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18 September 2012US: First government trans awareness ad campaign launched 7 A new campaign of adverts has launched in Washington DC, with a view to increasing awareness and understanding of the "non gender-conforming" community of the city. -
18 September 2012Video: Daniel Radcliffe debates anti-gay bullying in web chat 2 Actor Daniel Radcliffe has answered questions submitted by young people around the world about bullying and why he is committed to fighting for LGBT equality as part of an online web broadcast with the Trevor Project. -
18 September 2012Update: Baseball player apologises for homophobic slur, is suspended without pay 20 Canadian baseball player, Yunel Escobar, has apologised for causing offence through having what was perceived as a homophobic slur, written on his face during a game. -
18 September 2012US gay advocacy group blast Rupert Everett over gay parenting row 25 The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has become the latest LGBT organisation to criticise British actor Rupert Everett for his views on same-sex parenting. -
18 September 2012US: Bisexual pride day could officially become a reality in Berkeley 8 Bisexual Pride Day, separate from other LGBT pride events across the globe, could officially come into existence in the city of Berkeley, North California, if approved by the council there. -
18 September 2012US: Support for equal marriage increasing, according to latest polls 6 Two new national polls show that support for marriage equality in the US is steadily increasing. -
18 September 2012US: Clergy plan to announce support for equal marriage this week 5 A group of pastors from across the US are to rally this week in Maryland, in support for equal marriage rights. -
17 September 2012US: Trans prisoner may be given legal costs as well as surgery 3 The legal costs of a trans woman incarcerated in a male prison, who has been allowed to have gender reassignment surgery whilst still serving her sentence, may also be eligible to have her legal costs covered, a court has ruled. -
16 September 2012Study: Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell had no negative impact on US military 14 A new study has revealed that the repeal of the ban on openly gay people serving in the US military, one year on, had no negative impact on the US military. -
16 September 2012US: Oklahoma Judge denies name-change for those transitioning 53 A judge in Oklahoma has denied two trans people the right to change their name to fit with their transition, ruling that they were appealing to change for fraudulent purposes. -
15 September 2012US: New hotel to scrap “clothing optional” tradition in favour of LGBT families 11 A new hotel set to open in January, in Palm Springs, a destination popular with gay travelers, has unveiled a twist; it is to be marketed specifically towards LGBT families. -
15 September 2012US: Texas school shuts down entire course, to prevent possibly gay student from joining 75 The principal of a school in Texas has cancelled an entire course, reportedly to prevent a man he thought might be gay, from enrolling. -
14 September 2012US: Accused in brutal murder case said he did it to ‘make the world a better place’ 32 Jury selection will take place next week in a case where the young lover of a Portuguese writer admitted bludgeoning him to death and castrating him. -
14 September 2012US: Advert for anti LGBT church, shown during new gay TV show 17 An advert for a new series of sermons at a church which opposes the rights of LGBT people, aired during a break in between a new NBC series about a gay couple with a child. -
14 September 2012Church Group: Telling bullied kids ‘gay is okay’ is the same as saying ‘overeating is okay’ 54 A new pamphlet published by a church group in Ohio gives "guidelines" on how to deal with questions relating to sexuality and homophobic bullying in schools, including comparing homosexuality to overeating. -
14 September 2012San Francisco: Supervisor Wiener asked to ban public nudity in ‘cock ring’ row 64 Gay district supervisor Scott Wiener says he is open to introducing legislation that would ban public nudity due to the increased number of men seen wearing cock rings in San Francisco’s Castro district. -
13 September 2012Brendon Ayanbadejo: 70 percent of NFL players support equal marriage 6 NFT football player, Brendon Ayanbadejo, was the focus of a recent controversy, when his club was asked to silence his advocacy of equal marriage rights, and he has now spoken out again saying that a large percentage of NFL players feel the same as he does. -
13 September 2012US: Pro-equal-marriage sit-in trio found not guilty of trespassing + On Wednesday, three people arrested in North Carolina for attending a sit-in for equal marriage rights, were found not guilty of trespassing charges. -
13 September 2012US: Democrats call on Republican aide to quit after he sent a video of a Senate hopeful at gay pride 18 Calls for a Republican political aide to resign have come after he sent links to a video of an openly gay Democratic Sentate hopeful dancing at a gay pride event, along with a message questioning her "heartland values". -
13 September 2012Travel: Chicago, home to its very own ‘Boystown’ 3 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk Joey Amato takes us on a tour of America’s favourite ‘Windy City’.
