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10 October 2012Attitude editor praises Will Young for talking about ‘gay shame’ 19 Matthew Todd, the editor of Attitude magazine, has praised Will Young for talking openly about his problems of embracing his sexuality. -
10 October 2012UK: Serial killer Peter Moore launches new appeal + Serial killer Peter Moore, who murdered several gay men in 1995, is to appeal his life sentence at the Court of Appeal in London. -
8 October 2012London: Hate crime memorial to take place at St Paul’s 7 An act of remembrance for all of those affected by hate crime will take place at St Paul’s Cathedral in London this Saturday. -
7 October 2012Sandi Toksvig: I was groped on air during the 1980s by a ‘famous individual’ 42 Gay comedian Sandi Toksvig, one of the country’s most prominent radio and TV stars, has told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that she was groped while broadcasting in the early 1980s. -
5 October 2012London: Gay Games fundraiser launched 10 A massive drive to secure funding for London’s bid to host the Gay Games in 2018 is now underway. -
5 October 2012UK: Anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza can be extradited to the US, says High Court 59 The High Court has ruled radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza can now be extradited immediately to the US to face terror charges. -
5 October 2012Stephen Fry attacks Church ‘extremists’ who oppose marriage equality in @Out4Marriage video 41 Stephen Fry has called on the government to allow faith groups to provide marriage ceremonies to same-sex couples, in a video for the Out4Marriage campaign. -
5 October 2012UK: Gay man fights deportation to Nigeria 19 Campaigners are fighting to stop the deportation of a gay man to Nigeria. -
4 October 2012London: LGBT community urged to try out basketball 3 Want to shoot some hoops? Not sure who to play with? Why not come along then to one of London Knight’s (formerly London Cruisers) gay men’s basketball training sessions and try it out! Rory Desch profiles one of its members. -
4 October 2012UK: Journalist welcomes BACP decision to strike off anti-gay therapist 5 Lesley Pilkington, the Christian psychotherapist who was found to be providing gay conversion therapy, has finally been struck off by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). -
3 October 2012Muslim anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza should not be sent to the US, says UN adviser 24 The UK government would be complicit in torture if it extradites anti-gay Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and his fellow terror suspects to the United States, a senior UN adviser has warned. -
2 October 2012Rowan Williams admits the Church of England may have caused ‘mental’ pain towards gay people 91 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, admits the Church of England’s attitude to gay relationships has often been harmful to people on the receiving end of its message. -
2 October 2012UK: Muslim anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza in ‘poor health’ ahead of extradition 34 Lawyers for Abu Hamza have asked the High Court for an injunction so they can carry out further medical tests on the radical anti-gay cleric.
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2 October 2012Rupert Everett: Why do ‘queens’ want to go and get married in churches? 169 Rupert Everett has told the Guardian – in another substantial rant – that he remains mystified on why same-sex couples would like to have religious marriage ceremonies. -
1 October 2012George Michael cancels tour over ‘anxiety’ fears 8 In a statement on his website, the pop star said the cancellation of nine concerts "breaks my heart". -
28 September 2012UK: Stonewall unveils awards shortlist 24 Stonewall has announced the shortlists for its seventh annual awards ceremony to be held on 1 November 2012 at the V&A in London. -
27 September 2012London: TUC agrees new principles for capital’s gay pride festival 3 LGBT activists and trade unionists have agreed that a new organisation and committee should run next year’s main gay pride festival in London. -
27 September 2012London gets ready for the Big Gay 10k 19 The Big Gay 10K challenge is taking place in central London this weekend. -
26 September 2012UK doctor who told students to act ‘straight’ — fights back 48 Dr Una Coales, who last week was accused of telling medical students to avoid acting gay if they wanted to pass their exams, has hit back at the criticism. -
26 September 2012UK: Muslim anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza launches new appeal 49 Abu Hamza has launched a last minute High Court appeal to avoid extradition to the US on terror charges.
