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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. -
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. -
5 November 2012Analysis: US 2012 race draws to a close 2 Scott Roberts assesses President Obama’s first term as the US heads towards Election Day. -
3 November 2012US: University accused of pulling fellowship for pro-marriage equality theologian 14 The University of San Diego has been accused of withdrawing a fellowship which had been offered to a theologian, after it found out she was in favour of marriage equality. -
3 November 2012US: San Diego mayoral candidate would be first gay GOP big city leader 4 Both mayoral candidates for the upcoming mayoral election in the city of San Diego, California, offer a step forward for the city. -
2 November 2012HRC releases anti-Romney election video 46 With 3 days to go before the US 2012 Election Day, America’s largest LGBT advocacy group has released an advert that attacks Mitt Romney’s stance on gay rights. -
2 November 2012US: Michael Bloomberg endorses Barack Obama for presidential election 2 On Thursday, New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, endorsed Barack Obama for the US presidential election, citing a need for strong leadership, and President Obama's support for equal marriage. -
2 November 2012US: Equal marriage advocates rally in Maine ahead of 6 November referendum 1 Hundreds of people came out to rally in Maine ahead of Monday's referendum on equal marriage, in an attempt to get more people to vote 'yes' on Question 1, which would legalise same-sex marriage in the state. -
1 November 2012US: HRC urges investigation into anti-gay texts 3 The Human Rights Campaign is taking action over controversial anti-equal marriage text messages. -
1 November 2012Governor O’Malley: Equal marriage law has a ‘real shot at prevailing’ in Maryland 9 Governor Martin O'Malley, a strong supporter of the campaign to legalise equal marriage in the state of Maryland has said he thinks that if it keeps raising money, it is possible that the campaign will succeed. -
1 November 2012US: Maryland polls now deadlocked on same-sex marriage decision + The state of Maryland, which just two weeks ago looked set to become the first US state to legalise same-sex marriage by referendum, is now deadlocked on the issue, polls indicate. -
1 November 2012Survey: LGBT retirees have almost a third more in the bank than the overall US population 4 On average, people from the LGBT community had set aside more money ahead of retirement, and expected to need more money in retirement than the overall population, a study has shown. -
31 October 2012Audio: Rabbi blames Hurricane Sandy on New York’s equal marriage law 40 If you thought it was just far-right Christian pastors that are keen to blame Hurricane Sandy on America’s growing support for equal marriage, well think again. -
31 October 2012Brad Pitt donates $100,000 towards equal marriage fight 9 Brad Pitt has agreed to donate $100,000 (£62,000) to help the Human Rights Campaign raise money for its efforts to support equal marriage initiatives in several US states.
