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HOME PAGE DURING DECEMBER 2011 and
EARLY JANUARY 2012
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TUESDAY JANUARY 3
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Tesco Hints at Pride Help Despite Christian Protests.
 Gay Star News 3/1.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Martin Pendergast | Tesco, LGBT Pride and the Trap the Gay Media Fall Into.
The Guardian 3/1.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
War Hero Alan Turing Honoured With Stamp.
Gay Star News 3/1.
HUNGARY
Anti-Gay Hungary Constitution Becomes Law.
Gay Star News 3/1.
CANADA
Gay South Korean Finds Peaceful Refuge in Canada.
Toronto Star 3/1.
UGANDA
Gay Activists Lash Out at Nsaba Buturo.
Daily Monitor 3/1.
MONDAY JANUARY 2
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Tesco Denies Rethink on Backing for Gay Pride Festival.
The Guardian 2/1.
SWITZERLAND
Gay Parents Discover Limits of Partnership.
Swiss Broadcasting Corporation 2/1.
SPAIN
Spain's First Gay Retirement Home Passes Its First Hurdle.
The Guardian (UK) 2/1.
USA
Rick Santorum Would 'Invalidate' Gay Marriages.
Huffington Post 2/1.
USA
Jose Antonio Vargas | The Changing Faces of Iowa.
The Guardian (UK) 2/1.
USA
Johhny Weir Gets Married: Olympic Skater Ties Knot With Victor Voronov Over the Weekend.
Gay Star News (UK) 2/1.
USA
Community in Mourning: Year Begins With Local Loss as Peter Fox Dies of CNS Lymphoma.
Washington Metro Weekly 2/1.
AUSTRALIA
Marriage Lobby Calls for Time to Win Support.
Gay Star News (UK) 2/1.
AUSTRALIA
Gay Marriage Row Set to Flare.
The Age 2/1.
SUNDAY JANUARY 1
USA
2011: An Extraordinary Year For Gay Rights. Includes audio from 'All Things Considered'
Minnesota Public Radio 1/1.
AUSTRALIA
Preachers Spread Hate on Public Transport.
Gay Star News (UK) 1/1.
NEW ZEALAND
Honour for the Woman who Helped Free NZ Gays.
Gay NZ 1/1.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 31
UNITED KINGDOM
Campaigners Reveal Hopes for 2012.
Gay Star News 31/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Charlie Condou: The Three of Us.
The Guardian 31/12.
USA
Delaware, Hawaii To Ring In New Year With Civil Unions For Gay Couples.
On Top Magazine 31/12.
USA
Mark Landler | On Gay Rights, Obama Lets Surrogates Lead.
New York Times 31/12.
USA
Gay Games Leader Resigns from Planning Group.
Bay Area Reporter 31/12.
USA
Randall Balmer | How Iowa Became a Stronghold of the Religious Right: It Was Not Always Thus. Randall Balmer, an Episcopal priest, is professor of American religious
history at Barnard College, Columbia University.
Religion Dispatches 31/12.
USA
Billy Bean: Gay Professional Athletes Shun Spotlight.
On Top Magazine 31/12.
AUSTRALIA
Australian Christian Lobby Under Fire.
Gay Star News (UK) 31/12.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 30
UNITED KINGDOM
John Bercow Attacks 'Appalling' Treatment Of Homosexuals Worldwide.
UK Huffington Post 30/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Syrian ‘Gay Girl’ Hoaxer Promises Not To Do It Again.
Gay Star News 30/12.
RUSSIA
Russian LGBT Activists Excluded From Pro-Democracy Campaigns.
Ekklesia (UK) 30/12.
USA
Adele M. Stan | Major Ron Paul Supporter Favors Death Penalty for Gays.
AlterNet 30/12.
USA
VIDEO | The 'Ed'Show: Hate's Endorsement. Mike Rogers, MD of Raw Story, speaks about Ron Paul's supporter who favours the death penalty for gays.
MSNBC (via YouTube) 30/12.
USA
Rick Perry Clueless About Landmark Sodomy Law Case in Home State.
Gay Star News (UK) 30/12.
USA
2011 Was a Good Year for Causes of Gays.
New York Times 30/12.
USA
Dorothy Samuels | Charlie Morgan’s Battle.
New York Times 30/12.
USA
Chicago's Archbishop Francis George Targeted in Full-Page Ad.
Gay Star News (UK) 30/12.
USA
Will Male Player on Major Sports Team Ever Come Out in US?.
Gay Star News (UK) 30/12.
JAMAICA
Hope for Gays as PNP Wins Jamaica Election.
Gay Star News (UK) 30/12.
ANGOLA
Lesbian Couple Marries in Angola.
Africa Review (Kenya) 30/12.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 29
RUSSIA
Russian Region Plans Children Ban on LGBT Events.
Gay Star News (UK) 29/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Huddersfield Policeman and Former Mr Gay UK Cleared of Rape Charge Is Back on the Beat.
Huddersfield Daily Examiner 29/12.
HUNGARY
Budapest Mayor Opposes City’s 'Gay Olympics' Next Year.
Politics 29/12.
USA
Anti-Gay Hate Group Chair Is Now Ron Paul's Iowa State Director.
New Civil Rights Movement 29/12.
USA
LGBT Nativity Scene Vandalized at California Church.
Gay Star News (UK) 29/12.
USA
Koran-Burning Independent Candidate Terry Jones Admits His Anti-Gay Marriage Stance May Aid Bullies.
Gay Star News (UK) 29/12.
USA
Advocates: More Gay-Friendly Senior Housing Needed.
CBS News 29/12.
USA
Roman Catholic Cardinal Still Does Not Want Gays 'Disrupting' Church.
Gay Star News (UK) 29/12.
USA
Cardinal Defends Likening Gay Rights Movement, KKK.
San Francisco Chronicle 29/12.
USA
Republicans Attack Gay Rights as Iowa Caucus Nears.
Q Salt Lake 29/12.
ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe MP Lynette Karenyi Free Over 'Mugabe Gay' Jibe.
BBC News (UK) 29/12.
NEW ZEALAND
New Labour Leader Supports Gay Marriage.
Gay Star News (UK) 29/12.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28
USA
Chris Geidner | The Caucus Awaits.
Washington Metro Weekly 28/12.
USA
Joseph R. Murray II | AFA Endorsement Points to Hypocrisy.
Des Moines Register. 28/12.
USA
Chicago's Roman Catholic Leader Backing Away From Anti-Gay Comments.
Gay Star News (UK) 28/12.
JAMAICA
Jamaica Activist Criticizes Anti-Gay Rhetoric by Gov’t Candidates in Leadup to Tight Elections.
Washington Post (USA). 28/12.
AUSTRALIA
2012 – Our Year of Marriage Equality?.
Same Same 28/12.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 27
FRANCE
Gay Activist Put Forward for Nobel Peace Prize.
Gay Star News (UK) 27/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Kate Harrad | Why Can't Women Have Grindr Too?.
The Guardian. 27/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Volunteer Ryan Wins Award.
Shields Gazette. 27/12.
USA
Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | Cardinal George, You’re Wrong About Chicago Gay Pride.
Washington Post. 27/12.
USA
Rev. Mark Harris: Pastor Hopes for 'Civil' Marriage Debate.
Charlotte Observer. 27/12.
USA
L.A. County AIDS Czar Mario Perez on the ‘Game-Changing’ Year in HIV/AIDS.
LGBT Points of View 27/12.
USA
Just Out, Longtime Portland Media Fixture, Shuts Down, Cites Recession.
The Oregonian. See also
Washington Blade. 27/12.
USA
Same-Sex Spouses Lose Big on Taxes.
CNN. 27/12.
