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1 December 2011Study finds 30% of UK adults “need more information about HIV” 19 Almost a third of UK adults have said they need more information about HIV, according to a new survey. 34% of men and 26% of women believe they do not know enough about the virus in answers to questions posed online by Durex. -
1 December 2011Video: One in three young people “would fear telling parents about HIV” 43 A survey by the British Red Cross has found one in three young people in Britain would be scared to tell their parents if they were HIV positive. While 20% of respondents also said their parents would not want them to tell anyone else if they were living with HIV, 69% said they believed their parents would love them either way. -
30 November 2011US student given 90 days in juvenile detention for attacking gay classmate 12 A 15-year-old Ohio student has been sentenced to a month and half in a juvenile detention centre after he was videotaped attacking a gay classmate. Levi Sever was also ordered to undergo counselling. -
30 November 2011Italian Footballers’ Association head “would not recommend coming out” to players 20 The President of the Italian Footballers' Association Damiano Tommasi has suggested gay players keep their sexuality quiet, because the sport is "different to every other profession". -
30 November 2011Russia reacts to overseas “interference” on St Petersburg “gay propaganda” law 29 A senior official in the Russian government has said he is "perplexed" by the US statement condemning a proposed law which could severely hinder freedom of expression for LGBT people in St Petersburg. Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, said the US State Department's comments were "incorrect". -
30 November 2011Rugby star Sacha Harding bares all for Elton John AIDS appeal 10 Sacha Harding has posed nude for the front cover of Gay Times magazine to support Sir Elton John’s AIDS charity campaign. The magazine teamed up with the Elton John AIDS Foundation for its annual ‘Naked Issue’ which features 54 men. -
30 November 2011Glasgow man jailed for online child abuse after posing as bisexual girl + Barry McCluskey, a former nurse, has been jailed for six years after posing as a gay or bisexual teenage girl to abuse 49 young people online over the course of three years. -
30 November 2011US study: 1 in 20 LA dentists refuses to treat anyone with HIV 11 A Williams Institute study has found that 5% of dentists they polled refuse services to people living with HIV/AIDS, but said this rate is comparatively good for the US healthcare industry. -
30 November 2011Scottish Roman Catholic leader to speak for new gay marriage opposition group 101 The leader of the Catholic church in Scotland is speaking today at the Edinburgh launch of a new coalition which opposes the introduction of equal marriage rights. -
30 November 2011Nigerian Senate votes to punish gay marriage with 14 years in prison 150 The Nigerian Senate has voted through a bill criminalising gay marriage, with prison sentences of up to 14 years for those couples who try to enter into an unofficial union and ten years for witnesses. The law already punishes acts of homosexuality with 14 years’ imprisonment or, in regions under Shari’a law, with a sentence of death by stoning. -
29 November 2011Anti-bullying campaigner Roger Crouch dies 28 Roger Crouch, the father of a boy who committed suicide after being bullied at school, who went on to become a voice for greater awareness of bullying and 2011's Stonewall Hero of the Year, has died. -
29 November 2011Speaker John Bercow unveils new coat of arms with multiple gay rights symbols 42 The Speaker of the House of Commons has unveiled his new portrait and coat of arms, which depict rainbow flags and pink triangles around the words "All Are Equal". -
29 November 2011Men urged to opt in for nationwide sexual health messaging service 7 Ahead of World AIDS Day, the Sexual Health Messaging Service, which allows men to alert previous partners when they are diagnosed with an infection, is being rolled out to more clinics and websites and is asking users to opt in to receive messages. -
29 November 2011Gay softball league settles out of court with bisexual players 5 Three men on a team disqualified from the 2008 Gay Softball World Series because it was thought to have too many straight players have been paid an undisclosed sum by the organisers. -
29 November 2011One in 20 gay men living with HIV as infection rate hits record high 230 The number of people living with HIV in the UK reached an estimated 91,500 in 2010, with a quarter of those unaware of their infection, according to Health Protection Agency figures published today. -
29 November 2011Alan Cumming to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in new one-man production 6 The National Theatre of Scotland has announced it will be staging a one-man version of Macbeth featuring Alan Cumming as both the title character and his ambitious wife. -
28 November 2011US Congressman Barney Frank announces he will not stand again in 2012 8 In 1987, Barney Frank was the first US Congressman to come out voluntarily. He announced today he will not seek re-election, after 30 years in the House of Representatives. -
28 November 2011UK report: Homophobia in prisons is endemic, but often unreported or ignored 15 A new report claims that while homophobia is widespread in the UK prison system, anti-gay assaults often go unreported or ignored by authorities. -
28 November 2011Police appeal after homophobic attack in Edinburgh 8 Scottish police are appealing for witnesses after a gay man'a jaw was broken in Edinburgh city centre last night. The attack happened in the early hours of yesterday morning on Waverley Bridge. -
28 November 2011Video: Australian marriage equality short becomes overnight hit 43 A pro-marriage equality video by Australian action group GetUp has become a Youtube sensation since its release before the weekend, racking up 1.6 million views over four days.
