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20 December 2011
Brandon McInerney receives 21 year prison sentence for gay school shooting 44 A US court has sentenced Brandon McInerney, the Californian student who last month pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of gay classmate Larry King, to 21 years in prison.
19 December 2011
Sentencing due today in case of US gay school shooting 17 A court in the US is due to sentence Brandon McInerney, the Californian student who last month pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of gay classmate Larry King.
1 December 2011
Comment: Information and early diagnosis will be key to tackling HIV 4 Deborah Jack from the National AIDS Trust highlights the need to improve HIV education and resources, especially for people living outside the capital, this World AIDS Day.
25 November 2011
New HIV prevention campaign asks businesses to help promote condom use 18 'Clever Dick / Smart Arse' will see 100,000 condoms distributed around the country and aims to promote the awareness of the role they play in reducing risk during sex.
22 November 2011
McInerney admits second degree murder charge for gay school shooting 22 After a retrial, McInerney, who was 14 when he shot his gay classmate, will serve 21 years in prison.
15 November 2011
BBC’s Business Editor Robert Peston defended for use of “Queer Street” term 53 Robert Peston used the term on his BBC blog, and faced a brief backlash on Twitter from users who described it as homophobic, before many more rallied to his defence.
14 November 2011
Focus on homophobic speech for Anti-Bullying Week 19 Nearly all secondary school teachers in a recent poll reported hearing the word "gay" used pejoratively.
2 November 2011
Gay marriage opponents caught using Obama rally photos 26 The National Organization for Marriage launched its new website last week with photographs of crowds that had been taken at a rally for Obama.
14 September 2011
PayPal won’t announce action against ‘gay hatred’ groups 47 PayPal has responded to calls for it to cancel the accounts of faith groups accused of promoting hate against gay people.
7 September 2011
US medical schools ‘don’t provide enough LGBT training’ 5 A study of American medical schools suggests that they are not giving students enough training on lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender issues.
7 December 2010
Atlanta pays $1 million to gay bar raided by police 7 The US city of Atlanta has agreed to pay $1 million to a gay bar raided by police last year.
21 November 2010
Pope says male prostitutes could use condoms as first step in their ‘moralisation’ 27 Sexual health charities, politicians and gay rights campaigners have welcomed what appears to be a relaxation in Pope Benedict XVI's opposition to the use of condoms.
15 February 2010
GLAAD demands apology over John Mayer’s ‘fag’ comment 12 After offending Jessica Simpson fans and being accused of being a racist, John Mayer has now been attacked by GLAAD for his recent Playboy interview.
14 December 2009
Author Jeanette Winterson attacks ‘anti-gay’ tabloids 12 Lesbian author Jeanette Winterson has attacked the 'negative' use of the word lesbian in newspapers.

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