USA
Gay Coffee Brand Pours Into Marketplace.
Gay Star News (UK) 27/12.
JAMAICA
Vaz Gets Death Threats After Gay-Funding Question to PNP.
Jamaica Observer. 27/12.
HONG KONG
Missing LGBT Canadian in HK Found Dead.
Gay Star News (UK) 27/12.
AUSTRALIA
Sydney LGBTI Leaders Speak of Hopes and Wishes for 2012.
Gay News Network 27/12.
MONDAY DECEMBER 26
WORLDWIDE
Report Shows World Gay Rights Situation.
Gay Star News. 26/12.
RUSSIA
Protests Over Russian 'Gay Propaganda' Bill.
RIA Novosti. 26/12.
CANADA
‘I Used to Think I Won the Lottery for Losers’.
Globe and Mail. 26/12.
USA
Audio | A Good Year For Gay And Lesbian Rights.
National Public Radio. 26/12.
UGANDA
The Day We Said We’re Homosexual.
Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 26/12.
ISRAEL
Israeli Textbook Slammed for Calling Homosexuality a Disorder.
Haaretz. 26/12.
HONG KONG
Concern for HK LGBT Student Joey Basha.
Gay Star News. 26/12.
NEW ZEALAND
Complaint About the Word Gay Deemed "Frivolous".
Gay NZ. 26/12.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 25
USA
Johnson & Johnson Slams Door on International Mechanism to Increase Access to Treatment for People living with HIV/AIDS.
Medicins Sans Frontieres. 25/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Tatchell Appeals for Donations at Christmas.
Gay Star News (UK). 25/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Christians Send Christmas Messages.
Gay Star News (UK). 25/12.
USA
'Out' on the Front Lines: Troops Reflect on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.
ABC News. 25/12.
JAMAICA
Editorial | Vulgar 'Fire Bun' Rhetoric.
Jamaica Gleaner. 25/12.
JAMAICA
Protect Gay Rights in Jamaica. Reader letter.
Jamaica Gleaner. 25/12.
LEBANON
Gay Lebanese Find Escape Online.
Daily Star. 25/12.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 24
KENYA/QATAR
Sex Slaves Trafficked From Kenya to Qatar.
Gay Star News (UK). 24/12.
CUBA
Samuel Farber | Roots of Homophobia in Cuba During the Revolution.
Havana Times. 24/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Birmingham Man Who Died in Fall from Spaghetti Junction Was Bullied for Being Gay.
Birmingham Mail. 24/12.
USA
Sounding Quiet Dissent About a Holiday Perennial.
New York Times. 24/12.
USA
Gay Navy Kiss Condemned By Tea Party Nation.
On Top Magazine. 24/12.
USA
Openly Gay Sailor Reinstated.
Q Notes. 24/12.
USA
Hacker Sends Anti-Gay Emails To Clark County Chamber Members.
Oregon Public Broadcasting. 24/12.
USA
Student Calls for Holiday Cheer and Support of Marriage Equality.
Gay Star News (UK). 24/12.
USA
Obituary | John Lawrence, Plaintiff in Gay Rights Case, Dies at 68.
New York Times. 24/12.
USA
Bradley Manning Pre-Trial Hearing: What We Learned.
The Guardian (UK). 24/12.
VIET NAM
Gay People Should Not Face Discrimination.
Viet Nam News. 24/12.
AUSTRALIA
Australian Contracts HIV Through Tattoo.
Gay Star News (UK). 24/12.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 23
UNITED KINGDOM/SPAIN
Gay Travellers Face Gran Canaria Hotel Scandal.
Gay Star News (UK). 23/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Lesbian Couple Driven Out of Banbury Home.
BBC News. 23/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
The Guyliner | My Christmas Birthday Hell - Why I'm Finally Getting Over My Bitterness.
UK Huffington Post. 23/12.
USA
John Geddes Lawrence, of Lawrence v. Texas, Has Died at 68.
Washington Metro Weekly. 22/12.
USA
Sailors Share US Navy's First Official Gay Kiss.
The Guardian. 23/12.
USA
Navy Gay Kiss Photo Echoes Famous V-J Day Image.
Washington Post. 23/12.
USA
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal One Year Later: “Out of Many, We Are One”.
Democratic Underground. 23/12.
USA
Chris Tina Bruce | 'LGBT' Transforming into Alphabet Soup?.
Huffington Post. 23/12.
JAMAICA
Jamaican Opposition Leader Backs Gay Rights.
Gay Star News (UK). 22/12.
UGANDA
Frank Mugisha | Gay and Vilified in Uganda.
New York Times (USA). 23/12.
MALAYSIA
Activists Demand Malaysia Repeals Anti-Gay Laws.
Gay Star News (UK). 22/12.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 22
BELGIUM
Doug Ireland | Can a Gay Socialist Save Belgium?.
New York Gay City News. 22/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Trans Tube Killer Guilty of Manslaughter.
Gay Star News. 22/12.
IRELAND/MALAYSIA
Malaysia Investigates Missing Civil Partner.
Gay Star News (UK). 22/12.
FINLAND
Adam Lambert on Arrest: "Lesson Learned". Video report
Adam Lambert and Sauli Koskinen's Bar Fight from SeiskaTV Finland (in English).
CBS News (USA). 22/12.
USA
Cardinal George: Chicago Gay Pride Parade, LGBT Movement Could 'Morph Into Ku Klux Klan'.
Huffington Post. 22/12.
USA
"Work It" Ripped by LGBT Groups for Cross-Dressing Premise.
Reuters (UK). 22/12.
USA
Hospital Apologizes to Lesbian Turned Away From Visiting Partner.
The Advocate. 22/12.
USA
Paul Schindler | Administration One-Two Punch for Global Rights.
New York Gay City News. 22/12.
AUSTRALIA
Push to Tackle Age of Consent Law.
Sydney Star Observer. 22/12.
AUSTRALIA
Marriage Equality Is Good for Mental Health.
Gay Star News (UK). 22/12.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21
BELARUS
KGB Pressures GayBelarus Teen Activist: Belarus Secret Police Quiz 18-Year-Old in Hronda as State Turns Spotlight on Gay Group.
Gay Star News (UK). 21/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Gay Student Jailed for Taking Mum to ‘Chicago’.
Gay Star News (UK). 21/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Killer Tried to Strangle Gay Inmate in Prison .
Yorkshire Post. 21/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
James Payne | Homophobia in the Arts.
UK Huffington Post. 21/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Scottish Catholic Church Uses “Hate Group” Research to Fight Gay Marriage.
Pink News. 21/12.
IRELAND
Double Lives for Gay Teachers in Ireland.
Reuters. 21/12.
USA
Chris Johnson | Would We Be Better Off Under President Hillary?.
Washington Blade. 21/12.
USA
Straight Couples Opt for Civil Unions to Show Solidarity with Gays.
Chicago Sun-Times. 21/12.
USA
2 Women Share 1st Kiss After US Navy Ship Returns to Virginia, 1st Since Repeal of Gay Ban.
Washington Post. 21/12.
USA
GLAAD's Full-Page Ad Denounces ABC Cross-Dressing Sitcom 'Work It'.
Los Angeles Times. 21/12.
USA
Republican Voters Trust Romney Most on Same-Sex Marriage.
Gay Star News (UK). 21/12.
USA
Nick Benton's Gay Science No. 63: Promethean Love & the 'Gay Jesus' Question.
Falls Church News-Press. 21/12.
USA
David Kennerley | Theatre: Bar Codes.
New York Gay City News. 21/12.
SOUTH AFRICA
Cops Release Murdered Lesbian’s Remains.
The Independent. 21/12.
