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13 December 2012
Peter Tatchell hails House of Lords’ decision to pass insults law amendment 12 Peter Tatchell has welcomed the House of Lords’ decision to pass an amendment to remove the word "insulting" from Section 5 of the Public Order Act – which in the past has been used by lawyers to prosecute homophobic religious preachers and gay rights activists alike.
18 October 2012
Northern Ireland gay adoption ban ruled unlawful 12 The ban preventing gay couples in civil partnerships and unmarried straight couples from adopting children in Northern Ireland has been deemed unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled.
11 October 2012
Peter Tatchell blasts the jailing of Barry Thew as ‘excessive’ 110 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has criticised the 4-month sentence handed down to Barry Threw, who has been jailed for wearing an offensive t-shirt in the aftermath of the deaths of PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes.
9 October 2012
Comment: “It was an amazing push for marriage equality” 6 Despite last week’s equal marriage defeat in the Northern Ireland Assembly, in a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk, Gary Spedding says there are reasons to be optimistic when it comes to securing LGBT equality in Northern Ireland.
8 October 2012
UK: Lord Carey criticised for anti-equal marriage ‘Nazi’ remarks 59 Gay rights campaigners have criticised the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey for making another outspoken attack on equal marriage.
3 October 2012
Russian court backs St Petersburg’s anti-gay law 15 Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled that the country’s second largest city of St Petersburg can continue to enforce its homophobic censorship law.
2 October 2012
Ukraine gives initial approval to anti-gay law 11 Human rights campaigners have criticised Ukraine after the country’s parliament passed a draft LGBT censorship law.
1 October 2012
California bans teenage gay ‘cure’ therapy 19 Campaigners and medical professionals have welcomed California Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to ban teenagers from accessing discredited treatments that seek to reject an LGBT identity.
22 November 2011
Sentencing postponed in lesbian murder case 1 Zoliswa Nkonyana,19, was stabbed and stoned to death near Cape Town during February 2006.
7 November 2011
Lifetime blood donation ban for gay men lifted today 114 Ban on men who have ever had sex with men donating blood is lifted today, but 12-month deferral period remains.
14 October 2011
Elton John speaks out for new gay rights group 18 Elton John has penned an article in support of new gay rights group Kaleidoscope.
13 October 2011
US politician Sally Kern ‘fears for life’ after saying homosexuality killed has more Americans than terrorists 163 Oklahoma Republican Sally Kern says she fears gay rights campaigners may kill her over her homophobic views.
10 October 2011
700,000 celebrate Rio de Janeiro Pride 8 An estimated 700,000 people joined Brazil's Rio de Janeiro Pride on Sunday.
10 October 2011
Four convicted of Cape Town lesbian’s murder 2 Four men have been found guilty of murdering a lesbian in Cape Town, South Africa.
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.
3 October 2011
Six suspected anti-gay extremists arrested in Belgrade 23 Serbian police have arrested six suspected anti-gay extremists in connection with attempts to disrupt a Pride march.
30 September 2011
Court dismisses gay military ban ruling 17 A US federal court has dismissed a ruling which struck down the ban on openly gay troops as unconstitutional.
23 September 2011
East London celebrates Pride after a rocky year 26 East London Pride is to be held tomorrow.
22 September 2011
Pope faces hostility from gay groups in Germany 38 Pope Benedict's first official visit to his homeland of Germany is expected to meet strong opposition today from up to 20,000 people, including gay rights campaigners, feminists, atheists and church abuse survivors.
19 September 2011
Madonna flash mob greets anti-gay Republican Michele Bachmann 28 Gay rights campaigners staged a Madonna-themed flash mob to greet Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Friday.

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