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SUNDAY JULY 31
KAZAKHSTAN
Gay Love Leaves Kasakhstan.
English Russia. 31/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Cori Schumacher: Time for Surfing to Rise to Its LGBT Responsibility.
The Guardian. 31/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
US Church Targets Kirk Stand on Gays.
Scotland on Sunday. 31/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
The UK’s First Gay Biker Rally Is Set to Ride into Town.
Hastings Observer. 31/7.
GERMANY
Greens Revive Calls for Gay Marriage.
The Local. 31/7.
CANADA
Straight Partners Discuss 'Total Shock' of Gay Husbands Coming Out.
Regina Leader-Post. 31/7.
CANADA
Youth Centre for GLBTQ Youth Envisioned.
Montréal Gazette. 31/7.
CHILE
Chilean March Against Gay Marriage Draws One Thousand.
 On Top Magazine (USA). 31/7.
INDIA
Adrien Field: Gay in Delhi.
Huffington Post (USA). 31/7.
HONG KONG
Nigel Collett: The Canker of Discrimination Inside Hong Kong’s Government.
Fridæ. 31/7.
AUSTRALIA
Girls School Bans Lesbian Partners.
Perth Sunday Times. 31/7.
SATURDAY JULY 30
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Norwich Pride Parade Lights Up City Centre.
Norwich Evening News. 30/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
York Gay Pride Remembers Campaigner David Kato.
BBC News. 30/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Oli Kasin: 'I Don't Want to Live Denying I'm Gay'.
The Guardian. 30/7.
NETHERLANDS
Longest Gay Pride Ever Starts in Amsterdam.
Radio Netherlands News. 30/7.
USA
Don't Teach, Don't Tell?.
CNN International. 30/7.
USA
For Gay Christian Musicians, Work Balances Faith, Art, Love.
National Public Radio. 30/7.
USA
White Supremacist Principal Running Bronx School With Majority Black and Latino Students.
New York Daily News. 30/7.
USA
Sam Adams Won't Seek Re-election as Portland's Mayor.
The Advocate. 30/7.
USA
Karen Ocamb: NAACP Convention: Wanda Sykes Says You Can’t ‘Pray Away the Gay’.
LGBT Points of View. 30/7.
USA
Prop 8 Hearing to be Televised.
NBC Bay Area News. 30/7.
USA
Situation Is ‘Bleak’ for Ohio LGBT Students, Report Finds.
Gay Peolple's Chronicled (OH). 30/7.
USA
Grand Rapids Man Says He Was Attacked Because He's Gay.
WWMT News (MI). 30/7.
CANADA
Davie Street Village: A Mecca for Gay People Looking for Community, Support.
Vancouver Sun. 30/7.
CANADA
Homosexuality and Islam Not Opposing Forces.
Xtra. 30/7.
CANADA
Gay and Lesbian Immigrants Aren't Alone.
Montréal Gazette. 30/7.
NEW ZEALAND
Urgent Help Needed From Public.
Radio New Zealand News. 30/7.
FRIDAY JULY 29
UGANDA
"Kill the Gays" Bill Is Back and Moving Faster Than Before.
The Advocate (USA). 29/7.
IRELAND
Vatican Row Over Sex Abuse Scandal Reveals Emergence of a New Ireland.
The Guardian (UK). 29/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Parliament Inquiry To Be Held on Religious Rights.
Pink News. 29/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Mayor On Gay Pride March.
Nottingham Post. 29/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Norwich Is Out and Proud!.
Norwich Evening News. 29/7.
ISLE OF MAN
Watershed Year for Gay Rights.
Isle of Man Examiner. 29/7.
GERMANY
Gay Nazi Camp Survivor Recalls Persecution - And Good Fortune.
Irish Times. 29/7.
MALTA
Ex-Boyfriend Forgives Engerer But Still Wants Justice To Be Done.
Times of Malta. 29/7.
USA
Duncan Osborne: News Corp. Hates…Loves Gay Marriage.
New York Gay City News. 29/7.
USA
Brian Bakst: Spin Meter: Spouse standard shifts for Bachmann.
Huffington Post. 29/7.
USA
Michele Bachmann Says Questions About Husband Marcus Bachmann Off-Limits.
Huffington Post. 29/7.
USA
Tom Carpenter: The DOD Should Embrace OutServe.
LGBT Points of View. 29/7.
USA
David Badash: Gay Republican Groups Battle Over Ann Coulter Anti-Gay Comments.
New Civil Rights Movement. 29/7.
AUSTRALIA
Australian Census to Count Gay Marriage for the First Time.
Brisbane Courrier Mail. 29/7.
THURSDAY JULY 28
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Tory MP Defends Religious Rights Motion.
Pink News. 28/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Fionola Meredith: Why We Can’t Let Ignorance and Hate Rain on This Parade.
Belfast Telegraph. 28/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Gay Couple Told: 'Burn in Hell'.
Somerset County Gazette. 28/7.
DENMARK
Gay Activists Say Denmark No Longer “Vanguard of Equality” .
Copenhagen Post. 28/7.
USA
Apple Pulls ITunes from Christian Values Network.
Forbes. 28/7.
USA
Man on the Street: Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Sacramento Press. 28/7.
USA
Gay-Friendly, and Growing.
Columbus Dispatch. 28/7.
USA
Editorial: Obama Has Dragged Feet On Gay Marriage.
Hartford Courant. 28/7.
CUBA
Nick Miroff: Cuba: For Macho Island, a Shift on Civil Unions.
Global Post (USA). 28/7.
AFRICA
Rev. Dan Vojir: Africa's "Gay Question": Ghana Teeters On The Brink Of A Holocaust ...Just Like Uganda.
OpEd News. 28/7.
SOUTH AFRICA
City Pink and Proud to Be the Queerest of Them All.
Cape Times. 28/7.
ISRAEL
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Jerusalem Gay March.
France24 News (France). 28/7.
ISRAEL
Gay Pride Returns to Jerusalem.
Ha'aretz. 28/7.
ISRAEL
'1 in 4 Gay, Lesbian High School Students Are Homeless'.
Jerusalem Post. 28/7.
WEDNESDAY JULY 27
ITALY
Italy Rejects Anti-Homophobia Bill.
Pink News (UK). 27/7.
COLOMBIA
Court Gives Colombia's Congress 2 Years to Pass Gay Marriage Bill .
Columbia Reports. See also
CNN International. 27/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Ghost of DUP's Past Reappears as Gay Rights Row Haunts Party.
Belfast Telegraph. 27/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
AIDS Campaigner Awarded Honorary Degree at University of Brighton.
Pink Paper. 27/7.
CANADA
Coming Out Can Still Be a Challenging Process.
Montréal Gazette. 27/7.
CANADA
Pride and Outgames Launch in Vancouver.
Xtra. 27/7.
USA
Chris Johnson: A Personal Victory for Gay Pentagon Official.