ISRAEL
Teacher's Anti-Gay Remarks Highlights Lingering Problem in Israeli Schools.
Haaretz. 21/12.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 20
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Gay Travel Firm Claims Hate Campaign.
Gay Star News. 20/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Immigration Cheat Behind Bars for Sham Marriage.
Brighton Argus. 20/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Prison Staff “Refused to Display” Stonewall Posters for Young Offenders.
Pink News. 20/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Barnsley Fan Cautioned Over Homophobic Brighton Chants.
BBC News. 20/12.
USA
Jonathan Capehart | GOP: Gay-Obsessed Party.
Washington Post. 20/12.
USA
Santorum Nabs Endorsement Of Leader Of Anti-Gay Iowa Family Leader.
New Civil Rights Movement. 20/12.
USA
Richard Socarides | Obama, the Courts, and Gay Marriage.
The New Yorker. 20/12.
USA
Yale and Columbia Reimburse Gay Employees for Extra Taxes.
New York Times. 20/12.
USA
Activists Petition to Bring Gay Couples Home.
Gay Star News (UK). 20/12.
USA
Pentagon Papers Leaker Tries to Talk With Accused Wiki-Leaker.
CNN. 20/12.
USA
Carl Siciliano | Homeless for the Holidays: Portraits of New York City's Homeless LGBT Youth.
Huffington Post. 20/12.
USA
Being Old and Gay in the Golden State.
Gay Star News (UK). 20/12.
USA
Duluth City Council Weighs In Against State Amendment to Make Gay Marriage Illegal.
Duluth News Tribune. 20/12.
CANADA
School Trustees in Hot Water for Controversial Videos.
Montréal Gazette. 20/12.
CARIBBEAN
Caribbean Christians Attack Gay Law Repeal.
Gay Star News (UK). 20/12.
ZIMBABWE
Constitution Stalls Over Gay Rights.
New Zimbabwe (UK). 20/12.
ZIMBABWE
MP Arrested for Saying Mugabe Is Gay.
Africa Review (Kenya). 20/12.
AUSTRALIA
Queensland: Civil Union Repeal Bill Released.
Sydney Star Observer. 20/12.
MONDAY DECEMBER 19
USA
California Teen Gets 21 Years for Killing Gay Student.
CNN International. 19/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Christians Urged to Boycott Tesco Over Christmas.
Gay Star News. 19/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Birmingham Pride Director Lawrence Barton Buys Gay Club The Nightingale.
Birmingham Post1. 19/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
‘Homophobe’ Facebooker Thanks Gay Activist for Help.
Gay Star News. 19/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Dorchester Student Sets Up Support Group to Help Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Teenagers.
Dorset Echo1. 19/12.
CANADA
Homphobic Incidents Rise in Montreal.
Xtra. 19/12.
CANADA
Possible Hate-Related Crime in Alberta.
Xtra. 19/12.
CANADA
U.S. Group Against Gay Marriage Targets Vancouver Board.
CTV News. 19/12.
USA
Perry Faces Tough Question From a 14-Year-Old.
Gay Star News (UK). See also
The Atlantic. 19/12.
USA
Laurel Ramseyer | Massachusetts Newspaper ‘Lowell Sun’ Celebrates Christmas by Disparaging Trans People.
Pam's House Blend. 19/12.
USA
Rev. Susan Russell | An Open Letter to George Clooney (From the Archlesbian of the Episcopal Church).
Huffington Post. 19/12.
USA
Bachmann Pauses in Iowa Tour to Talk 'Myth' of Kinsey Report.
CNN. 19/12.
ZIMBABWE
Mugabe Opponents Threaten to Out Closets in His Party.
Gay Star News (UK). 19/12.
AFRICA
Marten Webber | Africa Is Rising - Unequally.
Huffington Post. 19/12.
MALAYSIA
Police Report Filed Against Gay Med Student.
Free Malaysia Today. 19/12.
MALAYSIA
Mum Wants Gay Son to Return.
Malaysia Star. 19/12.
INDIA
Three-Day LGBT Film Fest Ends.
Times of India. 19/12.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 18
UNITED KINGDOM
The Hacking Inquisitors: 'People Thought I Was a Paranoid Conspiracy Theorist'.
The Observer. 18/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Dad | So Many Parties, So Little Time. But With a Family and an Ego to Support, There's Only One Answer.
The Observer. 18/12.
USA
Manning Being Gay Soldier Key to Defense in WikiLeaks Case.
USA Today. 18/12.
USA
Bradley Manning Was 'Danger to Himself and Others'.
Independent on Sunday (UK). 18/12.
USA
US Senator Robert Menendez | Discrimination Against Same-Sex Marriages Cannot Be Tolerated In Our Society as a Matter of Law.
Newark Star-Ledger. See also
Gay Star News (UK). 18/12.
USA
All Sex Not Between Married People Should Be Criminalized Says AFA Host.
New Civil Rights Movement. 18/12.
USA
Michael Cohen | Gingrich Might Look Good Among This Line-Pp. But That's Not Saying Much.
The Observer (UK). 18/12.
USA
Marcus Bachmann Stakes a First Spouse Agenda.
Gay Star News (UK). 18/12.
CANADA
Ontario Celebrates 25-Years of Official Recognition for Gays and Lesbians.
Xtra. 18/12.
ZIMBABWE
Gay Rights at Center of Zimbabwe's Constitutional Debate.
Global Post (USA). 18/12.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 17
UNITED KINGDOM
'The Day I Came Out': Celebrities Reveal Their Very Personal Moments of Truth.
The Independent. 17/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Euro MP Tells Labour Pals to Back ‘Equal Love’ Bid.
The Scotsman. 17/12.
USA
Bradley Manning Hearing: Defence Lawyer Turns Fire on Military Accusers.
The Guardian. 17/12.
USA
Is Sitcom Work It Insulting to Trans People?.
The Advocate. 17/12.
USA
Mom Sues Teacher for Kicking Her Son Out of Class for Anti-Gay Beliefs.
Gay Star News (UK). 17/12.
AUSTRALIA
Mardi Gras Regrets Name Change 'Cheat'.
Same Same. 17/12.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 16
UNITED KINGDOM
Labour MEPs back UK Gay Marriage.
Gay Star News (UK). 16/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Will Young Fans Furious Over Homophobic Tweet.
UK Huffington Post. 16/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Faith Groups' Campaign to Host Civil Partnerships Clears Final Hurdle.
Ekklesia. 16/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Activist Wants to Save Sacked Christian.
Gay Star News (UK). 16/12.
RUSSIA
Kostroma Region to Implement a Ban on Propaganda of Homosexuality?.
Gay Russia. 16/12.
RUSSIA
Tom McGraw | Russian LGBT activist Nicolai Alekseev on that Bill.
2B Magazine (Canada). 16/12.
NETHERLANDS
Institutional Dutch Catholic Abuse 'Affected Thousands'.
BBC News (UK). 16/12.
CANADA
Jeremy Hainsworth | Why Are Two School Trustees on a US Anti-Gay-Marriage Site?.
Xtra. 16/12.
USA
David Remnick | The Republicans and Gay Rights.
New Yorker. 16/12.
USA
Marcus Bachmann Drops Unpaid ‘Ex-Gay' Therapy Bill For LGBT Activist.
Huffington Post. 16/12.
USA
Newt Gingrich Details His Anti-Gay Views.
Gay Star News (UK). 16/12.
USA
Bradley Manning Hearing – Updates. This is a page that is being constantly updated, with auto refresh option. The hearing has now ajourned until
10:00 (Eastern time) on Saturday (15:00 UK time).
The Guardian (UK). 16/12.
USA
Bradley Manning Pre-Trial Hearing Opens Amid Tight Security.
