mrs’ show 8 S4C, Channel 4's Welsh sister channel, has launched a new version of the popular show Mr and Mrs, which will feature a gay couple for the first time. -
5 April 2012School district will let student wear anti-homophobia t-shirt on Day of Silence 15 A high school student in Cincinnati, Ohio will not be barred from wearing an anti-homophobia t-shirt on the National Day of Silence this year while a law suit proceeds. -
5 April 2012Joe McElderry to headline Pride Glasgow 21 Joe McElderry, the gay singer and winner of the X Factor and Popstar to Operastar has been confirmed as the headline act at Pride Glasgow this year. -
4 April 2012In Photos: Dyke March London 2012 13 Lesbians and gay rights advocates took to the streets of London this weekend to improve the visibility of lesbians in the tradition of the American Dyke Marches. -
4 April 2012MEPs welcome first EU-wide gay and transgender experience survey 8 Members of the European Parliament have welcomed the EU Fundamental Rights Agency's first Europe-wide survey of the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. -
3 April 2012Northern Ireland: New gay magazine launches 11 A new magazine for the gay and transgender community of Northern Ireland launched last week. -
3 April 2012National AIDS Trust announces fundraising soirée for 25th birthday + To mark its 25th birthday, the National AIDS Trust will turn its flagship fundraising event, dubbed Spring Awakening, into a celebratory birthday party, the Silver Soirée this year. -
2 April 2012Potential new EU member states told to improve gay and trans laws 12 Last week, the European Parliament adopted its annual enlargement progress reports for Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo. All the resolutions recommended greater protection for gay, bi and transgender citizens in the potential new member states. -
2 April 2012Jobs: PinkNews.co.uk freelance reporters and editors + PinkNews.co.uk is looking for freelancers to join the books of the UK’s most-read LGBT publication. Covering everything from politics to celebrities, you’ll help drive our daily coverage of breaking news, features and interviews. -
2 April 2012Gay men warned over dysentery risk 35 An increase in cases of dysentery caused by shigella infection has been identified among men who have sex with men around the UK, according to preliminary findings from a Health Protection Agency (HPA) investigation published last week. -
2 April 2012Suffolk Pride returns for 2012 with funding plea + After a hiatus in 2011, Suffolk Pride is returning this year with a plea for members of the local community to help fund the event. -
29 March 2012Multi-millionaire City analyst wins ‘gay divorce’ appeal but must pay vast settlement 22 A millionaire City analyst has won his appeal against a West End actor in a landmark gay divorce. The couple had been together for 11 years but only survived seven months as civil partners.