Washington Blade. 27/7.
USA
Becky Garrison: On Gay Marriage, Equal Rites for All?.
Washington Post. 27/7.
USA
Connie Schultz: Gay Marriage Just Isn't a Problem.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. 27/7.
USA
Larry Kramer Says Gay Marriage Is An Embarrassment.
Village Voice. 27/7.
USA
A Wildly Homophobic, Heavy Metal Christian Evangelist Is Suing Rachel Maddow For $50 Million.
Business Insider. 27/7.
BRAZIL
Nicole Froio: Rio de Janeiro: The Most Gay Friendly Destination in the World?.
The Independent (UK). 27/7.
INDIA
India's First Married Lesbians Get 24-hour Protection.
Global Post (USA). 27/7.
AUSTRALIA
Parents Share Marriage Hopes.
Sydney Star Observer. 27/7.
AUSTRALIA
Labor's Right Slams Gay Reform.
The Age. 27/7.
TUESDAY JULY 26
INTERNATIONAL
International Gay and Lesbian Association Finally Wins UN Accreditation.
Pink News (UK). 26/7.
RUSSIA
Sacked Journalist Puts Spotlight on Russia's Gay Pride March Ban.
The Independent (UK). 26/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Johann Hari Could Be Stripped of Prestigious Literary Award.
Pink Paper. 26/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Another MP Withdraws From Religious Rights Motion.
Pink News. 26/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Norwich Pride Takes Place this Saturday.
Norwich Evening News. 26/7.
NETHERLANDS
Tilburg Pink Monday Bigger than Ever.
Radio Netherlands. 26/7.
USA
Lawsuit Filed Against NY Marriages; Group’s Lawyer Believes “God’s Law” Should Be Recognized Over “Man’s Laws”.
Box Turtle Bulletin. 26/7.
USA
Florida Beach Town Woos New York's Gay Newlyweds.
Reuters (UK). 26/7.
USA
David Badash: NOM Pastor At NY Rally: Gay Marriage Is Just Like The Soviet Union.
New Civil Rights Movement. 26/7.
USA
Kay Lazar: Gay Mass. Teens More Likely than Peers to Be Homeless, Study Finds.
Boston Globe. 26/7.
USA
Secretary Hilda L. Solis: A Better Understanding of Employee Benefits for an Increasingly Diverse American Workforce.
US Department of Labor. 26/7.
USA
Gay Games IX Lawsuit May Be Over.
Windy City Times. 26/7.
USA
Andrew Harmon: Support for LGBT Rights on the Rise in Conservative America.
The Advocate. 26/7.
USA
Iowa Reporters Snubbed for Asking Bachmann About Ex-Gay Therapy.
Minnesota Independent. 26/7.
USA
Comic-Con 2011: LGBT Comics Win Big.
Huffington Post. 26/7.
CANADA
Gay Rights: Much to Celebrate in Quebec, But Still a Ways to Go.
Montréal Gazette. 26/7.
MALAWI
In Malawi, LGBT Rights Activists 'In Hiding'.
LGBT Asylum News. 26/7.
SOUTH AFRICA
Durban the “Gayest” City in SA.
The Independent. 26/7.
TAIWAN
Taiwan Denies Gay Foreign Diplomats Immunity for Their Spouses.
Pink News (UK). 26/7.
NEW ZEALAND
Audio: Who Says I Can't Serve?. The story of a gay naval officer, Lieutenant-Commander Kevin Sanderson. This 27-minute feature was made by Radio New Zealand.
BBC World Service (UK). 26/7.
MONDAY JULY 25
UNITED KINGDOM
MP Mike Hancock Withdraws From Religious Motion After ‘Homophobic’ Row.
Portsmouth News. 25/7.
UNITED KINGDOM [SCOTLAND]
Brad Pitt Invited to Gay Health Race in Glasgow.
The Herald. 25/7.
ISLE of MAN
Around 120 at Gay Ball.
Isle of Man Examiner. 25/7.
UKRAINE
Gay Church in Donetsk Prays for Tolerance.
Kyiv Post. 25/7.
NETHERLANDS
Dutch Fair Goes Gay on Monday.
Radio Netherlands. 25/7.
USA
Defense: Rutgers Roommate Never Bullied Gay Man Before Suicide.
Reuters (UK). 25/7.
USA/AFRICA
Jonathan Capehart: Better to Be Gay in the U.S.A. — Than in Ghana or Uganda or . . . .
Washington Post. 25/7.
USA
Anti-Gay Marriage Group Challenges New York's Marriage Law.
On Top Magazine. 25/7.
USA
Gabe Lyons: Marriage Problem in U.S. Culture Isn’t Gay Marriage.
Christian Post. 25/7.
Gay Marriage Coverage
( Monday July 25)
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USA
Photogallery: Gay Marriage Begins in New York.
Huffington Post. See also
Washington Post photogallery. 25/7.
USA
Avenue Q's Gay Couple 'Rod' & 'Ricky' Wed in NYC.
Broadway World. 25/7.
INDIA
Clubs for Gays Spring Up on City Campuses.
Times of India. 25/7.
SUNDAY JULY 24
USA
NY Same-Sex Couples Prepare for Midnight Weddings. Report from Niagara Falls as the clock ticks down...
CBS News. 24/7.
USA
New Yorkers Ready Vows as State Allows Same-Sex Marriage.
Reuters (UK). 24/7.
USA
Across New York, a Weekend of Parties and Wedding Bells.
New York Times. 24/7.
USA
Bob Witeck: NY Marriage Equality Is Good for Business.
CNN International. 23/7.
USA
Couples Take Heart in [Maryland Governor] O'Malley Decision on Gay Marriage.
Baltimore Sun. 24/7.
USA
Pioneering Gay Pakistani Muslim Poet Dies at 64.
Albany Times Union. 24/7.
USA
Fight Footage Shown at Gay Teen Killing Trial.
CBS News. 24/7.
SATURDAY JULY 23
Gay Marriage Special
(Print edition - Sunday July 24)
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UNITED KINGDOM
William Crawley: Was King David Gay?.
BBC News. 23/7.
USA
Obama Ends ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy.
New York Times. See also
Voice of America and
Los Angeles Times. 23/7.
USA
Marriages Equality Bursts on Stage Sunday!.
New York Gay City News. 23/7.
USA
New York Gay Marriage: Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd Aim to Be First Married Under New Law at Rainbow-Lit Niagara Falls.
Huffington Post. 23/7.
USA
Twists on Tradition as the Empire State Prepares to Legalise Gay Marriages.
The Scotsman (UK). 23/7.
USA
New York Gears Up to Say 'I Do' at First Gay Weddings.
The Guardian (UK). 23/7.
USA
Amusement Park Tells Lesbian To Remove Gay Marriage Shirt.
Wall Street Journal. 23/7.
USA
Hate Group Leader: Gays Have Thrust Their Bedrooms Into The Public Square.
