USA
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12 November 2012Hillary Clinton supports London LGBT corporate summit 7 Chief executives from some of the world’s largest companies will come together to discuss how the financial services industry can advance LGBT equality in a move which has the backing of Hillary Clinton. -
12 November 2012US: Soccer player fined, suspended, and given sensitivity training for using gay slur 10 The highest level governing body in US soccer has punished a player who used a gay slur against another player during a match on Thursday. -
11 November 2012US: Pastor arrested, accused of sexually assaulting subjects of ‘gay cure’ counselling 6 A Minnesota pastor was arrested, and appeared in court, after two men who were receiving counselling as "treatment" for their “homosexual tendencies," reported sexual assault. -
9 November 2012Video: Tony Perkins: Same-sex marriage is tearing America apart 61 The firebrand media opponents of gay rights have been taking to the airwaves to denounce Tuesday’s historic equal marriage victories in several US states. -
9 November 2012US: Equal marriage opponents in Washington admit defeat 15 Opponents of the equal marriage referendum in the state of Washington on Thursday conceded that they had lost in their battle to prevent it from becoming law. -
8 November 2012Analysis: A new dawn for LGBT America 5 After an extraordinary US election result with voters in three states passing equal marriage rights for gay couples, Scott Roberts sums up the highlights of an incredible week for America. -
8 November 2012Brendon Ayanbadejo: Yes on equal marriage vote ‘was like Christmas’ 13 Baltimore Ravens linebacker, and equal marriage advocate, Brendon Ayanbadejo, shared his elation at waking up on Wednesday to find that Maryland voters had chosen to legalise equal marriage in the state. -
7 November 2012US 2012: Washington state passes same-sex marriage 13 On a momentous night for LGBT equality, the US west coast state of Washington followed Maine and Maryland in passing a referendum in support of marriage rights for gay couples, and Minnesota voted against outlawing equal marriage. -
7 November 2012US 2012: Maine legalises same-sex marriage 18 The US state of Maine has voted in favour of marriage rights for gay couples in a public referendum. -
7 November 2012US 2012: Maryland legalises same-sex marriage 14 The US state of Maryland has voted in favour of civil equal marriage in a public referendum. -
7 November 2012Barack Obama re-elected US President 104 Barack Obama has reached the projected magic number of 270 electoral college votes needed to be re-elected President of the United States of America. -
7 November 2012US 2012: Tammy Baldwin elected as first openly gay US senator 14 Democrat Tammy Baldwin has become the first openly gay member of the US Senate, beating Republican Tommy Thompson in the senate race for Wisconsin. -
7 November 2012US 2012: Mike Huckabee concedes things are not going to plan for Romney 6 Former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee managed to mention the anti-gay fast food chain Chick-fil-A, during an interview about the latest US 2012 presidential exit polls. -
6 November 2012Anti-gay Ohio senate candidate rejected by voters and family 18 On US election night, Ohio lived up to its reputation for picking a presidential winner, and defeated anti-gay Republican US Senate candidate Josh Mandel at the same time. -
6 November 2012Channel 4 backpedals after censoring ‘gay’ from Simpsons’ episode 10 Channel 4 says it was wrong to edit out the word "gay" from an episode of The Simpsons, which was shown by the UK broadcaster last weekend. -
6 November 2012US 2012: LGBT history in the making 17 Election Day has arrived in the United States with millions of Americans going to the polls to vote for the country’s next president, along with landmark public referendums on equal marriage taking place in four different states.
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5 November 2012US: Chris Kluwe quits blog because of anti-equal marriage editorial 7 NFL player, Chris Kluwe, has quit his blog at an online daily newspaper, due to an editorial published by the site's editors which, he said, expresses an anti-equal marriage stance which goes against the political neutrality it claims to have. -
5 November 2012Republican invokes memory of gay dead brother to blast equal marriage 96 A Republican state representative in Maine has urged voters in Tuesday’s equal marriage referendum to reject the measure and says even in death, he still disagrees with his late brother’s sexuality. -
5 November 2012Poll: LGBT support for Obama on the rise, could carry weight in US election 23 The number of LGBT voters in favour of Barack Obama, for the US presidential election tomorrow, has risen substantially since two months ago, and could make a difference in the race, which has been very close. -
5 November 2012Comment: A Mitt Romney presidential win would be a disaster for LGBT Americans 40 Writing from the US for Pinknews.co.uk on the eve of Election Day, Laurence Watts makes the case that a Mitt Romney presidency would be a disaster for LGBT rights.
