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14 December 2011
Ghana’s education ministry “optimistic” it can stop homosexuality 96 A spokesman for Ghana's Education Ministry has told the Accra Mail he is confident a programme in which teachers warn students of the "adverse consequences" of being gay will make it "a thing of the past".
27 October 2011
Government says it must do more to tackle HIV 128 Health secretary Andrew Lansley has admitted that the government can and should do more to tackle HIV rates.
6 October 2011
Gay rights activists report another murder in Johannesburg 8 Gay rights campaigners in South Africa say a fifth gay murder in Johannesburg suggests there may be a homophobic killer at large.
24 November 2010
Lesbian flight nurse returns to duty as White House appeals 1 A lesbian flight nurse sacked under Don't Ask, Don't Tell is to re-join the Air Force but the Obama administration has filed an appeal against the decision.
23 November 2010
Government asked to ensure national HIV strategy 11 The National AIDS Trust is calling on the government to fulfil the UK's UN commitment and ensure that a national HIV strategy is in place from 2011.
12 November 2010
New lawsuit over severance pay to outed gay US troops 6 The American Civil Liberties Union has launched a lawsuit over the US Defence Department's policy of paying just half the usual severance pay to individuals sacked under Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
8 November 2010
‘Gay’ Lebanese man refused Australian visa 6 A Lebanese Muslim man was refused a protection visa in Australia because authorities did not believe he was gay.
22 October 2010
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell under tighter controls 3 The US military's ban on out gay soldiers has come back into force with some changes.

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