New Civil Rights Movement. 23/7.
Ghana
Ghana Rights Groups Warn of Anti-Gay Hate Campaign.
Toronto Star (Canada). See also
BBC News 23/7.
JAPAN/USA
Japanese in Gay Marriage Struggles for Green Card.
Japan Times. 23/7.
CHINA
Henan Working to Control AIDS Among Gay Men.
China Daily. 23/7.
FIJI
Fiji Backs Gay Rights: Report.
Fiji Times. 23/7.
AUSTRALIA
Barr to Champion Labor Moves on National Gay Marriage Reform.
Canberra Times. 23/7.
FRIDAY JULY 22
USA
Military Ready for DADT Repeal Certification, But Log Cabin Pushes Forward With Court Challenge.
Washington Metro Weekly. See also
New York Times. 22/7.
USA
Mark Thompson: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" History in 60 Days.
Time. 22/7.
EUROPEAN UNION
U Talk: Gay and Lesbian Rights.
Euronews (France). 22/7.
MALTA
Hunger Strike Enters Sixth Day, Protagonist Confirms He Was a Porn Star.
Malta Independent. 22/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Labour MP: Compromises for Anti-Gay Staff Are ‘Outrageous’.
Pink News. 22/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Peter Tatchell Proposes Decriminalisation of Homosexuality Theme for World Pride 2012.
Pink Paper. 22/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Appeal for Witnesses After Homophobic Attack in Central London.
Pink News. 22/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
David L. Rattingan: How Liverpool's Frontline Church 'Struggles' with Homosexuality.
The Guardian. 22/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Pride Takes Knock Over Joe Show.
Torquay Herald Express. 22/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (NORTHERN IRELAND)
21 Facts About Belfast Pride Festival - Ireland's Largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Festival.
Belfast Telegraph. 22/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Feel the Pride at a Pink Picnic.
Reading Post. 22/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Pride Dog Show Looks for Newcastle's Campest Canine.
BBC North East News. 22/7.
USA
Editorial: Time for the House to Move on Repealing Defense of Marriage Act.
Washington Post. 22/7.
USA
Gay Weddings Are Her Niche.
Los Angeles Times. 22/7.
USA
‘Ma and Ma’ Shops Benefit as New York Prepares for Gay Weddings.
Bloomberg. 22/7.
USA
City Room: Young New Yorkers on Gay Marriage.
New York Times. 22/7.
USA
Young, Homeless Gays Wander Streets of Boystown.
Modesto Bee. 22/7.
USA
Students Sue Minn. District Over Gay Policy.
Kansas City Star. 22/7.
USA
Gay "Barbarians" Descend on Bachmann's Clinic.
Salon. 22/7.
USA
Randy Haspel: The Rant (on the Bachmanns).
Memphis Flyer. 22/7.
USA
Gloucester Library's Gay Pride Exhibit Causes Conflict.
Nwewport News (VA) Daily Press. 22/7.
USA
Video: Al Franken Calls Out Anti-Gay Marriage Activist at Hearing.
Gawker. 22/7.
GHANA
World Media Condemns Regional Minister For Anti-Gay Comments.
GhanaWeb (Netherlands). 22/7.
GHANA
Nii Lantey Okunka Bannerman: Religion Is Not an Excuse for Incompetence.
GhanaWeb (Netherlands). 22/7.
GHANA
Editorial: Minimising the Menace of Same Sex Relationship.
Ghana Chronicle. 22/7.
THURSDAY JULY 21
RUSSIA
Ban on Gay Pride Parades Costs Moscow 30,000 Euros. Page includes video report.
Russia Today (RT) News. 21/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Most Gay Men Unaware of Early HIV Infection Symptoms.
Pink Paper. 21/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Christian Campaigners Claim ‘Massive Support’ for Compromises for Anti-Gay Workers.
Pink News. 21/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Breakthrough: UK to Record Sexuality-Based Asylum Claims.
LGBT Asylum News. 21/7.
IRELAND
Kenny Accuses Pope of Playing Down Rape, Torture of Children.
Irish Independent. 21/7.
IRELAND
Relations with Vatican at Historic Low.
Irish Times. 21/7.
IRELAND
Favourite Norris Struggles to Win Support.
Irish Independent. 21/7.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Prague to Host Its First Gay Pride Parade.
France 24 News. 21/7.
SWITZERLAND
Health 'Checkpoints' Launched to Help Gay Men.
The Local. 21/7.
WORLD
Drug Study Sees up to 92-Percent Cut in HIV Risk Among Gays.
France 24 News (Ferance). 21/7.
WORLD
New HIV Guidelines Aim to Reduce Rates in Gay Communities.
Deutsche Welle News (Germany). 21/7.
USA
Opponents Say Fight Against Gay Weddings in NY Has Only Just Begun; Legal Challenges Expected.
Washington Post. 21/7.
USA
Gay Couples Weigh Going Out-of-State to Marry or Gambling on Annapolis.
Baltimore Sun. 21/7.
USA
Gay Divorce a Higher Hurdle Than Marriage.
National Public Radio. 21/7.
USA
Connelly: The Time to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in Wash. Is Now.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 21/7.
USA
Obama to Nominate Fourth Openly Gay Judicial Candidate.
Politico. 21/7.
USA
Hate Crimes and Intolerance Inspire New Support Services for LGBT Communities.
Florida Independent. 21/7.
GHANA
Ghana Cracks Down on Gays.
Sydney Star Observer (Australia). 21/7.
MALAWI
In Malawi, More Scapegoating of LGBT as Riots Erupt.
LGBT Asylum News. 21/7.
INDIA
Bihar Has a Thriving Gay Community.
Times of India. 21/7.
AUSTRALIA
Tweeting? Join Our Tweetup!.
Same Same. 21/7.
AUSTRALIA
MP Apologises Over Gay Hate Slur.
ABC News. 21/7.
WEDNESDAY JULY 20
LATVIA
Inside Latvia's Gay Rights Battle.
Mother Jones (USA). 20/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Bath Man's Anger Over 'Gay Cure' Letter in Newspaper.
BBC West News. 20/7.
IRELAND
Norris Ahead of Mitchell and Higgins in Race for Presidency.
Irish Times. 20/7.
IRELAND/UNITED KINGDOM
'In the '80s, All the Pop Stars Looked Gay, But Only I Was the Real Deal'.
Irish Independent. 20/7.
USA
Joe Mirabella: Macy's Joins Companies Leaving CVN because of Anti-Gay Donations - Apple Remains.
Change. 20/7.
USA
Obama to Support Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act.
New York Times. 20/7.
USA
Dana Milbank: In a ‘Quiet Moment,’ Gay Judge Makes History.
Washington Post. 20/7.
USA
DoD: No Trouble for Troops in Pride Parade.
Navy Times. 20/7.
USA
Senate Panel Hears Testimony on DOMA Repeal.
