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5 September 2012
Democrats endorse equal marriage, and ‘appropriately represent’ LGBT community 10 The Democratic National Convention has kicked off, and has been praised for appropriately representing, and embracing the LGBT community in the US.
24 August 2012
Vermont resort settles lawsuit brought after refusing to host lesbian wedding reception 5 A settlement, including no longer being allowed to host wedding receptions, has been reached by a venue which refused to host a wedding party for a lesbian couples' wedding because of the owners' Catholic beliefs.
9 August 2012
Tennessee: University employee threw away gay newspapers 26 An employee at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee is being investigated after she was seen throwing away dozens of copies of a local gay newspaper from a communal area.
7 August 2012
Obama signs military funeral protest ban bill 40 US President Obama has signed a bill into law which while make protests within 300 feet of military funerals, of the kind favoured by the God Hates Fags Westboro Baptist Church, illegal.
3 August 2012
Maryland: Poll suggests 54 percent will keep equal marriage at referendum 10 A poll released by marriage equality advocates in Maryland suggests voters may keep the state's new laws in a ballot later this year, allowing them to come into effect in 2013.
14 July 2012
Adam Lambert: ‘America is in the middle of a big civil rights movement’ 11 Pop star Adam Lambert says American attitudes to homosexuality are changing so fast, the country is in the middle of a "big civil rights movement".
10 July 2012
US: Most Utah voters back legal recognition for gay couples – but not marriage 7 Polling shows that 71 per cent of Utah voters support some form of legal recognition for gay couples.
6 July 2012
Feature: Decriminalising homosexuality in Belize 9 PinkNews.co.uk speaks to Caleb Orozco, the executive president of the United Belize Advocacy Movement about the bid to overturn the law in Belize which criminalises homosexuality.
3 July 2012
3,000 gay couples marry in New York 5 In the 12 months since equal marriage was legalised in New York, more than 3,000 gay couples have tied the knot.
3 July 2012
Mexico City: Gay journalist found dead in elevator shaft 19 Armando Montano, an openly gay apprentice journalist working as a summer intern for the Associated Press in Mexico City, was found dead early Saturday.
12 June 2012
Colorado: Lawmaker ‘disappointed’ after campaign email outs son 42 A Colorado state representative has said she is 'disappointed' by an email sent by her own campaign team which outed her gay son to her supporters.
7 June 2012
Boy Scouts of America to review gay leader ban 15 Presented with a 275,000 strong petition, the Boy Scouts of America will review a motion to allow individual units to lift the ban on gay leaders if they choose, but a spokesman has said there is no plan to amend the policy.
6 June 2012
Poll: 73 percent of young Americans support equal marriage rights for gay couples 73 A poll released today has found 54 percent of Americans believe the marriages of gay couples should be legally recognised with 73 percent of those aged 18-34 in favour of such a move.
6 June 2012
Equality advocates slightly ahead on Minnesota marriage question 2 The opponents of a measure which would introduce a constitutional ban on marriages for gay couples in Minnesota have edged slightly ahead, according to a recent poll.
11 May 2012
Cuba: President’s daughter praises Barack Obama’s support for equal marriage 13 The daughter of Cuba's president praised US president Barack Obama yesterday after he came out in support of equal marriage rights for gay couples.
1 May 2012
Boy Scouts of America official resigns in protest over expulsion of gay mother 14 A regional official of the Boy Scouts of America has resigned in protest at the expulsion of a gay mother from her son's group for being a lesbian.
10 April 2012
Mormon university’s gay students may film It Gets Better video but must stay celibate 17 An It Gets Better video made by students at the Mormon Brigham Young University in Utah did not violate the school's honour code, an official has said.
10 April 2012
Chaz 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.
20 March 2012
Former US president Jimmy Carter backs ‘very fine’ equal marriages for gays 44 Former President Jimmy Carter has said gay people should be allowed to marry in civil ceremonies, as 'Jesus never said a word about homosexuality'.
12 March 2012
Poll: Australia leads Britain and US in support for equal marriage 23 Australia is leading Britain and the US in its support for the implementation of equal gay marriage rights, a poll released today suggests.

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