The Guardian (UK). 16/12.
USA
Mark Mardell | Bradley Manning: Hero or Villain?.
BBC News (UK). 16/12.
USA
Adrian Chen | The Curious Case of Bradley Manning and the White House Staffer.
Gawker. 16/12.
USA
Odd Expense Report Leads to Republican Mayor's Coming Out.
The Advocate. 16/12.
USA
ProShots, North Carolina Shooting Range, Pulls 'Pansies' Billboard After Advocates Deem Ad Offensive.
Huffington Post. 16/12.
USA
Praise, Criticism as HRC Heads into New Era.
Washington Blade. 16/12.
USA
Obituary | Paul Varnell, 1941-2011: Gay Activist Wrote Fiery Conservative Column.
Chicago Tribune. 16/12.
ZIMBABWE
Bulawayo Mayor Insists Donated Pink Bins Will Be Used.
Middle East North Africa Financial Network (Jordan). 16/12.
UGANDA
Put Railways Before Gays, Ugandan Leader Tells Donors.
Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Netherlands). 16/12.
IRAQ
Activists Highlight Iraqi Gay Killings.
Gay Star News (UK). 16/12.
AUSTRALIA
Four Activists Honoured.
Sydney Star Observer. 16/12.
AUSTRALIA
Student Gets 15 Years for Gay Sex Stabbing.
Gay News Network. 16/12.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 15
WORLDWIDE
UN Official Tells Nations To End Gay Executions.
Salon (USA). 15/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Peers Drop Equality Bill Challenge.
The Independent. 15/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Student Fury at Gay Marriage Petition Name.
The Scotsman. 15/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Church Bid to Block Scotland Gay Marriage.
Gay Star News. 15/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Plea Over Definition of Marriage.
Edinburgh Evening News. 15/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Evangelicals Rally Against Same-Sex Marriage.
The Scotsman. 15/12.
CANADA
Gays in the Workplace.
Xtra. 15/12.
USA
Gay Soldier Booed by Republicans Says Military Has Been "Awesome About This".
Washington Metro Weekly. 15/12.
USA
Joshua Green | A Blessing in Perry’s Attack Ad.
Boston Globe. 15/12.
USA
Gay Rights: Elizabeth Warren Announces Strong Support For LGBT Equality.
New Civil Rights Movement. 15/12.
USA
‘Ex-Gay’ Leader Named Person of the Year.
Q Notes. 15/12.
USA
Legalized Same-Sex Marriage May Boost Gay Men's Health.
U.S. News & World Report. 15/12.
USA
School Defends ‘Outing’ of Gay Student.
Gay Star News (UK). 15/12.
USA
Alpine School Criticized for Outing Gay Student to Parents.
Salt Lake Tribune. 15/12.
USA
Tony Messenger | Gay Republican Challenges His Party's Hate.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 15/12.
USA
Christopher Sabatin | Are U.S. Senators Really Pro-Homophobia Overseas?.
CNN International. 15/12.
USA
Gay Clergy Disinvited from Castro Catholic Church.
Bay Area Reporter. 15/12.
ZIMBABWE
In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Gay Group's Donation of Trash Bins is Controversia.
Voice of America (USA). 15/12.
CAMBODIA
Patrick Winn | Gay Allure in Cambodia’s Ancient City: Tourism, Buddhist Tolerance and Family Values in Siem Reap.
Global Post (USA). 15/12.
AUSTRALIA
Liberals Defy Abbott on Same-Sex Marriage.
The Australian. 15/12.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14
UNITED KINGDOM
Trans Anger Over Telegraph Murder Report.
Gay Star News. 14/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Faith Bodies Urge Lords to Support Civil Partnerships.
Ekklesia. 14/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Legal Challenge to Ban on Gay Adoption Adjourned.
BBC News. 14/12.
GIBRALTAR
Gib Increase in Homophobic Bullying, Claims Alvarez.
Gibraltar Chronicle. 14/12.
NETHERLANDS
Gay Teacher Leaves Fundamentalist Christian School.
Dutch News. 14/12.
GERMANY
Gay History of Red East Germany Revealed.
Gay Star News. 14/12.
RUSSIA
‘Russian’ Writer Born in U.S. Shares Thoughts on Russian Readers. Michele A. Berdy talks with openly gay author Michael Cunningham who is visiting Moscow.
St. Petersburg Times. 14/12.
USA
Senator John Kerry Urges Revamp of College Financial Aid Rules.
Boston Globe. 14/12.
USA
Editorial | Continued Injustice.
Chelsea Now. 14/12.
USA
Michelangelo Signorile | The High Cost of Political Gay-Bashing.
Huffington Post. 14/12.
USA
George Clooney to Star in Dustin Lance Black's Proposition 8 Play.
Hollywood Reporter. 14/12.
USA
George Clooney: "Gay and Lesbian People Are Born Equal in Dignity and Rights".
New Civil Rights Movement. 14/12.
USA
Alexandra Katehakis | Gay Culture and Sex Addiction: Coming Out, Acting Out?.
Huffington Post. 14/12.
AUSTRALIA
Bishop Overturns School Snub of Lesbian Couple.
ABC News. 14/12.
AUSTRALIA
Mitcham Takes Out National Championships.
Sydney Star Observer. 14/12.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 13
RUSSIA
Massive Petition Against Russian Hate Law.
Gay Star News. 13/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Polly Curtis | Pink v Blue - Are Children Born With Gender Preferences?.
The Guardian. 13/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Man Admits Killing Trans Lawyer on Tube.
Gay Star News. 13/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Police Apologise for Gay Jibe Against Photographer.
Daily Telegraph. 13/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
MSPs 'Must Back Same-Sex Marriage'.
Edinburgh Evening News. 13/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Queen of Shops Warns of High Street Danger.
Gay Star News. 13/12.
NORWAY
Norway to Gay Iraqi Seeking Asylum: "Go Home and Be Discrete".
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News (USA). 13/12.
CYPRUS
Turkish Cypriots Agree to MEP Demand to Repeal Gay Ban.
The Parliament (Belgium). 13/12.
CANADA
Conservatives Chipping Away at Canadian Values, Chretien Warns Liberals.
Ottawa Citizen. 13/12.
USA
Theocratic Gay-Bashers Behind Lawsuit Against NY Marriage Equality.
New Civil Rights Movement. 13/12.
USA
Ruth Marcus | The Good Politics of Gay Marriage.
Minniapolis Star Tribune. 13/12.
USA
NH Gay Episcopal Bishop Says Perry Sinks to New Low in Ad on Gays and Religion.
Washington Post. 13/12.
USA
Social Issues Bubbling Up In GOP Campaign.
San Francisco Chronicle. 13/12.
USA
News Networks Regularly Promote Anti-Gay Family Research Council On Air.
Media Matters for America. 13/12.
USA
On Campaign Trail, Gay Rights Questions Won't Go Away.
CBS News. 13/12.
USA
Conferees Omit Anti-Gay Provisions from Defense Bill.
Washington Blade. 13/12.
USA
Adam Lambert's Mustache Slammed By GQ Magazine.
Huffington Post. 13/12.
USA
Wayne Besen | The Top 10 Ex-Gay Stories of 2011 .
Falls Church (VA) News Press. 13/12.
USA
Navy Linguist Reinstated After Gay Ban Discharge.
San Francisco Chronicle. 13/12.
MALAWI
Malawi: Reviewing, Not Repealing Anti-Gay Law.
Voice of America (USA). 13/12.
MONDAY DECEMBER 12
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Hunt for Five Men After Gay Hate Assault.
Wolverhampton Express & Star. 12/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Court Hears Challenge to Gay and Unmarried Adoption Law.