Washington Blade. 20/7.
USA
City Room: For First Day of Gay Marriage, City Plans License Lottery. See also
Central Park Chapels to ‘Pop Up’ for Gay Marriages.
New York Times. 20/7.
USA
Kevin Govern: Religions Vary on Gay Marriage.
Fort Myers (FL) News-Press. 20/7.
USA
Gay Candidates Gain Acceptance.
USA Today. 20/7.
USA
Michael Musto: Behind the Scenes at Gays' Fave Hookup App.
Village Voice. 20/7.
USA
David Webb: LGBT Rights Still Have a Long Way to Go.
South Florida Gay News. 20/7.
USA
Lesbian Couple: Vt. Resort Barred Reception.
National Public Radio. 20/7.
USA
Guard Cracks Down on Hand-Holding at Stein Exhibit.
San Francisco Chronicle. 20/7.
USA
Arts Beat: Gay ‘Archie’ Character to Have His Own Comic Book.
New York Times. 20/7.
TUESDAY JULY 19
EUROPE
Thomas Hammarberg (Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights): Homophobic and Transphobic Violence Must Be Stopped.
New Europe (Belgium). 19/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Radical Priest Is New NI Human Rights Chief .
Belfast Newsletter. 19/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Four Excel in Stonewall's Gay Guide to Universities.
The Guardian. See also
Pink Paper. 19/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC Axes John Barrowman's Gay Onscreen Torchwood Romp.
The Metro. 19/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Award Winning Production of 'Mysterious Skin' Transfers to London.
So So Gay. 19/7.
USA
Another California Ballot Battle Brewing.
Keen News Service. 19/7.
USA
31 Same-Sex Couples Ready to Wed in Falls.
Niagara Gazette. 19/7.
USA
Darlene Iskra: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - On, Off, On Again, Off Again, Back On Again.
Time. 19/7.
USA
Choi Slams DOMA Hearing Witnesses as ‘Exclusively White and Privileged’.
Washington Blade. 19/7.
USA
First Openly Gay Man Confirmed as Federal Judge.
New York Times. 19/7.
USA
David Badash: Anti-Gay Divorcée Won't Sell Her Home Or Tag Sale Items To Gays.
New Civil Rights Movement. 17/7.
AUSTRALIA
"Our Fight - When Will it End?".
Same Same. 19/7.
MONDAY JULY 18
USA
Marcel Rosenbach: The Divided Life of Bradley Manning.
Spiegel (Germany). 18/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Savi Hensman: An Ill-Judged Intervention from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Ekklesia. 18/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Pride Is Shown in Parade of Colour.
Bristol Evening Post. 18/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Chester Police Offer Assurance to City’s Gay Community.
Chester Chronicle. 18/7.
USA
Military Gay Couples Won't Enjoy Benefits.
Forbes. 18/7.
USA
Editorial: Cambridge Makes It Fair.
Boston Globe. 18/7.
USA
Oliver Duggan: Michele Bachmann and The Homophobia Vote.
The Independent (UK). 18/7.
USA
Baldwin ‘Steaming Toward’ 2012 Senate Bid.
Keen News Service. 18/7.
USA
Rudy Giuliani Tells GOP To Lay Off Gay Marriage.
Towleroad. 18/7.
USA
Straight Man Who Appeared Gay Rejected for Blood Donation.
Raw Story. 18/7.
USA
Illuminating California’s Proposition 8 Trial, Onstage.
New York Times. 18/7.
USA
Prop. 8 Trial: From Courtroom to Broadway Stage.
The Advocate. 18/7.
USA
Gay Democratic Leader Reaches Out to Mormons.
Salt Lake Tribune. 18/7.
CANADA
Lutheran Convention Votes to Allow Gay Ministers, Blessing of Same-Sex Marriages.
Winnipeg Free Press. 18/7.
GHANA
Christians Call for Vote Against Gay Supporters.
Daily Nation (Kenya). 18/7.
INDIA
Hyderabad Heralds a Gay Trend.
Times of India. 18/7.
INDIA
Fights to Create Safer Space for Sexual Minorities.
Times of India. 18/7.
AUSTRALIA
Matt Akerston: Lobbyists Can't Take Gay Heat .
Same Same. 18/7.
AUSTRALIA
MP Pulls Pin on Same Sex Debate.
ABC News. 18/7.
SUNDAY JULY 17
USA
David Badash: Gay California Man Stoned To Death.
New Civil Rights Movement. 17/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Dirk Bogarde: Denial and Daring...A Star With a Secret Never Told.
Independent on Sunday. 17/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (WALES)
King’s Cross Will Lose Its Name in Pub and Bistro Revamp.
South Wales Echo. 17/7.
MALTA
Josanne Cassar: Make No Mistake: Homophobia Is Alive and Kicking.
Malta Independent. 17/7.
FINLAND
Gay Rights Group Honours Youth Support Campaign.
YLE News. 17/7.
USA
Same-Sex Marriage Faces Military Limits.
New York Times. 17/7.
USA
Last-Ditch Bid to Stay with Gay Partner in US.
Canberra Times (Australia). 17/7.
USA
Troops March in San Diego's Gay Pride Parade.
National Public Radio. See also
San Diego Union-Tribune for gallery of 27 photos. 17/7.
USA
Unnatural Acts: Harvard's Persecution of Gay Students in 1920.
Public Radio International. 17/7.
USA
Sheryl Gay Stolberg: Christian Counseling by Hopeful’s Spouse Prompts Questions. See also
For Bachmann, Gay Rights Stand Reflects Mix of Issues and Faith.
New York Times. 17/7.
USA
Editorial: A Fairer City.
Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal. 17/7.
USA
Bill McEwen: Gay Citizens' Achievements Are Part of California History.
Fresno (CA) Bee. 17/7.
CANADA
Ford Votes Alone Against Funding for HIV/AIDS Programs.
Xtra. 17/7.
INDIA
Know Your LGBT.
Mid Day. 17/7.
SATURDAY JULY 16
USA
Brian Ross Investigates: Exodus Intl. Head Alan Chambers Compares Homosexuality to Obesity. Includes video.
ABC News. 16/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Chris Bryant: Scourge of Murdoch.
The Independent. 16/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Lee Hall Opera Beached Goes Ahead.
BBC News. 16/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Shed Some Light on City's Gay Past.
Plymouth Herald. 16/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Queen Unveils Bletchley Tribute to WWII Codebreakers. Arguably the best-known codebreaker was Alan Turing, a gay man.
BBC News. 16/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Interview: Alan Hollinghurst.
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). 16/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Bristol Hosts Pride 2011 March and Party.
BBC Bristol News. 16/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
University Support for Gay Festival.
Bristol Evening Post. 16/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
In Pictures: Newcastle's Rainy Northern Pride Parade. 15 photographs from today's Northern Pride.
BBC North East News. 16/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
York Pride-Goers To Be Given Big Discounts.
