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29 March 2012Carson Daly apologises for gay joke 40 The American broadcaster, Carson Daly, best known for hosting shows on MTV and NBC, was forced to apologise today after suggesting, in his radio show in Los Angeles, that gay people would not have been brave enough to restrain the pilot who recently went 'berserk' on a flight to Las Vegas. -
29 March 2012US scientific study claims male dolphins are bisexual 18 Research scientists at the University of Massachusetts have concluded that male dolphins conduct intense social relationships and are found to engage in extensive bisexuality. -
29 March 2012Law proposed in Kansas will allow religious to veto anti-discrimination laws 61 A bill was passed in Kansas yesterday that its opponents claim legalises discrimination against LGBT persons. -
29 March 2012Rick Santorum angers gay rights campaigners with pink bowling ball ‘joke’ 35 Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has angered gay rights activists in the United States after he told a boy not use a pink bowling ball during a campaign photo opportunity at a Wisconsin bowling alley. -
28 March 2012Queer feminist poet and essayist Adrienne Rich dies aged 82 9 The pioneering feminist poet, Adrienne Rich, who consistently challenged the myths of the American dream, has died, aged 82. -
28 March 2012US footballer suspended and fined for homophobic tweet 11 Colin Clark, the Houston Dynamo midfielder who was heard using an offensive homophobic slur against a ball boy, has been suspended for three games and given an undisclosed fine by Major League Soccer. -
28 March 2012American military academies celebrate first gay pride events 6 This week saw the first gay pride events being celebrated at military academies in the USA, six months after the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell policy. -
28 March 2012US government demands fast-track of gay rights case 14 This week, the US government requested that a federal appeals court hasten its review of a San Francisco gay rights case and consider harsher scrutiny for discriminatory laws around sexual orientation, including a standard that could legalise same-sex marriage. -
27 March 2012Secret documents reveal anti-gay marriage group planned to divide gay and black voters 48 Confidential documents made public in a court in the state of Maine today revealed the leading opponents of same-sex marriage planned to defeat campaigns by "fanning the hostility" between black and gay voters and by casting President Obama as a radical enemy of marriage. -
27 March 2012Obituary: New York photographer and actor Cris Alexander 8 New York photographer and actor Cris Alexander has died, aged 92. -
27 March 2012Alaskan anti-discrimination ordinance could be passed in April 18 An ordinance banning discrimination against LGBT people in Anchorage, Alaska, could be passed on an upcoming municipal ballot in April. -
26 March 2012Judge criticises New York City over birth certificate change for trans man 20 In a case that could have repercussions around the US, a New York judge has severely criticised the health officials of the city for the complex bureaucratic requirements that trans men and women must negotiate in order to update details on their identity documents such as passports. -
26 March 2012Banning equal marriage would be disastrous for North Carolina, says a Bank of America official 16 The technology chief of Bank of America has strongly denounced the proposed measure to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman in North Carolina, saying it would make it harder for companies to attract talent to the state. -
25 March 2012‘Smash,’ Lady Gaga and anti-bullying teenage campaigner triumph at GLAAD awards 2 Lady Gaga, the NBC musical drama ‘Smash,’ and a teenager from Michigan who has been campaigning to make it easier for children to see a forthcoming documentary on bullying have all been crowned at the annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) media awards, announced a few hours ago. -
24 March 2012American footballer apologises for gay slur 14 Colin Clark, the midfielder for Houston Dynamo, has apologised for using a homophobic slur against a ball boy, who refused to throw the ball back to him during Friday’s game with the Seattle Sounders. -
23 March 2012US student sues school over gay prom policy 23 A high school student from Atlanta has filed a federal lawsuit against his school, alleging that the administrators removed him as student body president, after he proposed to make the prom more inclusive to LGBT students. -
23 March 2012Dharun Ravi denies responsibility for suicide of gay room-mate Tyler Clementi 23 In his first interview since being convicted on fifteen charges last week, Dharun Ravi has denied acting out of homophobic hatred, and has said that he never felt uncomfortable with Tyler Clementi’s sexuality. -
23 March 201237,000 sign petition to thank Starbucks for equal marriage support 19 More than 37,000 people have signed a petition to thank coffee giant Starbucks for its equal marriage support after marriage opponents called for an international boycott. -
23 March 2012Video: Stephen Schwartz’s It Gets Better anthem released 28 Written and performed by the 275 members, the piece was set to music by Stephen Schwartz and begins with an unflinching look at the desperation felt by many young people coming to terms with their sexuality but features the positive message that the experiences awaiting adults mean it gets 'more than better'. -
22 March 2012Dan Savage: If Rick Santorum wants to pray for me, I’ll gay for him 12 The creator of the It Gets Better campaign, Dan Savage, has hit back at the Republican candidate Rick Santorum after the later offered to "pray for" the gay rights hero in an interview.
