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13 February 2012
‘Gay is not okay’ church forced to change sign 39 A reverend has had to change a sign at his Des Moines church from reading "Gay is not Okay" after a hundred protesters gathered outside.
20 January 2012
Virginia gay adoption battle kicks off 1 At the General Assembly in Richmond, Virginia, a battle is heating up over whether adoption agencies should be allowed to discriminate against prospective parents based on their sexual orientation.
19 January 2012
Seventy mayors to press Obama on gay marriage 19 A number of large-city mayors in the US have formed a coalition with the hope to achieve same-sex marriage equality.
25 August 2011
Murakami novel dropped from reading list for lesbian sex mention 26 Norwegian Wood, which has sold over 12 million copies internationally, was dropped after parents complained about a female character's reference to sex with a 13 year old girl.
22 August 2011
US bride refused a dress for ‘illegal’ gay wedding 131 A US bridal shop has refused to serve an engaged lesbian, though she planned to marry in New York, where gay unions are legal.
22 August 2011
Video: Maine’s gay marriage petition starts strong 10 Supporters of marriage equality in the US state have seen 5,200 signatories on their first day of petitioning.
22 August 2011
US country music star Chely Wright weds girlfriend 20 Singer who described difficulties of being gay in the industry marries partner in Connecticut ceremony.
25 June 2011
Governor Andrew Cuomo: Gay marriage equality makes New York a ‘beacon for social justice’ 88 After signing the long awaited legislation to allow gay marriage in New York state into law, Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed reporters and said that New York has regained its reputation as a "beacon for social justice."
7 June 2011
Trans prisoner files lawsuit after botched self-castration attempt 21 A trans inmate in a Virginia prison has filed a federal lawsuit months after a botched attempt at self-castration, claiming the state failed her because of its refusal to provide a sex-change operation.
7 June 2011
Unitarian minister in Kentucky refuses to sign marriage licences until gay couples are given marriage equality 64 A Unitarian minister in Kentucky has pledged that she will not sign any more marriage licences until the state makes same-sex marriages legal.
7 June 2011
US high school survey findings conclude that LGBT teens are exceptionally prone to ‘risky behaviour’ 24 A report released in the US yesterday found that LGBT teens are more likely to engage in "risky behaviour" including smoking, drinking alcohol and carrying guns, than their heterosexual counterparts.
6 June 2011
Westboro baptist homophobes stage protest at national basketball finals in Dallas 28 Members of the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church yesterday protested outside the National Basketball Association (NBA) finals in Dallas, Texas, over the NBA's new policy on hurtful language toward LGBT people.
3 June 2011
White House launches LGBT website 61 The White House has launched a website aimed specifically at LGBT people and highlighting President Obama’s ongoing support of and commitment to the LGBT community.
2 June 2011
American chain store sells Gay Pride t-shirts – but only in selected stores 4 American clothing chain Old Navy is selling Gay Pride t-shirts and donating the proceeds to the It Gets Better Campaign. However, the t-shirts, which are emblazoned with rainbow-coloured messages such as "Love Proudly" are only being sold in 26 out of over a thousand stores nationwide, most of which are in urban areas.
1 June 2011
United Methodist Church votes in favour of same-sex resolution 9 At the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church last weekend, a groundbreaking same-sex marriage resolution was narrowly approved.
1 June 2011
Harvey Milk’s nephew to kick off this weekend’s Pittsburgh gay pride rally + Stuart Milk, nephew of Harvey Milk, will speak on Friday at the Pride Advocacy Rally which kicks off this year's Pittsburgh Pride festival in Pennsylvania.
1 June 2011
Gay couples in Chicago queue up for civil union licences 9 In Chicago, gay and straight couples are flocking to the Cook County Clerk's downtown office of records to acquire the state's first civil union licenses.
31 May 2011
Gallup poll reveals Americans believe 25 per cent of their population are gay or lesbian 26 The findings of a Gallup poll conducted in the USA last month have revealed that Americans estimate 25 per cent of their fellow countrymen and women are gay or lesbian.
27 April 2011
Horses killed in Midwestern barn fire in apparent gay-hate arson attack 25 Eight horses owned by a gay man were killed in a barn fire in Ohio on Monday in what police believe was a homophobic hate crime.
3 March 2011
Wyoming Senate votes down bill preventing recognition of out-of-state gay marriages 3 Legislation that banned the recognition of same-sex marriages outside of the state of Wyoming was narrowly voted down yesterday afternoon by a 16-14 vote.

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