Pink Paper. 16/7.
IRELAND
Transgender People Will Be Forced to Divorce to Achieve Recognition.
The Journal. 16/7.
USA
Joe Mirabella: Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Delta Leave CVN.org; Apple asked to Stop Funding Anti-Gay Groups via CVN.
Change. 16/7.
USA
Bachmann Left Church at Pastor’s Request, Official Says.
Washington Post. 16/7.
USA
Court Order Upholds Ban on ‘Don’t Ask’ Discharges.
Washington Blade. 16/7.
USA
Lisa Keen: 9th Circuit: DADT in Place but no Investigations or Discharges.
Keen News Service. 16/7.
USA
California: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Is Back, Temporarily.
New York Times. 16/7.
USA
Sen. Roy McDonald's ‘Yes’ Vote on Gay Marriage Wins Financial Support.
Saratoga Springs (NY) Saratogian. 16/7.
USA
Gay-Rights Group Gave Cuomo $60,000 as He Pushed Marriage Bill, Records Show.
New York Times. 16/7.
USA
Samuel G Freedman: How Clergy Helped a Same-Sex Marriage Law Pass.
New York Times. 16/7.
USA
Oral Roberts' Gay Grandson to Discuss Experience of Coming Out.
Tulsa World. 16/7.
USA
Pastor Debates Moral Issues of Gay Marriage. Page includes audio.
National Public Radio. 16/7.
USA
Conservative Group to Fight Gay Textbook Law.
San Francisco Chronicle. 16/7.
CANADA
Theatre Review: Shakespeare's Will: In Bed with the Shakespeares.
Globe and Mail. 16/7.
ARGENTINA
18 Months Living as Same Sex Marriage Couple in Argentina.
BBC News (UK). 16/7.
THAILAND
Monks Teach Maleness to Thai 'Ladyboys'.
France 24 News (France). 16/7.
FRIDAY JULY 15
UNITED KINGDOM
EHRC Criticised for Intervening in 'Christian Discrimination' Cases.
Ekklesia. 15/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Life of Canaries Legend Justin Fashanu Will Be Remembered in New Book.
Norwich Evening News. 15/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
‘More Teacher Training’ Needed to Tackle Homophobic Bullying.
Pink News. 15/7.
CUBA
Gay Cuban Man, Transsexual to Wed on Fidel's Birthday.
Reuters (UK). 15/7.
USA
Bachmann’s Husband Denies Family’s Christian Counseling Clinics Have Anti-Gay Philosophy.
Washington Post. 15/7.
USA
TWO Claims that Marcus Bachmann Is Lying When He Says His Clinic Is Not Anti-Gay.
Truth Wins Out. 15/7.
USA
Ex-gay’ Conference Headed to St. Paul in 2012.
Minnesota Independent. 15/7.
USA
Active-Duty Troops to March in Gay Pride Parade.
San Diego Union-Tribune. 15/7.
USA
Administration Asks Court to Reconsider 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Order.
CNN International. See also
SCOTUS Blog. 15/7.
USA
DOJ Seeks Emergency Stop to DADT Injunction as Pentagon Finalizes Repeal.
Washington Blade. 15/7.
USA
US Wants ‘Don’t Ask’ Halt Stayed.
Boston Globe. 15/7.
USA
Will Apple Follow Microsoft in Pulling Out of Christian Values Network?.
The Advocate. 15/7.
JAMAICA
JCF Apologises for 'Gay Crime' Statement.
Jamaica Observer. See also
Salon (USA). 15/7.
THURSDAY JULY 14
UNITED KINGDOM
Men Attacked in Vauxhall After London Pride.
Pink News. 14/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Patrick Strudwick: The Equality and Human Rights Commission's Choice Is Beyond Belief.
The Guardian. 14/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Lesbian Couple Awarded £200k in Damages After ‘Bullying’ Neighbour Made Their Lives Hell.
Northampton Chronicle. 14/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Asian Gay Couples: Adoption Is Still a Challenge.
BBC News. 14/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Association Equality Talk.
Scarborough Evening News. 14/7.
IRELAND
Cloyne Report: Church Failed to Report All Abuse Cases.
BBC News (UK). 14/7.
FINLAND
Helsinki Woos Rainbow Tourism.
Helsinki Times. 14/7.
CANADA
Youth Found Guilty in Attack on Edmonton Lesbian.
CBC Edmonton News. 14/7.
USA
Active-Duty Troops to March in Gay Pride Parade Saturday.
San Diego Union-Tribune. 14/7.
USA
Jerry Brown Signs LGBT School Textbook Bill.
San Francisco Chronicle. 14/7.
JAMAICA
SSP Bailey's Mouthful of Madness and Mischief.
The Gleaner. 14/7.
SURINAME
Suriname Should Distance Itself from Anti-Gay Statements – Human Rights Group.
Stabroek News (Guyana). 14/7.
ISRAEL
Hardship of Israeli Teens Takes Starring Role in Special Conference.
Ha'aretz Daily News. 14/7.
CHINA
Coming Out in China: The True Cost of Being Gay in Beijing.
Time (USA). 14/7.
HONG KONG
In Hong Kong, a Quiet Advance for Gay Rights.
Asia Times. 14/7.
AUSTRALIA
Commonwealth Says 'No' to Discrimination.
Blaze. 14/7.
AUSTRALIA
Rudd's Sister Offends Gay Marriage Lobby.
Sydney Morning Herald. 14/7.
AUSTRALIA
Let Transsexuals Change Birth Info: MP.
Sydney Morning Herald. 14/7.
WEDNESDAY JULY 13
UNITED KINGDOM
The EHRC's Stance on Religious Rights Undermines Its Credibility.
The Guardian. 13/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Peter Tatchell: Commonwealth Must Put Gay Rights on its Agenda.
Huffington Post (UK). 13/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Johann Hari Suspended from Independent Over Plagiarism Claims.
So So Gay. 13/7.
MALTA
Gays Turn Spotlight on Clinic to 'Cure' Homosexuals.
Times of Malta. 13/7.
USA
Joe Mirabella: Apple Asked to Stop Supporting Anti-Gay, Anti-Women Groups like Focus on the Family.
Change. See also
BBC Unwittingly Helping to Finance American Religious Gay ‘Hate’ Groups ( UK Gay News. 13/7.
USA
Michael Irvin Tells Magazine His Brother Was Gay.
Huffington Post. 13/7.
USA
Homophobic Bus Driver Calls Cops.
All Voices. 13/7.
USA
Wayne Besen: The Bachmann ‘Pray Away the Gay’ Clinic.
Falls Church (VA) News-Press. 13/7.
USA
New York Town Clerk Quits Over Gay Marriage Licenses.
Reuters (UK). 13/7.
CANADA
Six Years of Gay Marriage and Canada Hasn't Crumbled.
Vancouver Sun. 13/7.
