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5 July 2012
Wimbledon: Fans hear ‘game points’ as gay slur in BBC coverage of Murray match 128 A comment in last night's Wimbledon quarter-final between Andy Murray and David Ferrer has prompted complaints to the BBC from fans who believed it was anti-gay.
29 May 2012
TV choirmaster experienced ‘juvenile’ gay rumours on entering media 52 Television personality Gareth Malone, best known for his appearances on The Choir, has said he is dogged by 'juvenile' gay rumours.
16 May 2012
Regulator: Paddy Power ad which asked viewers to ‘spot the trans lady’ was offensive 15 The Advertising Standard Agency has upheld complaints about an advert by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power which asked viewers to 'spot the trans lady'.
23 April 2012
Video: Ofcom rejects complaints from bystander in My Transsexual Summer 17 Ofcom has rejected a complaint from a man who claimed the way his appearance in My Transsexual Summer was edited made him look 'disgusted' by the participants.
6 April 2012
State-run TV in Malaysia to ‘ban’ programmes featuring gay characters 18 The Malaysian Information Department has banned television shows which feature gay characters, starting with state-run channels. The country’s Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz said the ban would be effective immediately beginning with state-owned TV and radio stations.
2 April 2012
Comment: Continued LGBT discrimination at the BBC would let down a new generation 62 As a public service broadcaster, the BBC is failing to meet some important obligations, and if things don't change a new generation may be forced to suffer the consequences, David Mason argues.
15 March 2012
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings ‘outs gay teen’ 150 A teenager has accused Channel 4 of outing him to after his parents recognised him kissing another man on its hit show My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding.
23 February 2012
Broadcasters pull Paddy Power ‘spot the trans lady’ ad 51 Clearcast, the broadcaster-owned company that ensures adverts comply with standards, has revoked its approval of bookmaker Paddy Power's 'spot the trans lady' advert.
21 February 2012
Channel 4 and BSkyB will not pull ‘spot the trans lady’ Paddy Power advert 53 Broadcasters Channel 4 and BSkyB are planning to continue airing Paddy Power's 'spot the trans lady' advert in the face of fierce criticism.
16 January 2012
US cross-dressing sitcom cancelled after two espiodes 5 US television network ABC has axed its new sitcom 'Work It', about a pair of cross-dressing men looking for work, after only two episodes, but its entertainment president said it could be compared with Tootsie.
11 December 2011
Marcus Collins loses out in final of X Factor 14 Marcus Collins, who is openly gay, lost out to girl band, Little Mix, on the television talent show X Factor at the final broadcast this evening on ITV 1 and filmed in front of an audience of 10,000 at Wembley Stadium.
5 December 2011
Gay actor Neil Patrick Harris apologises for “tranny” comment 134 Neil Patrick Harris has apologised publicly for using the term "tranny" on television.
5 December 2011
Interview: Russell T Davies on shelving US projects, his partner’s cancer diagnosis and coming home 28 Russell T Davies speaks exclusively to Laurence Watts about returning from the US following his partner's diagnosis with brain cancer, and the future for Torchwood and his highly anticipated new American show, Cucumber.
7 November 2011
Interview: Wanda Sykes on stand-up, her four Emmys and coming out 3 Laurence Watts meets comedian Wanda Sykes, who came out publicly three years ago while protesting against Proposition 8.
24 August 2011
Lady Gaga set for lesbian kiss in new Simpsons episode 12 Lady Gaga will roll into fictional Springfield on a private train, and end up in an embrace with family matriarch, Marge.
17 June 2011
True Blood character ‘to have gay romance’ 27 One of the characters on hit series True Blood is to come out.
14 June 2011
125 complaints over EastEnders gay bed scene 126 At least 125 people have complained over an EastEnders scene which showed a gay couple lying in bed.
11 April 2011
Glee and Modern Family tie at GLAAD Media Awards 9 Glee and Modern Family tied in the GLAAD Media Award for best TV comedy series on Sunday.
31 March 2011
Louis Theroux returns to anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church 106 Four years after his documentary on the notorious Westboro Baptist Church, Louis Theroux revisits the homophobic Kansas cult to see what has changed.
15 March 2011
Channel 4 signs agreement to treat transgender issues sensitively 24 Channel 4 has signed an agreement to treat transgender issues sensitively and accurately.

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