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23 October 2012US: Top New York court rejects appeal against equal marriage law 8 On Tuesday, the New York Court of Appeals refused to hear a challenge against the 2011 law which legalised equal marriage in the state. -
23 October 2012Gay Republican group endorses Mitt Romney 33 With 2 weeks to go before polling day, the Log Cabin Republicans, the conservative LGBT campaign group which supports the party, has officially endorsed Mitt Romney for president. -
23 October 2012US: Bill Gates donates $500,000 towards legalising equal marriage in Washington 6 Microsoft owner, Bill Gates, and his wife Melinda, have personally given $500,000 (£313,000) towards efforts to legalise equal marriage in the state of Washington, pushing the total raised by equal rights advocates to $10.8 million (£6.7 million). -
23 October 2012Kentucky: Relative gives evidence in gay hate trial + A relative of two men charged in connection with a homophobic attack in the US state of Kentucky has said the two suspects laughed about assaulting the victim and said they did it because the man is gay. -
23 October 2012US: Research shows rise in teenage suicides from bullying 13 The number of teenagers taking their own lives due to bullying and homophobic bullying has increased dramatically over the past seven years, according to research. -
23 October 2012US: New York Mayor donates $500,000 towards equal marriage efforts 7 The Mayor of New York City has offered $500,000 (£312,000) from his personal fortune towards the push for marriage equality in Maine, Minnesota and Washington. -
23 October 2012Chris Brown accused of shouting a homophobic slur at a fan 28 R&B star, Chris Brown, has been accused of shouting a homophobic slur at a fan who asked him to sign an autograph for him. -
22 October 2012US: Trans prisoner requests that court assigns surgeon for her operation + A trans woman incarcerated in an all-male prison in Massachusetts who was granted gender-reassignment surgery by a court has asked the state to find a surgeon, despite the need for her court victory to be upheld on appeal. -
22 October 2012US: Bullied trans student gets suspended 18 A transgender student in Maryland was suspended last week from school for getting into a fight after a fellow student allegedly assaulted her. -
22 October 2012New York: Lesbian couple banned from wedding venue 20 A lesbian couple in New York have filed a discrimination complaint after they were turned away from a wedding venue. -
22 October 2012US: Gay man falsely imprisoned by extremist church 25 Four members of a church in North Carolina have been charged with false imprisonment over allegations that they held a young gay man against his will. -
21 October 2012Video: Preacher in Missouri gives speech on LGBT rights with a surprise ending 18 A video of a speech by a preacher in Springfield Missouri has gone viral because it contains a twist, where he uses the example of speeches by pro-segregation preachers from the 1960s, replacing the word 'integration' with the word 'gay rights'. -
21 October 2012Angelina Pivarnick apologises for ‘ignorant comments’, now supports equal marriage 13 Former Jersey Shore cast-member, Angelina Pivarnick, has changed her stance on equal marriage, after a debate this week during which she said she didn't think gay people should be allowed to get married. -
20 October 2012US: Same-sex marriage scam angers former couple who thought they were married 8 A Florida man has spoken out about his anger at being issued an invalid marriage license by an Iowa courthouse, and says his case represents wider problems faced by gay couples who cannot marry in their home states. -
20 October 2012Gay boxer wins first fight since decision to come out 32 Orlando Cruz has won his first fight since publicly declaring that he is indeed a gay man. -
20 October 2012US: Alderman Moreno will still block Chick-fil-A opening until policy change is official 4 A Chicago alderman has, for the second time, threatened to block the opening of a new branch of Chick-fil-A, the fast-food chicken restaurant, which has been involved in a controversy over its apparent opposition to equal marriage. -
20 October 2012Minnesota student defends wearing anti-equal marriage T-shirt 132 A student in Minnesota has decided to make her own anti-gay T-shirt to wear on campus ahead of the state’s public referendum on equal marriage. -
19 October 2012Poll claims 3.4% of US adults identify as LGBT 21 The research was conducted by both Gallup and the Williams Institute and was based on interviews with more than 121,000 people. -
19 October 2012Kentucky: Bisexual wife of gay attacker testifies against husband + The wife of Anthony Ray Jenkins has given evidence against her husband who stands accused of attacking a gay man in the US state of Kentucky. -
19 October 2012US: Almost-Eagle Scout presents 400,000 signatures to BSA urging anti-gay policy change 13 A teenager from Moraga, California, who was denied his Eagle Scout badge for coming out as gay, has presented a petition containing over 400,000 signatures, to the Boy Scouts of America, urging them to change their anti-gay policy.