TUESDAY JULY 12
WORLDWIDE
Melody Moezzi: A Muslim Asks: Why Are Islamic States Reluctant to Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights?.
Al Arabiya News (United Arab Emirates). 12/7.
JERSEY
Civil Partnerships Approved by States.
Channel Television News. 12/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Chloe Setter: Lesbians Speak Up – We Can’t See You.
Pink News. 12/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Jack Gilbert: Could Community Relations Survive a Homophobic Campaign?.
The Guardian. 12/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Equality Commission Wants More ‘Compromise’ on Gay Rights vs Religious Beliefs. See also:
Stonewall ‘Deeply Disturbed’ at Equality Commission U-turn on Religious Rights.
Pink News. 12/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
UK's Removal of Gay Tortured, Imprisoned Ugandan Stopped at Last Moment.
LGBT Asylum News. 12/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans: ‘I Lost 35 Years of My Life in the Closet’.
Pink News. 12/7.
USA
Court Tells U.S. to Clarify Stance on Gays in Military.
Reuters (UK). 12/7.
USA
LZ Granderson: Michele Bachmann? I Just Don't Get It.
CNN International. 12/7.
USA
Reports: Bachmann's Clinic Tries to Cure Gay Patients .
USA Today. 12/7.
USA
Scott Sunde: Did Bachmann Clinic Try ‘Homo-Nomo’ to Change Sexual Orientation?.
Seattle Post Intelligence. 12/7.
USA
Gay History Belongs in California History Books.
San Francisco Chronicle. 12/7.
USA
Lesbian Couples Boosting Gay Marriage Numbers.
National Public Radio. 12/7.
USA
Gay Marriage Advocates in Maryland Launching Broader Push.
Washington Post. 12/7.
USA
Tom Keane: Game Over: Gay Marriage Will Eventually Be the Law of the Land.
Boston Globe. 12/7.
USA
'2 Dads' Case Goes to Supreme Court.
New Orleans Times-Picayune. 12/7.
LATIN AMERICA
Latin American Cities Jockey for Gay Tourists.
Global Post (USA). 12/7.
BRAZIL
Tom Phillips: Rio de Janeiro Aims to Become World Capital of Gay Tourism.
The Guardian (UK)). 12/7.
BURMA
Burmese Cops: "Lustful Gay" at Fault for His Own Murder.
Global Post (USA). 12/7.
HONG KONG
Forbidden Love.
China Daily (China). 12/7.
AUSTRALIA
Voice for Gay Community.
The Age. 12/7.
AUSTRALIA
[Tasmanian] Premier Silenced Over Anti-Gay Stoush.
ABC News . 12/7.
MONDAY JULY 11
UNITED KINGDOM
More Gay Women Dissolve UK Civil Partnerships than Gay Men.
Pink Paper. 11/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Brighton and Hove Most Popular for Civil Partnerships.
Brighton Argus. 11/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Blaze of Colour in Bournemouth Pride Procession.
Bournemouth Echo. 11/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Kirk Quit Threat Over Gay Debate.
The Scotsman. 11/7.
USA
Albert Hunt: High Court May Wade Into Election-Year Politics.
Bloomberg. 11/7.
USA
Gays, Lesbians Draw Comfort, Support from Catholic Mass.
Boston Globe. 11/7.
USA
Social Conservative Cuts Bit About Slavery From Pledge Against Gay Marriage.
Wall Stereet Journal. 11/7.
USA
Rev. Dr. Cindi Love: Gay People Affirmed to be Human by United Nations.
Huffington Post. 11/7.
USA
Fortune Classic: Gay in Corporate America. A 'reprise' of a classic Fortune article from 1991.
CNN. 11/7.
CHILE
Chile Preparing Bill to Legalize Gay Civil Union, Tercera Says.
Bloomberg (USA). 11/7.
ARGENTINA
Conservative Lawmaker's Website Hacked by Gay Rights Activists.
Buenos Aires Herald. 11/7.
BURMA
Violent Murder Prompts Police Warning to Gay Community.
Myanmar Times. 11/7.
INDIA
Gay World: Never Been Better, but Bigger Fight Ahead.
Hindustan Times. 11/7.
CHINA
Gay Men Hit Hard by HIV/AIDS.
China Daily. 11/7.
AUSTRALIA
TAS Gay Activists Tell Pollies 'Stop Bickering'.
SX. 11/7.
AUSTRALIA
Labor Support for Same-Sex Marriage, but No Vote.
Sydney Morning Herald. 11/7.
SUNDAY JULY 10
USA
Chris Stedman: Don't Ask, Don't Tennessee: Why Muslims and the LGBTQ Community Should Be Allies.
muslimahMERICAN. 10/7.
SERBIA
Sasa Milosevic: How Young Serbs Learn to Hate.
Global Post (USA). 10/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Sarah Lyall: For Years, the Tabloids’ Sting Kept British Politicians in Line.
New York Times (USA). 10/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
National Trophy Joy for Gay Football Team Newcastle Panthers.
Sunday Sun. 10/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
In Pictures: Lincoln Pride 2011.
The Lincolnite. 10/7.
GERMANY
At 98, Gay Concentration Camp Survivor Shares Story.
Der Spiegel. 10/7.
MALTA
LGBT Activists Show Their Pride in Valletta March. See also
AD Urges Parliament to Legislate for Cohabitation and Civil Unions.
Malta Independent. 10/7.
USA
Marcus Bachmann’s Clinic Practices “Reparative” Anti-Gay Therapy: Reports.
Raw Story. 10/7.
USA
Mighty Christine Quinn looks mayoral.
Crain's New York Business. 10/7.
USA
Mass. City to Pay Wedded Gay Workers to Offset Tax.
Boston Globe. 10/7.
USA
John Kerry: Politicians Have the Right to Evolve on Gay Marriage.
Boston Globe. 10/7.
USA
For Staten Island Gay Couples, Marriage Equality Acts Mean They Can Finally Marry in Their Hometown. Also from the Advance:
Staten Island Gay, Lesbian Couples Celebrate Passage of Same-Sex Marriage Bill at Dinner-Dance.
Staten Island Advance. 10/7.
USA
After Traditional Marriages, Older Gays and Lesbians Find Happiness with Same-Sex Partners.
Detroit Free Press. 10/7.
USA
Joseph Amodeo: Gay in the Pew: LGBT Catholics and Church Teaching.
Huffington Post. 10/7.
USA
Focus on the Family Misrepresented Relationship with TOMS Shoes.
Seattle Post Intelligencer. 10/7.
USA
Melissa Goodman: Gay Marriage No Threat to Religious Rights.
Albany Times Union. 10/7.
USA
After Coming Out, Former Maryland Player Feels He Has a Second Chance.
Baltimore Sun. 10/7.
USA
6 Atlanta Officers Fired Over Atlanta Eagle Raid.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 10/7.
USA
Gay BYU Filmmaker Ready to Tell His Story.