BBC News. 12/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Divorces and Civil Partnership Dissolutions on the Rise.
So So Gay. 12/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Paul MacInnes | Is the Bromance App Playing It Straight?.
The Guardian. 12/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Simon Johnson | What Is the Church So Afraid Of?.
So So Gay. 12/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Books of the Times | In an England of Certainties, Even in Its Undercurrents.
New York Times (USA). 12/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (WALES)
Cardiff Man Samuel Kneen Named Mr Gay UK 2011.
Pink Paper. 12/12.
MALTA
rancesca Vella | LGBT People ‘Invisible’ in Education System.
Malta Independent. 12/12.
CANADA
Same-Sex Penguin Pair Pursue Female Partners.
CBC News. 12/12.
USA
Gay Veteran Steals the Show at Romney Endorsement Event.
ABC News. 12/12.
USA
Rick Perry Supports Boy Scouts' Right To Discriminate Against Gays.
On Top Magazine. 12/12.
USA
Gay Writer Saw Path to Progress.
Chicago Sun-Times. 12/12.
USA
David Badash | Ironically, Breitbart Quits GOProud: Says He Has Zero Tolerance For Inflicting Vocational Harm.
New Civil Rights Movement. 12/12.
SOUTH AFRICA
Double Life Terms for Murder Accused.
The Independent. 12/12.
INDIA
Aseem Chhabra | Coming Out of Homophobia.
Mumbai Mirror. 12/12.
INDIA
‘We Are Normal People with Different Sexual Orientation’.
Daily News & Analysis. 12/12.
INDIA
LGBT Community Holds Rally in City.
Times of India. 12/12.
INDIA
Pune's First Gay Pride Parade Inspires Many People.
Daily Bhaskar. 12/12.
AUSTRALIA
Ron Hughes | Gay Marriage: Where to Now?.
Gay News Network. 12/12.
AUSTRALIA
Tennis Greats Blast Court.
Sydney Star Observer. 12/12.
AUSTRALIA
Video | Abbott Toughens Stance Against Gay Marriage.
The Age. 12/12.
AUSTRALIA
Police Renew Focus on Oxford St Safety.
Gay News Network. 12/12.
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Gay "Prince" Arrested Over Massive Fraud.
Gay NZ. 12/12.
NEW ZEALAND
First-Ever Bay Pride Festival "a Huge Success".
Gay NZ. 12/12.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 11
UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Footballers Should Feel Free to Come Out, Say Fans.
Independent on Sunday. 11/12.
USA
James Withers | Republicans Go After Each Other in Iowa.
Gay Star News (UK). 11/12.
USA
Aaron Hicklin | 2011: A Good Year To Be Gay.
The Observer (UK). 11/12.
USA
On Our Radar - Homeless For The Holidays.
New Civil Rights Movement. 11/12.
USA
Gay Veteran Responds to Rick Perry's Ad/a>.
The Advocate. 11/12.
ETHIOPIA
Gay and Sex Tourism Growing in Ethiopia Says NGO.
Jimma Times. 11/12.
INDIA
LGBT Community Take to Pune Streets Today.
Daily News & Analysis. 11/12.
INDONESIA
Abdul Rohman | Can You Be Gay and Muslim?.
Jakarta Post. 11/12.
ISRAEL
Tel Aviv 'Gay Park' Becomes Dangerous for LGBT Community.
Haaretz. 11/12.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10
NIGERIA
UN Attacks Nigeria Over Same Sex Bill.
Saturday Tribune. 10/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Rebel With Many Causes. A profile of Peter Tatchell.
Financial Times. 10/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Brighton Pensioner Attacked in Own Home After Gay Bar Liaison.
Pink Paper. 10/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Chris Bryant | As a Vicar I Found That Most Churchgoers Are Liberals Trying to Find Meaning in Life.
The Independent. 10/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (WALES)
Graham Henry | How a Welsh Christmas Carol Became the Focus of Controversy in the US.
Western Mail. 10/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Students React to Same-Sex Marriage Consultation.
STV News. 10/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Fury as Minister Links Gays and Paedophiles. Same-Sex Marriage Law ‘an Attack on Bible’.
The Scotsman. 10/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Consultation Sees 50,000 Responses.
The Scotsman. 10/12.
USA
US Policy on Gays Draws Strong, Mixed, Reactions.
Voice of America. 10/12.
USA
James H. Burnett III | How Barney Frank Helped Change the Landscape for Gay Politicians.
Boston Globe. 10/12.
USA
Gay Activist Arrested at Houston Strip Club.
Houston Chronicle. 10/12.
USA
Iowa Backlash Over Rick Perry's Controversial Commercial.
WQAD-TV News Moline (IL). 10/12.
USA
Ohio High School Paper's Homosexuality Coverage May Lead to Prior Review.
Student Press Law Center. 10/12.
USA
Matt Comer | Naughty and Nice/a>.
Q Notes. 10/12.
ZIMBABWE
Mugabe Threatens to Reject New Constitution.
New Zimbabwe (UK). 10/12.
AUSTRALIA
'I've Kept My Word, Absolutely', Julia Gillard Declares.
The Australian. 10/12.
AUSTRALIA
Claire Harvey | Twitter: It's 140 Characters of Hate.
The Telegraph. 10/12.
NEW ZEALAND
Gay Man in ICU After Central Wellington Assault.
Gay NZ. 10/12.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
NIGERIA
Rev. Dan Vojir | Africa Is Burning: How Clinton's Speech Has Inflamed Nigeria And The Homophobia Exporters.
OpEd News (USA). 9/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Marriage Plan Gets 50,000 Responses.
Edinburgh Evening News. 9/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Minister Compares Gay People to Paedophiles and Thieves.
Pink Paper. 9/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Rival Protesters Shout It Out Over Same-Sex Marriages.
<Aberdeen Press and Journal. 9/12.
RUSSIA
Doug Ireland | Putin Plays Homophobia Card.
New York Gay City News. 9/12.
USA
Michael Guest, Former U.S. Ambassador to Romania | A Changed U.S. State Department.
The Advocate. 9/12.
USA
U.S. Military Hit With Bestiality, Sodomy Controversy After 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal.
Huffington Post. 9/12.
USA
Lou Chibbaro Jr. | Barney, Speaking Frankly.
Washington Blade. 9/12.
USA
Rift in Perry Camp Over Ad Criticizing Gays in Military.
ABC News. 9/12.
USA
Alexander Nicholson | Iowa Ad Shows Perry Is Out of Touch on DADT.
CNN International. 9/12.
USA
White House Responds to Perry's Anti-Gay Ad.
Washington Blade. 9/12.
USA
Gay Marriage Proponent Who Urged Halt to Prop. 8 Enforcement Dies.
Los Angeles Times. See also
Huffington Post 9/12.
USA
Appeals Court Hears Case to Overturn Prop 8 Decision.
NBC News Los Angeles. 9/12.
USA
Ruth Marcus | The Good Politics of Gay Marriage.
Washington Post. 9/12.
USA
In First 6 Months, 3,700 Civil Union Licenses in Illinois.
Chicago Tribune. 9/12.
USA
Gay Iowa Lawmaker Fears Undoing of Marriage Rights.
Washington Blade. 9/12.
USA
Gay Equality the Rule Among Many of the Nation's Airlines and Hotels.
Washington Metro Weekly. 9/12.
USA
NBA Bans Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation.
On Top Magazine. 9/12.
PUERTO RICO
Joe Mirabella | Advocates Tell Puerto Rico: Do Not Eliminate Hate Crimes Protections.
Huffington Post. 9/12.
GHANA/CANADA
Ghanaian Gay Refugee In Canada Speaks....
Ghana Web (Netherlands). 9/12.
