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29 November 2012California representative calls on US Congress to ban gay ‘cure’ treatments for kids 3 California Democratic Representative Jackie Speier has introduced a resolution in the US Congress calling for a ban on gay conversion therapy for minors. -
29 November 2012Anti-gay preacher Rick Warren: “It wouldn’t bother me if we found a gay gene” 33 Controversial US pastor Rick Warren had told CNN presenter Piers Morgan that the “jury is still out” on whether people are born gay or become gay. -
28 November 2012US: Washington marriage certificates to reflect legalisation of same-sex marriage 7 Washington State's Department of Health is currently reviewing the text displayed on marriage certificates, with a view to bring it in line with recently introduced equal marriage law. -
28 November 2012Video: Gay Men’s Chorus holds 34th anniversary memorial for Harvey Milk’s assassination 2 The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus last night held a memorial and candlelight vigil march to the city's Castro District, to mark the 34th anniversary of Harvey Milk and George Moscone's assassination. -
28 November 2012Future of New Hampshire’s first elected transgender representative uncertain 3 Representative-elect Stacie Laughton of Nashua, New Hampshire, who won election just a few weeks ago but seemed on Tuesday to step down, now wants New Hampshire’s residents to decide her fate. -
28 November 2012445,000 people urge Citibank and Barclays to condemn Uganda’s anti-gay bill 11 More than 445,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling on Citibank and Barclays to condemn Uganda's pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill. -
28 November 2012Alabama attack not due to homophobia says lesbian victim 17 A lesbian in Mobile, Alabama, who was severely beaten by her girlfriend's brother on Thanksgiving Day, says she does not think she was attacked because of her sexual orientation. -
28 November 2012US: Naked AIDS campaigners arrested outside office of Republican Speaker of the House 4 Three AIDS activists have been arrested following a naked protest outside the office of the Republican House of Representatives speaker John Boehner. -
28 November 2012Video: Homophobic preacher encounters a male stripping protester 41 Micah Armstrong, described as holding “a near mythic status on college campuses across the eastern United States" came face to face with a stripping male college student as he delivered a homophobic rant -
27 November 2012US: False advertising lawsuit filed against New Jersey group offering gay ‘conversion therapy’ 8 Four gay men in New York have filed a lawsuit accusing a New Jersey-based group of falsely offering "conversion therapy", with a view to "reversing" their homosexuality. -
27 November 2012US: Drag queen cruise reverses decision to ban guests in drag after viral outrage 3 Carnival Cruises has reversed its earlier, well publicised decision to ban customers who are due to set sail on one of its ships from going in drag to a private drag show. -
27 November 2012US: Drag queen cruise ship bans customers from wearing drag costumes 34 Carnival Cruises has banned customers who are due to set sail on one of its ships from going in drag to a private drag show. -
27 November 2012NFL player: “Saying faggot doesn’t make me a homophobe, it’s just a word” 72 An American football player in Ohio has apologised after using the word “faggot” on Twitter. -
27 November 2012US: Most young gay men living with HIV don’t know they are infected 12 New analysis published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that 60 per cent of young people infected with HIV do not know their status. -
27 November 2012US discusses anti-gay bill with Uganda 16 The US State Department’s envoy to Africa has met with Uganda’s parliamentary speaker Rebecca Kadaga, who has promised to pass the country’s notorious Anti-Homosexuality bill as a “Christmas gift”. -
27 November 2012Brad Pitt: Gay marriage is about equality, opponents should stop linking the argument with drugs laws 5 Brad Pitt, one of the most outspoken advocates of marriage equality in Hollywood has restated his support for changing the law and questioned why opponents link arguments with those against reforming drug laws. -
27 November 2012Atlanta: Doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing male prisoners 12 A former prison doctor for the US Penitentiary in Atlanta has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three male inmates. -
27 November 2012US: Human Rights Commission backs pride organisers over t-shirt printing refusal 24 The Human Rights Commission in Lexington, Kentucky has sided with organisers of a gay pride event, who were refused service by a Christian t-shirt printing company, because of its religious beliefs. -
26 November 2012Dolly Parton: I’m not gay, but my fans are 13 Country star Dolly Parton has dismissed rumours that she had been in a lesbian relationship with her childhood friend. -
26 November 2012Alabama: Lesbian fights for life after Thanksgiving attack 9 An 18-year-old man has been charged with a violent attack on a lesbian in Mobile County, Alabama.
