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24 February 2012Brighton prepares for National Student Pride this weekend 3 1,000 students are expected to descend on Brighton this weekend for the eighth annual National Student Pride. -
24 February 2012Police appeal after Lancashire boy, 16, has jaw broken in homophobic attack 36 Lancashire police are appealing after a teenage boy was the victim of a homophobic assault in the town of Nelson earlier this month which left him with a broken jaw. -
23 February 2012Video: Daniel Radcliffe records new message for bullied gay teens 19 Daniel Radcliffe has continued his support for bullied gay youth with a new public service announcement supporting the Trevor Project helpline. -
23 February 2012Rabbi is Sweden’s ‘straight person of the year’ 10 A rabbi has won the title of Sweden's 'straight man of the year'. David Lazar is the rabbi for the Jewish community in Stockholm. He was given the Årets Hetero award by the Swedish QX magazine this month. -
22 February 2012David Lammy cuts tie with equal marriage opponents who funded interns 14 Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy has cut ties with the Christian Action Research and Education which co-launched the anti-marriage equality Coalition for Marriage petition and supported a 'gay cure' conference. -
22 February 2012Suicide recorded at inquest into death of Roger Crouch 9 The inquest into the death of Roger Crouch has seen a verdict of suicide recorded. Mr Crouch had campaigned to raise awareness of efforts to tackle homophobic bullying after his son Dominic's own suicide in 2010 and was named Stonewall's Hero of the Year in 2011. -
21 February 2012FA launches new anti-homophobia initiative 6 The Football Association launched a new initiative yesterday to promote inclusiveness for gay, bi and trans people in football. Opening Doors and Joining In includes a six-point action plan on education, visibility, partnership, recognition, reporting and monitoring. Opening Doors and Joining In includes a six-point action plan on education, visibility, partnership, recognition, reporting and monitoring. -
21 February 2012THT relaunches HIV hardship fund with help from Elton John AIDS Foundation 61 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has relaunched a national Hardship Fund for people living with HIV in severe financial need. Funding has been secured from the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the M·A·C AIDS Fund, as well as via Terrence Higgins Trust’s annual Walk For Life fundraising event, to provide £1.5 million of grants over a period of three years. -
20 February 2012Delay puberty for children with gender doubts, My Transsexual Summer star says 36 Primary school children should be taught about transsexuals from age ten and have the option of jabs which delay the onset of puberty, according to Drew-Ashlyn Cunningham, one of the stars of Channel 4's acclaimed My Transsexual Summer documentary series. -
20 February 2012Mitt Romney campaign co-chair resigns on claim he ‘threatened to deport gay lover’ 15 A co-chairman of Mitt Romney's Arizona presidential campaign and elected official Paul Babeu has been forced to resign amid claims he had threatened to have a gay lover deported. -
17 February 2012Colombia: Gay priests ‘hired hitmen after AIDS diagnosis’ 30 A pair of Catholic priests in Colombia reportedly hired hitmen to kill them after one was diagnosed with AIDS. -
17 February 2012Blogger’s son, 7, ‘comes out’ 86 A blogger has described the moment her 7-year-old son came out to her but accepted she is not sure whether he will turn into a gay adult. -
16 February 2012Police appeal over anti-gay Birmingham train abuse 63 British Transport Police are appealing for information after a rail passenger shouted homophobic abuse at a another man in a Birmingham train station. -
16 February 2012Chris Colfer and Kevin Bacon join Proposition 8 play 10 Actors Kevin Bacon, Chris Colfer and John C Reilly join a swelling number of celebrities signing up to star in Dustin Lance Black's Proposition 8 play next month. -
15 February 2012Social network aims to connect rural gays 15 A new social network has been launched to help geographically isolated gay and trans people socialise with other members of the LGBT community.
