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11 September 2012
Australian PM supports bid to host 2014 gay rugby world cup 13 Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has officially given her backing to a bid for the country to host the next Bingham Cup.
5 September 2012
Comment: Allan Horsfall was the ‘grandfather’ of the UK’s gay rights movement 6 Peter Tatchell recalls the contribution of LGBT rights pioneer Allan Horsfall, who passed away last month.
25 August 2012
In Photos: Manchester Pride 2012 112 Manchester saw tens of thousands of people take to the streets to take part in the city's LGBT pride parade, part of a long weekend of celebrations in the Northern city.
14 August 2012
Comment: A strange and unpredictable step back for equality? 198 Writing for Pinknews.co.uk, Thomas Ingrham asks if some in the gay scene risk undermining the fight for equality through their attitudes towards straight people.
14 August 2012
Report on homophobia in schools to be launched in Manchester 5 The Greater Manchester Prevalence of Homophobia Report 2012 will be launched at the city's Pink Triangle theatre later this month.
7 August 2012
Manchester: Nurse convicted of homophobic verbal abuse against policeman 22 A nurse in Manchester has been convicted of homophobic abusing a policeman as he tried to break up a racially aggravated argument.
21 June 2012
BBC to axe its radio network’s only LGBT programme 49 The BBC has confirmed it will axe a volunteer-run programme on its Manchester station, the only LGBT-interest programme on its national radio network.
31 May 2012
Manchester to host gay rugby world cup this weekend 6 Manchester will play host to the Bingham Cup this weekend, where gay and inclusive rugby teams from around the world will compete for the 2012 title.
25 May 2012
HIV charity closure hits North West’s LGBT community 149 Hundreds of people in Greater Manchester and beyond are now in need of support after a major HIV charity lost more than £1.5million over five years.
12 April 2012
Video: Vote to decide new anti-homophobia campaign ad 17 The Lesbian & Gay Foundation is appealing for votes to decide which of these eight videos it will use to promote its Enough is Enough campaign against homophobia this year.
2 April 2012
Gay men warned over dysentery risk 34 An increase in cases of dysentery caused by shigella infection has been identified among men who have sex with men around the UK, according to preliminary findings from a Health Protection Agency (HPA) investigation published last week.
21 March 2012
First UK conference on gay China begins this week 14 A dozen leading figures from the Chinese gay and lesbian community will speak at The University of Manchester this week in the first event of its kind in the UK.
12 March 2012
Unitarian chapel in Manchester celebrates first civil partnership licence 14 The Cross Street Unitarian Chapel in Manchester has received a licence from Manchester City Council to hold civil partnerships on its premises, believed to be the first of its kind in England and Wales.
6 March 2012
Manchester to urge anti-gay law veto on St Petersburg trip 10 The deputy council leader said it will exercise its right to point out that Manchester's twin city is "doing something wrong."
24 February 2012
Manchester gay sauna closed today after fire 23 The H2O sauna in Manchester's gay district is closed today after a small fire broke out on the premises yesterday afternoon.
27 August 2011
Video: Manchester Pride sees thousands celebrate their 21st pride 44 The LGBT community of Manchester have celebrated the 21st Manchester pride with hundreds of thousands lining the streets with rainbow flags and 'I Love MCR' banners supporting the fightback after the riots that broke out in the city earlier this month.
2 June 2011
First same-sex Jewish marriage takes place in Manchester 108 The first same-sex Jewish partnership ceremony officially to be termed a marriage by Liberal Judaism - a major British progressive strand of the religion - took place in Manchester last weekend.
8 December 2010
Campaign for AIDS memorial in London 18 Campaigners are calling for an AIDS memorial to be created in London to remember those who have died from the disease.
26 November 2010
UK HIV diagnoses remain high among gay men 6 New figures show a slight decline in the number of gay and bisexual men being diagnosed with HIV but campaigners estimate that one in four with the disease are unaware they have it.
24 June 2010
Manchester Cathedral celebrates LGBT heritage of the city 14 The Bishop of Manchester, the Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch, last night welcomed the city’s LGBT community to Manchester Cathedral for a service to celebrate their heritage in the city.

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