Salt Lake Tribune. 10/7.
USA
Happy 80th Birthday, Jerry Herman.
Miami Herald. 10/7.
USA
Young (Gay) Americans - In Pictures.
The Observer (UK). 10/7.
CUBA
Cuban Transgender Woman Says She Was Fired Because Her Lover Is with Oppositiond.
Miami Herald (USA). 10/7.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Same-Sex Unions Becomes Heated Issue in Trinidad.
Miami Herald (USA). 10/7.
ZIMBABWE
Proposal to Decriminalise Homosexuality.
The Standard. 10/7.
CHINA
Gay Population in China Hit Hard by HIV/AIDS. THIS ARTICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE.
China Daily. 10/7.
HONG KONG
Gay Couples Win Hong Kong Visa Concession.
Sunday Times (South Africa). 10/7.
SATURDAY JULY 9
USA
David Badash: Religious Leader Shoots 4 Year Old Boy to Death Because He Might Be Gay.
New Civil Rights Movement. 9/7.
WORLDWIDE
The Big Picture: LGBT Pride Parades. A collection of 43 photographs taken at Gay Prides across the world.
Boston Globe (USA). 9/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Sainsbury's Tells Sex-Change Woman to Use Disabled Toilet.
Surrey Herald. 9/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC Bow to Pressure and Prioritise Women's Football Over 'Flog It'.
Lesbilicious. 9/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
No Homo: Hip Hop's Last Taboo. This is a preview for a programme to be transmitted tomorrow (Sunday) at 21:00.
BBC Radio 1Xtra. 9/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Suzanne Moore: The Right Wants to Set the Clock Back on Abortion and Gay Rights. I Say: Hands Off.
The Guardian. 9/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
'Faggot' Claim Aberdeen Councillor Cleared After Probe.
BBC Scotland News. 9/7.
MALTA
Report and Slideshow of Photos: ‘The Fight Goes on’ for LGBT Rights.
Malta Today. 9/7.
MALTA
I am Pride.
Times of Malta. 9/7.
USA
Teacher Describes Teen's Changing Gender Identity Before Slaying.
Los Angeles Times. 9/7.
USA
Hidden Camera Finds Reparative Therapy at Bachmann's Clinics.
The Advocate. 9/7.
USA
In His Own Words: How I Went Undercover at Bachmann's Clinic.
The Advocate. 9/7.
USA
Pentagon Shift Ends Ousters Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’.
New York Times. 9/7.
USA
Kim Geiger: GOP Still Fighting Gays in Military.
Charlotte Observer. 9/7.
USA
As Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal, Some Choices May Be Lost.
New York Times. 9/7.
USA
Editorial: Obama: Commit on Gay Marriage.
~Denver Post. 9/7.
USA
Adam Serwer: Days Are Numbered for Opponents of Marriage Equality.
Washington Post. 9/7.
USA
Falls Welcoming Group Gay Marriage Ceremony in State Park on July 25.
Niagara Gazette. 9/7.
USA
Fox News: Gays “Indoctrinating” Your Kids.
The Advocate. 9/7.
USA
Gray and Gay: Closeted Psychiatrist Comes Out After 40 Years.
ABC News. 9/7.
USA
Deseret News Falls for Southern Baptist Gay Hoax.
Q Salt Lake. 9/7.
USA
Eagles Player Uses Gay Slur During Radio Show.
The Advocate. 9/7.
BAHAMAS
Government Against Gay Marriages.
Nassau Guardian. 9/7.
PAKISTAN
Police Baton-Charge Protesting Students in Islamabad.
The Nation. 9/7.
TAIWAN
Parents Group Voices Support of Gay Education.
China Post. 9/7.
NEW ZEALAND
25 Years of Gay Rights in New Zealand. See also:
Homosexual Law Reform Fears 'Have Not Come to Pass'.
Dominion Post. 9/7.
FRIDAY JULY 8
UNITED KINGDOM/USA
Editorial: In Praise of … Military Equality.
The Guardian. 8/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Women Lead Men in Same-Sex Unions – and in Separations.
The Independent. 8/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Burnley to Hold Lancashire’s First-Ever Gay Pride Festival.
Nelson Leader. 8/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Northern Pride Parade to Be Lead by Newcastle Panthers.
BBC News. 8/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
First Lesbian Football Club a 'Haven'.
The Guardian. 8/7.
IRELAND
Hurler for Campaign on Anti-Gay Sports Fears.
Irish Times. 8/7.
NETHERLANDS
Youth Jailed for Eight Years for Anti-Gay Violence.
Dutch News. 8/7.
AUSTRIA
Nazis' Gay Victims Commemorated in Vienna.
Austrian Times. 8/7.
USA
Joe Mirabella: Microsoft Removes Store from “Christian Values Network” after Connection to Anti-Gay Groups Revealed.
Change. 8/7.
USA
Same-Sex Marriage: Archbishop Claims NY Gay Marriage Will Bring Polygamy.
New Civil Rights Movement. 8/7.
USA
Bloomberg to Officiate at Wedding of Two Gay Aides.
New York Metro. 8/7.
USA
City Setting Sunday Hours to Grant Gay Unions.
New York Times. 8/7.
USA
Pentagon to Start Accepting Openly Gay Soldiers.
Towleroad. 8/7.
USA
Pentagon Suspends DADT in Wake of Court Ruling.
Army Times. 8/7.
USA
Tim Stanley: The American Right Has Lost Its Battle Against Gay Rights. But Will Liberal Propaganda Feed More Prejudice?.
Daily Telegraph (UK). 8/7.
USA
36 Pro-LGBT Billboards Appear in New York. Page includes video.
New Civil Rights Movement. 8/7.
USA
Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski: Gay Couples Have Equal Worth.
Huffington Post. 8/7.
USA
Editorial: New York Vote Latest Sign of Evolution on Gay Marriage.
Little Falls (NY) Evening Times. 8/7.
USA
Marriage Equality: The Hows and Whys.
New York Gay City News. 8/7.
CANADA
Ellie Flanders: The Misguided Attempts to Defund Pride Toronto.
Xtra. 8/7.
JAMAICA
Editorial: Discrimination Against Gays: A Great Folly.
The Gleaner. 8/7.
INDIA
'Get Well Soon' Say Gays and Lesbians to Ghulam Nabi on Facebook.
NDTV News. 8/7.
SOUTH ASIA
Bad Week for Gay Rights on the Subcontinent.
New York Times. 8/7.
JAPAN
Asia's Gay Film Scene Opens Tokyo Up to Brave New Experiences.
Japan Times. 8/7.
AUSTRALIA
No Apology Yet Over MP's Tirade. See also
Libs Demand Apology Over Gay Hate Claims.
ABC News Tasmania. 8/7.
AUSTRALIA
TAS Gay Bashing May Lead to New Hate-Crime Law .