NAMIBIA
Mr Gay Namibia Beaten Up, Robbed.
News 24 (South Africa). See also
Mr Gay South Africa and Mr Gay Namibia Speak Out After Brutal Attack, by Melanie Nathan. 9/12.
KENYA
Clergy Livid Over Gay-Aid Link.
Daily Nation. 9/12.
AUSTRALIA
Just a Contract, and the Church Didn't Invent It. Readers' letters on same-sex marriage.
Sydney Morning Herald. 9/12.
AUSTRALIA
Gavin Simpson | Gay Marriage Comes With Responsibilities.
West Australian. 9/12.
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne's Shock Over Iconic Queer Venue Closing.
Same Same. 9/12.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 8
WORLDWIDE
LGBT Activists From Around the World React to Clinton’s Speech.
The Advocate (USA). 8/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Killers of Transgender People To Get Longer Sentences.
BBC News. 8/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Protests Over Bill for Gay Marriage.
Edinburgh Evening News. 8/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Gay Charity Accuses Met Police as Homophobic Attacks Increase.
London Evening Standard. 8/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Tories to Allow Cllr James Malliff Back After Gay Marriage Storm.
Bucks Free Press. 8/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Croydon Nightclub Admits Ejecting Gay Couple After "Over the Top" Kissing Session.
Croydon Guardian. 8/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Guyliner | Do I Really Need a Six-Pack to Make an Impact? Why I'm Sticking With the Body I've Got.
UK Huffington Post. 8/12.
MALTA
LGBT Group Launches Educational Campaign.
Times of Malta. 8/12.
CANADA
Grieving Parents Urge Quick Passage of Anti-Bullying Bill .
Globe and Mail. 8/12.
USA
Gay Rights Activists At UN: No More Bullying.
National Public Radio. 8/12.
USA
Shameful and Facetious Responses to False Arrests.
New York Gay City News. 8/12.
USA
Rights Group: Coverage for Gender Surgery Jumps.
ABC News. 8/12.
USA
Gay Congressman Polis May Have Antigay Challenger.
The Advocate. 8/12.
USA
Gay Half-Sister of Republican Gingrich Backs Obama.
Reuters (UK). 8/12.
USA
Quinn: More Work on LGBT Issues Needed in N.Y..
Washington Blade. 8/12.
USA
Rick Perry Goes All Brokeback Mountain On America.
New Civil Rights Movement. 8/12.
MALAWI
Malawi to Review Homosexuality Law.
BBC News (UK). 8/12.
UGANDA
MP Bahati Attacks US Over New Resolve on Gays.
Daily Monitor. 8/12.
INDIA/USA
Gay Man Honored for Promoting Pride in India.
Washington Blade. 8/12.
AUSTRALIA
ACT Introduces Same-Sex Union Bill.
The Australian. 8/12.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7
BELGIUM
Gay, Socialist and Born in a Squatters' Camp – Meet the New PM of Belgium.
The Independent (UK). 7/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Scottish Episcopal Church “Bound by Canons” to Oppose Gay Marriage.
Pink News. 7/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
David Cameron Urged to Back Obama in Global Campaign for Gay Rights.
Pink Paper. 7/12.
USA
Wayne Besen | Hillary Clinton’s Historic LGBT Speech Provides Hope and Change.
Truth Wins Out. 7/12.
USA
Obama, Clinton Push Int’l LGBT Rights.
Washington Blade. 7/12.
USA
Raleigh Passes Resolution Opposing Amendment.
Q Notes. 7/12.
USA
Hillary Clinton Declares 'Gay Rights Are Human Rights'.
BBC News (UK). 7/12.
USA
Ross Douthat | The Tempting of the Christian Right.
New York Times. Also from The Times:
In Iowa, Gingrich Is Gaining Favor, New Poll Shows. 7/12.
USA
Conner Habib | Investigating Porn.
The Advocate. 7/12.
USA
Laura Berman | Backlash Erupts Over Troy Mayor's Sneer at Gays.
Detroit News. 7/12.
NIGERIA
Sir Richard Branson | Nigeria’s Cruel Anti-Gay Law.
Virgin (UK). 7/12.
NIGERIA
Nigerian Bill Criminalises More Than Just Gay People.
IPS News (Italy). 7/12.
NIGERIA
Nigeria Pushes Ahead with Anti-Gay Bill Despite US Moves.
Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Netherlands). 7/12.
GHANA
Ghana Reaffirms Iron-Clad Policy Despite American Fresh Moves to Promote Gay Rights Abroad.
Ghana Broadcasting Corp. News. 7/12.
ZIMBABWE
Gays and Lesbians Donate to Bulawayo for Recognition .
The Zimdiaspora (UK). 7/12.
AUSTRALIA
Tennis Legend Slams Gay Marriage.
Sydney Star Observer. 7/12.
AUSTRALIA
Jack Waterford | Is Marriage So Different?.
Canberra Times. 7/12.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 6
HUNGARY
Hungarian Gay Rights Groups Go to European Parliament, Council of Europe Over “Family Defense” Bill.
Politics. 6/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Petition Launched to Pardon Gay Codebreaker Alan Turing.
Pink News. 6/12.
■ If you are a British citizen or resident of the UK and wish to sign
the petition, please click
HERE.
UNITED KINGDOM
Exeter City FC Striker to Host Training Day for Local Gay Team.
Pink Paper. 6/12.
CANADA
Religious Groups Cry Foul Over Ontario Anti-Bullying Bill.
CTV Ottawa News. 6/12.
CANADA
Christopher Allen | 'Tis the Season To Be Gay?.
Xtra. 6/12.
USA
Hillary Clinton On Gay Rights Abroad: Secretary Of State Delivers Historic LGBT Speech In Geneva. This is the full transcript of th International Human Rights Day
e speech given by Hillary Clinton at the United Nations in Geneva.
Huffington Post. 6/12.
USA
Obama Issues Memorandum Directing Government Action on International LGBT Issues.
Washington Metro Weekly. 6/12.
USA
AP Source: US to Consider How Countries Treat Gays, Lesbians When Making Foreign Aid Decisions.
Minneapolis Star Tribune. 6/12.
USA
Rick Perry Issues Nasty Statement Condemning Obama’s Push To Protect LGBT Human Rights.
Thin Progress. 6/12.
USA
Ex-Gay Group Warns: Change Or Die.
Box Turtle Bulletin. 6/12.
USA
Video | Eight-Year-Old Tells Michele Bachmann: 'My Mommy's Gay But She Doesn't Need Fixing'.
Towleroad. 6/12.
USA
Why We Still Need to Worry About AIDS.
USA Today. 6/12.
USA
Raleigh Considers Opposition to Gay Ban Tuesday.
Q Notes. See also
Raleigh News & Observer. 6/12.
NIGERIA
60,000 Petition Nigerian President Not to Sign Anti-Gay Law.
Pink News (UK). 6/12.
NIGERIA
Gays Protest at Nigeria House, New York.
Daily Times. 6/12.
GHANA
Lesbian/Gay Issues in Schools; Education Ministry Steps In.
Accra Daily Mail. 6/12.
JAPAN
Noisy Gay Orgy in Shinjuku Prompts Raid by the Cops.
Tokyo Reporter. 6/12.
AUSTRALIA
Greens to Introduce Marriage Equality Laws in Tasmania Next Year.
Gay News Network. 6/12.
NEW ZEALAND
Defence Force Sets Up LGBT Support Network.
Gay NZ. 6/12.
MONDAY DECEMBER 5
BELGIUM
Belgium's New Gay Socialist Premier: From Rags to Riches.
Ottawa Citizen (Canada). 5/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND & WALES)
Tatchell Urges Churches to Defy Anglican Leaders Over Gay Ban.
