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10 May 2013
Gay rights groups criticise National Lottery funding given to religious groups linked to online homophobia 9 Gay rights organisations have called for National Lottery grants to be reviewed, after reports found that faith groups linked to online anti-gay literature had received the funding.
23 January 2013
Facebook apologises for deleting an ‘offensive’ photo of a mixed-race gay couple’s wedding 28 Social media site Facebook has apologised for deeming that a photograph of a mixed-race gay couple was offensive.
13 December 2012
BBC review: Lesbian, gay and bisexual people feel under represented in broadcasting 23 The BBC has published a two year review, which looks at the way audiences and experts perceive the portrayal lesbian, gay and bisexual people in UK programming.
9 May 2012
Facebook administrators ‘reject lesbian t-shirt ad’ 13 An advert for a t-shirt bearing the slogan 'Lesbian wanted' has been rejected by Facebook advert regulators, the Danish producers said today.
13 April 2012
One fifth of Gaydar users planning civil partnerships in next twelve months 21 A poll released by Gaydar today says a fifth of its users are planning to become someone's civil partner in the next year.
8 March 2012
Gaydar seeks investment for ‘global growth ambitions’ 12 The parent company for international gay dating site Gaydar.co.uk is seeking a 'significant cash investment' to fund its 'ambition for global growth'.
1 March 2012
Gay online encyclopaedia debuts 47 WikiQueer, a gay, bi and trans online encyclopaedia has launched publicly this week.
27 February 2012
Facebook to fix system which tried to suggest ads for ‘faggots’ 9 Facebook has confirmed to PinkNews.co.uk today it will be introducing a fix on an automated system which suggests advertisers try to use racial and gay slurs, including 'faggot' and 'sissy', to target customers.
23 February 2012
Kurdish gay rights group hacked on Facebook 10 An extremist Turkish Nationalist hacking group called “Ayyıldız Tim” hacked the Facebook page of Hebûn, the Kurdish LGBT Association based in Diyarbakir, this weekend.
14 February 2012
Gaydar’s £300,000 fraudster must repay £2 this month 9 A man who was jailed after trawling Gaydar to steal from gay men must immediately repay only £2 of the £300,000 he acquired and forfeit any future windfalls when he leaves prison.
10 January 2012
Netflix gay category missing from UK iPad and Xbox versions’ frontpages 31 The video-on-demand service Netflix, which offers users streaming films online, has left the gay category out of its new UK apps.
15 November 2011
Jane Lynch says she “feels bad for Brett Ratner” after his gay slur 42 The openly gay actress said if "you put a microphone in somebody's face, they're going to say something that offends somebody".
1 November 2011
Kim Kardashian’s divorce prompts online clamour for gay marriage 36 Objections raised on Twitter to 'sanctity of marriage' argument as American TV star's marriage folds early.
11 October 2011
Home HIV tests ‘should be legalised’ 48 Almost two-thirds of people would consider using HIV home testing kits if they were legally available and regulated in the UK, a survey has found.
2 February 2011
Police launch new hate crime website 8 A new website to encourage people to report hate crime has been launched.
26 November 2010
Apple removes ‘anti-gay’ iPhone app 30 Apple has apparently removed an app from its iTunes store which rails against gay marriage and LGBT rights.
1 November 2010
Students deny putting roommate’s gay sex session online + Two US students accused of invading the privacy of a friend who committed suicide say they did not broadcast his gay sex session online.
22 January 2010
BBC to address portrayal of gays and lesbians 28 The BBC announced today it was undertaking a new project to improve how gays, lesbians and bisexuals are portrayed on television, radio and online.
17 December 2009
Tatchell says BBC ‘invited’ homophobia 10 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has criticised the BBC for allowing online readers to debate whether gays should be executed.

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