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22 April 2013
New Zealand MP who gave viral pro-equal marriage speech invited onto Ellen Show 9 A New Zealand MP whose powerful speech following the country's vote to legalise equal marriage last week went viral, has been invited onto the Ellen show by host Ellen DeGeneres.
16 April 2013
Westboro Baptist Church blames same-sex marriage for Boston Marathon bomb attack 89 The vehemently homophobic Westboro Baptist Church has threatened to picket the funerals of those killed in the Boston Marathon bomb attack.
11 April 2013
Frank Ocean named most powerful LGBT figure in US music 10 Frank Ocean has been named the most powerful LGBT figure in America’s music industry.
10 April 2013
Apple CEO Tim Cook tops Out Magazine’s Power List for third year, despite not being ‘out’ 9 Apple's Chief Executive, Tim Cook has topped the Power List for US magazine Out for the third year in a row, despite not being openly gay.
8 February 2013
Ellen DeGeneres criticises Boy Scouts of America for stalling on removing anti-gay ban 4 Ellen DeGeneres is the latest celebrity to urge the Boy Scouts of America to change its anti-gay policy.
5 February 2013
Boy Scouts of America receive 1.4 million signatures pushing for end to anti-gay policy 1 A rally delivered a petition with 1.4 million signatures pushing for the Boy Scouts of America to drop its ban on gay members, volunteers and staff, on Monday.
11 January 2013
US: Brooklyn Dad starts new Boy Scout troop which allows gay members and girls 22 A father of two from Brooklyn, New York, has started his own Boy Scouts troop, to allow his son to be a member without having to accept the Boy Scouts of America's anti-gay policy.
9 January 2013
Update: Gay teenager denied Eagle Scout award, as he doesn’t adhere to ‘duty of God’ 33 Gay teenager, Ryan Andresen, has been denied the highest Boy Scouts honour, the Eagle Scout badge, by the national Boy Scouts of America organisation, despite a recommendation for approval from a review board at his local council, and a 460,000 strong petition in his favour.
28 December 2012
Feature: The top US LGBT stories of 2012 3 As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the most important stories of the last twelve months, from the USA.
17 December 2012
Matt Damon: Why I never wanted to deny those gay rumours 13 Matt Damon says he never denied rumours of being gay because he didn't want to insult some of his friends.
7 December 2012
Video: One Million Moms outraged by new advert featuring Ellen Degeneres ‘and three elves’ 39 Anti gay rights group, One Million Moms, has once again focussed itself on US department store JC Penney, and the company's spokesperson, Ellen Degeneres, because of a new ad featuring the openly gay TV presenter, and three elves.
3 December 2012
US: California honours teenager kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay 16 The California Boy Scout who was refused the prestigious Eagle Scout Badge for being gay, was to be honoured by the California state Assembly this afternoon.
9 October 2012
US: Scout denied Eagle badge invited onto the Ellen Degeneres Show 11 An 18-year-old Boy Scout from Moraga, California, who was denied the Eagle Scout badge after coming out as gay, despite completing all of the requirements, has been invited onto the Ellen Degeneres Show this Thursday.
4 October 2012
Ellen DeGeneres receives top comedy honour 10 Comedian Ellen DeGeneres is to receive America's top comedy prize later this month.
5 September 2012
Hollywood star unveiled for Ellen DeGeneres 3 The US lesbian TV star has been honoured on Hollywood Boulevard in the traditional ceremony, her mother, Betty, and wife Portia De Rossi, were on hand to help her celebrate.
25 August 2012
TV station: Gay family show banned for being “inappropriate during family time” 26 A television station based in the US has come under heavy criticism for their decision not to air a new NBC sitcom about a gay couple, their surrogate and her family.
14 August 2012
Lady Gaga builds nursery for godson and angers animal rights organisation 35 Lady Gaga is reportedly getting an new wing built in her house on the Greek island of Crete for her godson Zachary, son of Sir Elton John and David Furnish.
30 May 2012
Jim Paratore, pro-gay television producer, dies aged 58 4 Acclaimed television producer, Jim Paratore, who launched the TMZ website and produced The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Rosie O'Donnell Show, has died at the age of 58.
2 March 2012
Gay wedding issue of Archie comic sells out despite protest 41 The American group One Million Moms' protests over the gay wedding issue of the Archie comics series have failed to dent the publication's success with the news that the issue has sold out.
3 February 2012
22,500 thank JC Penney for hiring Ellen after anti-gay complaint 24 US retailer JC Penney is being thanked for hiring Ellen Degeneres after a group said she should be sacked because a lesbian spokesperson would lose them business.

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