Pink Paper. Note: the change in law today that allows civil partnerships to be registered in place of
worship applies only in England and Wales. 5/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND & WALES)
Two Fifths of Gay Men Would Marry Their Partner in Church.
Pink Paper. 5/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Reader Letters | ‘Bible Is no Guide’ to Gay Marriage Debate.
The Scotsman. 5/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Social Worker Is Scotland’s First Transgender Election Candidate.
Pink Paper. 5/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Music Festival Planned for Next Year.
East London and West Essex Guardian. 5/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
So-Called 'Section 28' Article Is a Non-Story, Says LGBTory.
Pink Paper. 5/12.
FINLAND
HS Candidate Selection Engine Data IndicateTthat Only Christian Democrats Are Vehemently Against Gay Marriages.
Helsingin Sanomat. 5/12.
FRANCE
Barry Lowe | Wilde Time in Paris.
Gay News Network (Australia). 5/12.
CANADA
Heather Mallick | Anti-Bullying Bill Is Overdue but Blessed .
Toronto Star. 5/12.
USA
Students Suspended After Suicide of Gay NY Teen.
ABC News. 5/12.
USA
Teacher Strips Word "Gay" from Christmas Carol.
WPBN-WTOM News (MI). 5/12.
USA
Pam Spaulding | NC: State Legislator Marcus Brandon Debates Ill-Informed, Anti-Gay Pastor About Amendment.
Pam's House Blend. 5/12.
USA
Editorial | A Frank Homage to a Great Man: Barney Frank’s Retirement Ends an Unforgettable Political Career.
Harvard University Crimson. 5/12.
USA
Columbus Gay Couple Finds Death Threat Spray Painted On Their Home.
On Top Magazine. /12.
USA
Anti-Gay Megachurch Pastor Eddie Long Leaves Church, After Wife Files For Divorce.
ABC News. 5/12.
USA
Prop 8 Hearing Thursday Marriage Equality for California Gays and Lesbians Is Back on Track Here in California – What Happens Next?.
Sacramento Press. 5/12.
USA
The LGBT Mount Rushmore: The Faces of the Gay Rights Movement.
Boston University Quad. 5/12.
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Lawmakers Move to Remove LGBTs from Hate Crimes Law.
Boy in Bushwick. 5/12.
SOUTH AFRICA
Melanie Nathan | DIRCO’s Dithering Defense of Homophobia in Africa.
O-Blog-Dee-O-Blog-Da (USA). 5/12.
SOUTH AFRICA
Human Rights Watch Says South African Lesbians Face Widespread Abuse, Calls for Gov’t Action.
Washington Post (USA). 5/12.
NIGERIA
Islamic Scholar Seeks Death Penalty for Homosexuals.
Daily Times. 5/12.
NIGERIA
Video | Nigerian Gay Man on Country's Hostility.
New Legislation Would Further Criminalise Nigeria's Gay Community, video report by Jonah Fisher in Abuja. 5/12.
INDIA/USA
Rights Activist Gets US Award.
Times of India. 5/12.
AUSTRALIA
All's Fair in Love But Now For Whe war in the House.
Banyule and Nillumbik Weekly. 5/12.
AUSTRALIA
Lib MP Urges Gay Marriage Free Vote.
The Age. 5/12.
AUSTRALIA
Abbott Open to Debate on Marriage Conscience Vote.
Canberra Times. 5/12.
AUSTRALIA
Labor Faces Pulpit-Led Backlash on Gay Marriage.
The Australian. 5/12.
AUSTRALIA
Dennis Altman | When Toeing the Line Means You're Dragging Your Feet.
Sydney Morning Herald. 5/12.
AUSTRALIA
Rodney Croome | How Do We Move Forward With a Labor Conscience Vote?
Gay News Network. 5/12.
NEW ZEALAND
Labour's Junior Wing Calls for Marriage Debate.
Gay NZ. 5/12.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 4
USA
Joanna Weiss | When Is Ambush TV Warranted?.
Boston Globe. 4/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Jane Carnall | What to Expect From the Anti-Gay Marriage Brigade.
The Guardian. 4/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Editorial | Homophobic Bullying: This Hate-Filled Playground Taunting Must Be Eradicated.
The Observer. 4/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Kirk ‘May Soften Stance’ Against Gay Marriage.
Scotland on Sunday. 4/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Duncan Hamilton | Gay Marriage Is No Impediment to Scottish Independence.
Scotland on Sunday. 4/12.
USA
Randall Jon Belsvik | Priest Unable to See Beyond Hatred for Gays, But Deserves Prayers.
Duluth News Tribune. 4/12.
USA
Michele Bachmann On Fox News Says Gay Marriage In Iowa Is Not All Right.
On Top Magazine. 4/12.
USA
City Ordinance Takes Aim at Prejudice, Bigotry.
Evansville (IN) Courier & Press. 4/12.
USA
Troy Mayor on Defensive Over Gay Slur.
Detroit Free Press. 4/12.
NIGERIA
Nigeria's Bill to Outlaw Gay Marriage Threatens HIV/Aids Cash.
The Guardian (UK). 4/12.
ETHIOPIA
Gay Conference in Ethiopia Shifts Venue.
NewsDire. 4/12.
AUSTRALIA
Labor Decides to Lift Overseas Same-Sex Wedding Ban.
Same Same. 3/12.
AUSTRALIA
Website Makes 'Pansy Wong' Error.
Buisness Spectator. 4/12.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 3
AUSTRALIA
ALP Platform Changes to Support Gay Marriage.
The Australian. 3/12.
AUSTRALIA
Labor Divided After Gay Marriage Backing. Includes two video reports.
ABC News. 3/12.
AUSTRALIA
Let Us Marry! Thousands March as Labour Agrees to Vote.
Same Same. 3/12.
AUSTRALIA
Gay Marriage Supporters Hail Bittersweet Victory.
ABC News. 3/12.
AUSTRALIA
Ross Peake | Gillard Must Wed Herself to Gay Marriage.
Canberra Times. 3/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND & WALES)
Church of England Bans Hosting Civil Partnership Ceremonies.
BBC News. 3/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND & WALES)
Church Leader Welcomes Civil Partnerships in Religious Buildings.
Pink Paper. 3/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Partnerships In Church Under Threat From Tory MPs.
UK Huffington Post. 3/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Rescue Package to Save the Nightingale From Collapse Was Disregarded .
Midlands Zone. 3/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Charlie Condou | The Three of Us.
The Guardian. 3/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
‘Many Will Quit Kirk Over Stance on Gay Marriage’ Says Minister.
The Scotsman. 3/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Reader Letters | Kirk Has Not Gauged Opinion of All Members on Gay Marriage.
The Herald. 3/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Gerry Hassan | In Search of a Modern Scotland of Love and Equality .
The Scotsman. 3/12.
USA
Alan Sues Dies at 85; 'Laugh-In' Regular.
Los Angeles Times. 3/12.
USA
Will Defense Bill Bar Chaplains from Marrying Gay Couples?.
Washington Blade. 3/12.
USA
Prop 8 Supporters, Opponents Argue - Again - About Whether Trial Ruling Can Be Appealed.
Washington Metro Weekly. 3/12.
NIGERIA
Nigerian Gay Pastor Dares Senate, Recruits More Members.
Vanguard. Note: This article also states that the Bill outlawing gay marriages that was passed this week by the Senate also contains a measure that would
give a 10 years prison sentence for anyone operating a gay club. 3/12.
INDIA
Maratives of Hope.
The Hinda. 3/12.
PHILIPPINES
Filipino Gays March Against Discrimination.
Miami Herald (USA). 3/12.
