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25 March 2013
US: GLAAD alters its mission statement to include trans and bisexual focus 4 The organisation has formally dropped the words ‘Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’ from its name, to now include more focus on transgender and bisexual people.
7 June 2012
Boy Scouts of America to review gay leader ban 15 Presented with a 275,000 strong petition, the Boy Scouts of America will review a motion to allow individual units to lift the ban on gay leaders if they choose, but a spokesman has said there is no plan to amend the policy.
13 January 2012
US group aims for ‘dot gay’ web domain 19 As applications for new top level domains on the web open today, an American group is trying to secure '.gay' for the LGBT community, saying it will make it "an exemplary beacon of social entrepreneurship and an empowering resource".
4 January 2012
George Michael slams “twisted” prayer for his death 78 Recovering from pneumonia, George Michael has slammed a fundamentalist organisation which told people to pray for his death, but praised the "admirable, generous and loving" Christians in his life.
20 December 2011
“Ex-gay” group promoted in Caribbean as US arm faces “financial oblivion” 34 A full-page advert denouncing homosexuality and promoting Exodus International, a group which advocates "ex-gay" therapies, has appeared in a Jamaican newspaper amid reports the organisation is facing bankruptcy in the US.
1 December 2011
Video: One in three young people “would fear telling parents about HIV” 43 A survey by the British Red Cross has found one in three young people in Britain would be scared to tell their parents if they were HIV positive.
17 November 2011
Marcus Bachmann “demands clinic cancellation fees” from gay rights group 24 Presidential candidate's husband has pursued Truth Wins Out for $150 of cancellation fees after its undercover report on him, the organisation claims.
9 November 2011
National homophobic bullying charity launches in London 19 The Home Secretary delivered a speech at Westminster wishing the organisation well on tackling homophobia and transphobia in schools.
31 October 2011
Trust which demoted Christian housing manager feared loss of gay award 61 Adrian Smith's demotion and pay cut were seen by many to be too severe, as housing trust sought to protect award for supporting gay youth.
17 October 2011
Stonewall seeks new trustees 7 Gay rights charity Stonewall is seeking new trustees.
14 September 2011
Speaker launches gay rights group Kaleidoscope 39 New gay rights group Kaleidoscope has been launched by its honorary president Speaker John Bercow.
10 February 2011
Ricky Martin honoured for promoting gay rights 23 Ricky Martin is to be honoured by GLAAD for raising the profile of gay rights.
10 January 2011
UUP leader Tom Elliott will meet gay community 4 The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Tom Elliott, is to meet a gay rights organisation. He said in September that he would refuse to attend gay rights parades or GAA matches if elected leader of the party.
6 January 2011
Turkish LGBT group shut down by court 35 Another Turkish LGBT organisation has been ordered to close.
22 December 2009
Ugandan President threatens to reject homophobic bill 28 The President of Uganda has threatened to veto the a controversial new bill that could see homosexuals sentenced to the death penalty or lifetime imprisonment.
14 December 2009
UN officials says Uganda may lose AIDS research centre 5 Uganda may lose the chance to host a major AIDS research institution if its parliament passes a bill against homosexuality, a United Nations official has said.

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