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2 October 2012US: Football player voices opposition to equal marriage, says ‘marriage is in trouble’ 50 The question of NFL players being allowed to speak out in favour of equal marriage has been a contentious issue recently, and those opposed to the idea are beginning to voice their opinions too. -
1 October 2012Arnold Schwarzenegger: ‘I don’t have to be for gay marriage’ — despite carrying them out 12 California’s former governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has spoken of performing two marriage ceremonies for gay couples during his eight years in office - although he is quick to point out that it doesn’t mean he is for “gay marriage”. -
1 October 2012California bans teenage gay ‘cure’ therapy 19 Campaigners and medical professionals have welcomed California Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to ban teenagers from accessing discredited treatments that seek to reject an LGBT identity. -
28 September 2012John Travolta wins latest ‘gay spa’ legal case 27 Hollywood actor John Travolta has won another legal case over allegations about his private life. -
27 September 2012New York: Same-sex marriage case heard in appeals court 3 A New York lawyer for the Justice Department was made, by a federal appeals panel to explain the US government's decision behind ceasing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. -
27 September 2012Ex employee deems Chick-fil-A ‘a safe place for people to hate’ 7 A former employee of fast food restaurant, Chick-fil-A, has resigned after almost ten years, saying that the company created an atmosphere where it was understood “that Chick-fil-A doesn’t like homosexuals.” -
27 September 2012New York: HIV positive men at risk over meningitis outbreak 5 A deadly cluster of bacterial meningitis has erupted among HIV positive gay men in New York City. -
27 September 2012San Francisco: Gay rights campaigner pleads not guilty over paedophilia charges + Veteran San Francisco gay rights campaigner Larry Brinkin is pleading not guilty to six counts of possessing and distributing child pornography. -
26 September 2012Adam Lambert says Paris Hilton is ‘not worth it’ after homophobic remarks 14 The openly gay former American Idol contestant, Adam Lambert, has said he doesn't care about what Paris Hilton had to say about gay men. -
26 September 2012US: State to appeal against gender reassignment ruling for trans prisoner 21 The Department of Correction is to appeal against a judge's ruling that a trans woman incarcerated in a male-only prison should be given gender-reassignment surgery as the only way to treat her condition. -
26 September 2012Couple to sue over anti-gay political campaign which used their photo without permission 6 A couple from New Jersey are set to sue over a political campaign which used their engagement photo, without permission, and in an attack on a state lawmaker who supported a failed equal marriage bill. -
26 September 2012Vatican diplomat: Anti-gay opponents are being ‘vilified’ for their views 83 Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, who is the permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, said the Roman Catholic Church deeply believed that human sexuality was a gift reserved for married heterosexual couples. -
26 September 2012Video: Iran gay film in fundraising challenge 11 A New York filmmaker has less than a month to raise $100,000 (£61,910) so he can produce a film about Iran’s systematic persecution of its LGBT citizens. -
26 September 2012UK: Muslim anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza launches new appeal 49 Abu Hamza has launched a last minute High Court appeal to avoid extradition to the US on terror charges. -
26 September 2012Madonna: I was being ‘ironic’ over Obama ‘Muslim’ remark 12 The Material Girl made the gaff while also praising President Obama’s commitment to gay rights during a speech to her fans at a concert in Washington on Monday. -
25 September 2012Audio: Iowa radio host announces agreement with Ahmadinejad on ‘gays are ugly’ comment 15 A radio presenter in Iowa kicked off his show this morning by discussing the issues surrounding President Ahmadinejad's visit to the US, and comments he made about Israel, to the US General Assembly, and homosexuality, on CNN. -
25 September 2012US: TV station drops Paris Hilton documentary following AIDS remarks 6 The US cable channel, Logo, has dropped a 2007 documentary about Paris Hiton from its schedule, because of the controversial remarks she made in the back of a cab about gay men and AIDS. -
25 September 2012US: High School student starts gay-straight alliance 2 A 15-year-old from Columbus, Indiana, has started her high school's first gay-straight alliance, after seeing her gay friends being bullied for years. -
25 September 2012Tennessee: University says it cannot offer health insurance benefits to unmarried gay couples 7 Administrators at the University of Tennessee have announced that they will not offer health insurance benefits to partners of gay employees. -
25 September 2012Minnesota: Court acquits HIV man in transmission case 16 The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of an HIV positive man who was accused of passing the virus to another man through unprotected sex.
