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16 August 2012Sir Elton John ‘devastated’ by death of his bass guitarist 2 The pop veteran says he’s "devastated and shocked" after Bob Birch was found dead, aged 56. -
16 August 2012Library of Congress auditor sacked after ‘liking’ gay adoption Facebook page files federal lawsuit 20 An auditor who says he was fired by the US Library of Congress after his boss discovered he was gay via Facebook has filed a federal lawsuit this month in a US District Court for the District of Columbia. -
16 August 2012American politician makes history by becoming Florida’s first out gay legislator 2 David Richardson has become the first openly gay legislator of Florida. -
16 August 2012Homophobic Cheerio-burning man dies of heart-attack 35 Michael Leisner, whose homophobic protest against food giant General Mills and their pro-marriage equality stance resulted in a viral video, died on Saturday after suffering a heart attack. -
16 August 2012Shooting in Baltimore leaves one gay man dead and another in a coma 26 Police in Baltimore are investigating a shooting which left a gay photographer dead and an LGBT community activist in a coma. -
16 August 2012Police: Gunman who opened fire at Family Research Council criticised the anti-gay group 158 A man arrested over the shooting and wounding of a security guard at the headquarters of the anti-gay Christian lobby group the Family Research Council made a negative comment about the group before opening fire, a police official has said. -
15 August 2012We Need to Talk About Kevin star Ezra Miller: ‘I’m Queer’ 46 Ezra Miller who starred as Kevin in 'We Need to Tak About Kevin' has come out in an interview with Out Magazine while promoting his new film 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' where he plays a gay character. -
15 August 2012Gay-friendly San Francisco church denies drag queen ban 13 An LGBT-friendly Catholic church in San Francisco which banned drag queens from its premises has reversed the decision after the church's business manager said the new pastor had: "not been educated about the importance of drag queens in the gay community." -
15 August 2012Pro-traditional family group blast US ambassador for supporting Prague Pride celebrations 28 An international anti-LGBT, pro-traditional family group is apparently furious that the US ambassador to the Czech Republic has given his blessing to the Prague Pride Festival taking place this week. -
15 August 2012Mennonite pastor charged with aiding kidnapping in same-sex child custody dispute 25 A Mennonite pastor in Vermont has been charged with aiding in international kidnapping after he helped a woman flee the US with her child - because she did not want to share custody with her former lesbian partner. -
14 August 2012Thousands join campaign to oppose American Scouts’ anti-gay policy 14 A campaign has begun on Change.org to urge California’s Golden Empire Council to reinstate 22-year-old Eagle Scout Tim Griffin and to reject the Boy Scouts of America’s policy barring LGBT scouts and leaders. -
13 August 2012Judge agrees to hear case for overturning Nevada’s equal marriage ban + A federal Nevada judge said last Friday in Reno that he’ll listen to the arguments of a national gay rights advocacy group who wish to challenge the state's ban on marriage equality. -
13 August 2012Homophobic slur made on gay-friendly Midwestern church 5 A homophobic slur appeared in a vandalised car parked outside a church in St Paul, Minnesota, where a service was taking place for an openly gay Lutheran pastor. -
13 August 2012Arizona judge questions validity of trans marriage in divorce case 88 Thomas Beatie, the trans Arizona man who became pregnant in 2008, is being blocked from divorcing his wife of nine years by a state judge who is questioning the validity of the marriage. -
13 August 2012Ten out gay Olympians win gold at London 2012 Games 14 Ten openly LGBT Olympians have taken home gold from the London 2012 Games. -
12 August 2012Tammy Smith becomes US’s first openly gay army general 7 Less than a year after the repeal of the United State’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy that banned openly gay and lesbian people in the US armed forces, Tammy Smith has become the first openly gay US army general. -
10 August 2012Police in Michigan fail to take action against gay hate protest group 34 Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have said they would not be charging a group of Bible-preaching protesters who threatened to rape a woman at a gay event because no one came forward with a "specific complaint". -
10 August 2012Digital traffic sign in Utah displays homophobic message after being hacked 22 A computerised traffic sign in Provo, Utah was hacked on Wednesday, so that the display alternated between "GOD HATES GAYS" and "FOLLOW DETOUR". -
9 August 2012Tennessee: University employee threw away gay newspapers 26 An employee at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee is being investigated after she was seen throwing away dozens of copies of a local gay newspaper from a communal area. -
9 August 2012Matt Bomer and partner to receive gay ‘Inspiration Award’ 20 Gay actor Matt Bomer and his partner, publicist Simon Halls, are to receive the Inspiration Award from the American Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.
