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9 February 2012Ex-gays claim ‘illegal discrimination’ over flyers 36 A national 'ex-gay' support organisation which distributes flyers to students in the US state of Maryland has called today for an official to be disciplined after he described the publications as "reprehensible". -
9 February 2012Ugandan government ‘does not support’ anti-gay bill 20 The Ugandan government has distanced itself from the infamous bill which was reintroduced this week saying: "The facilitation of this debate should not be confused for the government's support for this bill." -
9 February 2012Swedish anti-gay flyers not covered by free speech 12 The European Court of Human Rights has upheld the conviction of four Swedish men who handed out leaflets to children which said being gay was "morally destructive" and that the "homosexual lobby" was trying to suppress paedophilia. -
9 February 2012Man charged over burn assault at Leicester gay pub + A man will appear in at a court next week charged with a burn attack at a gay pub in Leicester last year. -
8 February 2012Simon Hughes accepts damages from News of the World publisher 3 The openly bisexual deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes has settled his phone-hacking damages claims against News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers. -
8 February 2012St Petersburg anti-gay law passes second reading 15 A third reading would mean St Petersburg would join other Russian regions including Ryazan and Arkhangelsk in forbidding the promotion of homosexuality in public. -
8 February 2012Northern Cyprus: No charges yet on gay sex arrests 13 An advisor to the leader in Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus has said today that no charges have yet been brought against two men arrested for committing gay acts. -
8 February 2012Interview: Gays and the Libyan revolution, before and after (part one) 15 In the first part of this interview, Khaleed, a 31 year old Libyan LGBT activist, discusses his life as a gay man under Gaddafi's regime. -
7 February 2012Ugandan gay death penalty bill back in parliament 31 An infamous gay death penalty bill has been reintroduced to the Ugandan parliament today. -
7 February 2012Northern Cyprus anti-gay law to be challenged 22 A case has been lodged at the European Court of Human Rights against Turkey today to decriminalise homosexuality in Northern Cyprus. -
7 February 2012Daily Mail editor: Not a homophobic bone in Jan Moir’s body 64 Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre defended Jan Moir at the Leveson Inquiry yesterday when questions turned to her 2009 column on Stephen Gately's death. -
7 February 2012Malta considers hate crimes after bus attack on lesbians 10 An off-duty Maltese bus driver has been charged after physically attacking two lesbian fellow passengers, reportedly for kissing. -
6 February 2012Court to rule tomorrow if California’s gay marriage ban is constitutionally valid 22 A federal appeals court will rule tomorrow on whether California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage is constitutionally valid. -
6 February 2012Edinburgh plans Valentine’s Day marriage rally 6 Gay marriage advocates in the Scottish capital are asking equality-lovers to march in support of the cause on 14 February. -
6 February 2012Tunisian human rights minister: No free speech for gays 68 Tunisia's human rights minister Samir Dilou has attacked new online magazine Gayday and said gays need ‘medical treatment’ in a TV interview.