AUSTRALIA
Opinion | Should Mardi Gras Remain 'Gay & Lesbian'?
Sydney Morning Herald. 3/12.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 2
AUSTRALIA
ALP Ready for Historic Marriage Vote.
The Age. 2/12.
AUSTRALIA
140,285 Signatures! Marriage Equality Petition Given to ALP Conference.
Same Same. 2/12.
AUSTRALIA
Crunch Time Looms.
Sydney Star Observer. 2/12.
AUSTRALIA
Elton John Calls on Gillard Govt to Embrace Gay Marriage.
ABC News. 2/12.
AUSTRALIA
Ministers Confident ALP Will OK Gay Vote.
The Age. 2/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Father Who Set Up Anti-Gay Bullying Campaign After Son's Suicide Found Dead.
The Guardian. See also
Gloucestershire Echo. 2/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Gay Security Guard Wins Compensation After Colleagues Write 'Mincer' on High-Vis Jacket.
The Telegraph. 2/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Church of Scotland Rejects Proposals to Legalise Gay Marriage.
The Guardian. 2/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Reader Letters | Same-Sex Marriage Argument Proves Church Should Be Separate From State.
The Herald. 2/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Redundancies Announced at The Nightingale Club.
Midlands Zone. 2/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Gay-Friendly Pub to Reopen Under Original Bath Tap Name.
Bath Chronicle. 2/12.
RUSSIA
Russian Minister’s Call for National Version of St Petersburg’s Anti-Gay Law Was “Only About Paedophilia”.
Pink News (UK). 2/12.
RUSSIA
Russia Must Ban 'Disgusting' Gay Propaganda, Says Deputy PM.
Ottawa Citizen (Canada). 2/12.
FINLAND
Homophobic Facebook Group Founder To Be Removed from Executive of Local Chapter of True Finns.
Helsingin Sanomat. 2/12.
CROATIA
First Person Charged for Hate Crime During Split Gay Pride Parade.
Croation Times. 2/12.
CANADA
Gay Immigrant Who Fled Persecution Assaulted at Toronto College.
Vancouver Sun. 2/12.
CANADA
What’s In a Name? A Political Minefield.
Toronto Star. 2/12.
USA
Obama Keynotes Major World AIDS Day Conference in DC.
LGBT Points of View. 2/12.
USA
Iowa Teen’s Gay-Marriage Speech Leads to Social-Media Celebrity.
Time. 2/12.
USA
Gay Voices: Margaret Cho | We Deserve Rights. We Deserve Life.
Huffington Post. 2/12.
USA
Michele Bachmann: Gay Marriage Is Merely A "Sex Practice".
New Civil Rights Movement. 2/12.
USA
Dan Amira | According to Michele Bachmann’s Insane Logic, Gays Already Have Marriage Equality.
New York Magazine. 2/12.
USA
Anti-Gay Amendment Committee Formed.
Q Notes. 2/12.
USA
Ads Seek Action on Anti-LGBT Amendment.
Q Notes. 2/12.
USA
Dr. Raymond Alvarez | HIV Brevention and Treatment Programs Still Struggle for Funding on World AIDS Day.
Raw Story. 2/12.
USA
Armistead Maupin Confirms New Tales of the City Novel.
So So Gay (UK). 2/12.
USA
Gays, Lesbians Call for Salvation Army Boycott.
USA Today. 2/12.
USA
Jodi Picoult Explores Gay Rights in Memorial Church.
Harvard University Crimson. 2/12.
USA
Before They Were Gay (at Least in Print). Ralph Blumenthal looks back to the day when he covered "The Homosexual March" in New York City 40 years ago.
New York Times. 2/12.
NIGERIA
Bill Banning Same-Sex Marriage Irrevocable .
Afrique en Ligne (France). 2/12.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 1
WORLD AIDS DAY
World Aids Day: Victory Within Reach – But Cuts Could Spoil it All. Just as Obama announces 'the beginning of the end' for Aids, funding is being slashed. Peter
Popham reports on a make-or-break moment.
The Independent (UK). 1/12.
Sarah Boseley | HIV/Aids: We Are All Unprotected. On World Aids Day, the Global Fund is collapsing. No fund means millions more in sub-Saharan Africa and
beyond at risk.
The Guardian (UK). 1/12.
Tej Azad | World Aids Day 2011: The Beauty of Apathy.
Washington University St. Louis Student Life. 1/12.
Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma | World Aids Day: Address Stigma or Reaching Zero Will Remain a Fantasy.
The Independent (UK). 1/12.
Interactive | World Aids Day: 20 Years of HIV Data Mapped.
The Guardian (UK). 1/12.
Aids Under the Lens. Magnum Photographers have been travelling the world to tell the stories of sufferers of HIV and Aids as part of a ChristianAid project.
Photographer Patrick Zachmann, whose lens tells the story of women in India, explains.
The Independent (UK). 1/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Will Nutland | HIV Is for Life, Not Just World Aids Day.
New Statesman. 1/12.
UKRAINE
Elton John: On the Streets with Ukraine's Lost Generation.
The Independent (UK). 1/12.
CANADA
Helping Prevent the Spread of HIV: Ottawa Youth Call for Greater Awareness and Education.
Xtra. 1/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Peter Tatchell: Government is Failing on HIV.
UK Huffington Post. 1/12.
UNITED KINGDOM
Deborah Jack | Information and Early Diagnosis Will Be Key to Tackling HIV.
Pink News. 1/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Leicester Gay Asian Men Urged to Take HIV Test.
BBC News. 1/12.
IRELAND
HIV Prevention Plan Published.
Irish Times. 1/12.
SOUTH AFRICA
Fighting a Double Stigma.
The Star. 1/12.
USA
Lingering Stigma Helps Aids Epidemic Ravage US South.
BBC News (UK). 1/12.
USA
From the Archives | First AIDS story published in The Washington Post.
Washington Post. 1/12.
CHINA
China Marks World AIDS Day.
Voice of America News (USA). 1/12.
RUSSIA
Irish Govt Criticises Russia’s ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law.
The Journal (Ireland). 1/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Tory MP Welcomes Gay Helpline.
Hereford Times. 1/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Gay Marriage Backlash ‘Is Risk to Independence Win.
The Herald. 1/12.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Church of Scotland Against Gay Marriage Law Change.
BBC Scotland News. 1/12.
USA
Michele Bachmann: Gay People Can Get Married - But Only To Members Of The Opposite Sex.
Huffington Post. 1/12.
USA
Michael Luongo | The Importance of Covering Global LGBT News.
Global Post. 1/12.
USA
Nick Benton's Gay Science, No. 60: We Are Prometheans, Not Dionysians.
Falls Church (VA) News Press. 1/12.
USA
Teacher’s Porn Past “No Big Deal,” Say Students.
The Advocate. 1/12.
USA
Not Yet Fired Fox Reporter Who Outed Teacher's Porn Past Defends Actions.
New Civil Rights Movement. 1/12.
USA
"I Was Raised By a Gay Couple, and I'm Doing Pretty Well".
Same Same (Australia). 1/12.
NIGERIA
Chude Jideonwo | Anti-Gay Law: 'Why I'm Ashamed to Be Nigerian'.
CNN International (USA). 1/12.
AUSTRALIA
Audio Report: Queensland Parliament Passes Same-Sex Civil Union Bill.
ABC News. 1/12.
AUSTRALIA
Audio Report: Gay and Lesbians Welcome Same-Sex Civil Unions in Queensland.
ABC News. 1/12.
AUSTRALIA
Labor's Gay Marriage Showdown.
Canberra Times. 1/12.
AUSTRALIA
Gay Marriage Pressure Grows in Australia.
France 24 News (France). 1/12.
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