USA
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21 November 2012US: Obama commended for stance on equal marriage by 10-year-old’s letter 15 A 10-year-old in the US was surprised to get a reply to a letter she sent to President Barack Obama. -
21 November 2012Final Fantasy XIV game could soon include gay marriages 16 A representative of the makers of the hugely popular Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Final Fantasy XIV has said that it could soon feature marriages between players of the same sex. -
20 November 2012Frank Ocean dodges questions about sexuality in GQ interview 15 When asked if he considers himself “bisexual” US singer Frank Ocean refused to be drawn on the subject. -
20 November 2012US: Judge suspends gender reassignment order for trans woman prisoner, denies electrolysis 2 A judge has suspended a previous order made in September, which ruled that a trans woman prisoner should receive gender reassignment surgery in treatment for gender dysphoria. -
20 November 2012Gay Sesame Street actor Kevin Clash quits show 11 Kevin Clash has resigned from Sesame Street in the wake of fresh allegations that he had sex with an underage youth. -
20 November 2012US: Anti-gay campaign group NOM sees financial donations plunge 22 National Organisation for Marriage (NOM), the American campaign group that is staunchly opposed to LGBT equality, has seen a large drop in its financial donations. -
20 November 2012Video: Russell Brand meets the ‘God Hates Fags’ church who brand him a Fag Pimp 44 Steve Drain and Timothy Phelps, two members of the Westboro Baptist Church, known for the 'God Hates Fags' campaign, have labelled the actor, comedian and TV host Russell Brand as a ‘fag pimp’ while appearing on his American TV chat show. -
20 November 2012US: Anti-gay Christian lawyer charged with selling sexual access to child on the internet 37 A lawyer associated with the Alliance Defending Freedom, a vehemently homophobic Christian law group, is being held in federal custody after being arrested by FBI agents on suspicion of the sexual exploitation of a child and possessing images of child abuse. -
19 November 2012US: Trans prisoner requests electrolysis, and for court to refer to her as female 5 A trans woman prisoner incarcerated in an all male prison has requested electrolysis hair removal, and for the court to refer to her as female during ongoing proceedings, resulting in an appeal from prison officials. -
19 November 2012Chicago: Trans activist leaves group over HRC donation 15 A Chicago transgender activist has left her volunteer post because the organisation she worked for accepted funding from the Human Rights Campaign. -
19 November 2012NYC: Ceremony for murdered gay rights activist + A memorial service has taken place for a gay rights activist who was killed last month in New York. -
18 November 2012US: ‘Hate filled’ killer of gay war veteran denied parole, still an ‘extreme danger’ 2 The killer of a gay man in Staten Island, New York, has been denied parole after 23 years in jail, after it was deemed by a parole board that his "brutal, merciless and hate-filled actions" make him unfit for society. -
17 November 2012US: Synagogues terminate relationship with Boy Scouts of America over homophobic policies 43 Synagogues and other Jewish organisations across the United States are terminating their relationships with the Boy Scouts of America over its policy of discriminating against gay members and leaders. -
17 November 2012US: Influx of donations aim to save LGBT youth rescue centre destroyed by Superstorm Sandy 4 A rescue centre for homeless LGBT youths in New York City, which was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, is on the way to being rebuilt after a social media campaign was launched to save it. -
16 November 2012US: Seattle Judges donate their time to marry same-sex couples in Washington on first available day 4 Seattle City Hall will open for a special event on a Sunday following a new law taking effect, which will allow same-sex couples to marry in the state of Washington. -
16 November 2012US: Catholic Church denies teenager confirmation until he publicly denounces gay equality 104 A teenage Catholic boy has been banned from confirmation after he posted a photograph on Facebook urging people to vote for equal marriage rights. -
16 November 2012US: Gay voters were key in President Obama’s re-election success 14 A new study has suggested that the number of gay voters who chose Obama in the recent US election could have been enough to give him the winning advantage over rival Mitt Romey. -
16 November 2012Poll: US support for equal marriage on the rise, except in southern states 7 A new report has been released which suggests that there has been a new, and rapid shift in support of equal marriage in the US, except in some southern states. -
15 November 2012Florida: Gay Republican commits suicide blaming Obama victory 49 A gay man in Key West, Florida, took his own life two days after Barack Obama won a second term in the White House and cited the president’s victory in a suicide letter. -
15 November 2012US: Fox News anchor suspended for posting homophobic slur on Facebook 23 After posting a comment which was heavily criticised for being homophobic, a Fox News anchor has been suspended, and issued an apology on the matter.