SX News. 8/7.
NEW ZEALAND
PM Stays Mum on Gay Adoption Issue.
Gay NZ. 8/7.
THURSDAY JULY 7
UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Row Opera Back On.
Bridlington Free Press. See also
Washington Post (USA). 7/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Opera Writer May Take Legal Action Over Council’s ‘Defamatory’ Statements.
Pink News. 7/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
'Some MPs Suspected a Year Ago But Nobody Would've Believed It'. Joe Murphy meets openly gay gay MP Chris Bryant who triggered yesterday's 'hackgate' debate in
Parliament.
London Evening Standard. See also:
Murdoch: NOTW to Close After Sunday ( The Independent)
and Sky News, which is just under 40% owned by News
Corp. through it News International UK offshoot. News International owns the News of the World. 7/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Tatchell to Join East London Demo Against Anti-Gay Islamist Extremeists.
Pink Paper. 7/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Birmingham Council Leader Urged to Stop Rally by Controversial US Preacher.
Birmingham Post. 7/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Audio. Amaechi: 'Boardrooms Are to Blame for the Lack of Openly Gay Footballers'. Former NBA star John Ameachi talks about the 2012 Olympics, football, the level of
coaching in the U.K and the problems surrounding it and sexuality in sport. (Duration 21 minutes)
talkSPORT. 7/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Jamaican Lesbian Can Stay in UK, Tribunal Rules.
BBC News. 7/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Liverpool’s Gay Quarter Announces Own Pride Celebrations After Festival Move.
Liverpool Echo. 7/7.
IRELAND
Witness Appeal in 'Gay-Bash' City Attack.
Dublin Herald. 7/7.
USA
US Court Orders Gay Military Service Ban Lifted.
Reuters (UK). See also
New York Times. 7/7.
USA
Editorial: Princeton Couple's Immigration Case Shows Need for Gay Marriage Protections.
Times of Trenton (NJ). 7/7.
USA
Bishop Gene Robinson: Employees Should Be Judged on Performance, Not Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity.
Huffington Post. 7/7.
USA
New York Register Offices to Open on a Sunday for Gay Weddings.
Pink News. 7/7.
USA
Jon Theiss. Out and About: Off the Beaten Path. A guide to three watering holes amed at the gay communitiy in the state capital of Ohio.
Columbus (OH) Other Paper. 7/7.
CANADA
Our History: The First Gay Protest in Canada.
Xtra. 7/7.
CANADA
NDP Resolves to Deny Charitable Status to Ex-Gay Organizations.
Xtra. 7/7.
MIDDLE EAST
Rasha Moumneh: The Gulf's Gender Anxiety.
The Guardian (UK). 7/7.
FIJI
Transgenders Are 'Glorious Miracles'.
Fiji Times. 7/7.
WEDNESDAY JULY 6
WORLD
Global View Photo Gallery: Gay Rights. A collection of 43 images from the Reuters news agency that track the status of LGBT rights in 42 nations based on data
from ILGA.
Reuters. 6/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Teacher Stands by Decision in Row Over Opera's Gay Character.
Hull Daily Mail. 6/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Young 'Ricky' Tan: Being 'Gaysian'.
So So Gay. 6/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Paul Canning: Eddy Cosmas Freed from Detention After One last (?) Humiliation.
LGBT Asylum News. 6/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Paul Flynn: Is Manchester the Sodom of the North? Well Yes, a Bit. Sorry.
The Guardian. 6/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
'Superhero' Condoman Arrives in Leicester!.
24 Dash. 6/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
NUS LGBT Oppose Brain Souter’s Knighthood.
Deadline News Agency. 6/7.
NETHERLANDS
Homophobic Youths Go Free - Police Negligent.
Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 6/7.
USA
‘You’re Making Me the Bride?’ a Hiccup for Gay Unions.
New York Times. 6/7.
USA
Gay Marriage Fight Sparks US Debate Over Meaning of Marriage.
Voice of America News. 6/7.
USA
Straight Women for Marriage Equality Begins Campaign for Gay Marriage in Oregon.
The Oregonian. 6/7.
USA
Brad Pitt Celebrates NY's Marriage Equality.
Towleroad. 6/7.
USA
Straight Arrow: Bishop Bans Pols Over Gay Marriage Vote.
Brooklyn Paper. 6/7.
USA
Gay Graduate Appointed to West Point’s Board.
Army Times. 6/7.
USA
Rev. Dr. Cindi Love: The Separation of Church and Hate.
Huffington Post. 6/7.
USA
Assembly OKs Bill to Add LGBT Figures to Textbooks.
San Francisco Chronicle. 6/7.
USA
Assembly OKs Bill to Add LGBT Figures to Textbooks.
The Advocate. 6/7.
USA
Wayne Besen: The Religious Right's Shadow Nation.
Falls Church (VA) News-Press. 6/7.
USA
Tara Parker-Pope: Talking About the It Gets Better Project.
New York Times. 6/7.
CANADA
Joseph Couture: Gay Is the New Straight.
Xtra. 6/7.
CUBA
Gianluca Mezzofiore: Is This Cuba's Stonewall Moment?.
The Independent (UK). 6/7.
GHANA
Gays in Ghana: Separating Fact From Fiction.
In-depth Africa (Canada). 6/7.
INDIA
Homosexuality No Disease, India Must Include Gay Sex: UNAIDS.
Times of India. See also
Amnesty International (UK) and
Hindustan Times. 6/7.
CHINA
Earth-Shattering: CCTV Slams Lü Liping for Stoking Homophobia, Gives Nod to China's Gay Community.
Fridæ (Hong Kong). 6/7.
TUESAY JULY 5
INDIA
Damage Control: I Was Quoted Out of Context, Says Ghulam Nabhi Azad on Homosexuality.
Daily News & Analysis. See also
Times of India. 5/7.
INDIA
Gay Sex Is an Unnatural Disease: Azad. This page includes video of the health minister making the remarks.
Times of India. 5/7.
INDIA
India Health Minister: Gay Sex Is a Disease.
BBC News (UK). 5/7.
INDIA
Outrage as India Minister Labels Gay Sex a 'Disease'.
Times Live (South Africa). 5/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Andrew Dickson: Lee Hall and Opera North: How the Story Went Viral. The playwright's cancelled project with Opera North has ignited ferocious debate about
homophobia. But might the show yet go on? The story so far (as of 13:40).
The Guardian. 5/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Opera North Denies Homophobia. Page includes video of a short discussion on today's Breakfast (BBC1) with Lee Hall and Richard Mantle, the general
director of Opera North. The video is also available
HERE.
BBC News. 5/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Writer of 'Gay' Opera Attacks Censorship.
The Independent. See also
New York Times 5/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Character Row Brings Down Curtain on Primary Pupils’ Opera.
Yorkshire Post. 5/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Terence Blacker: 'Liberals' at Their Most Cowardly.
The Independent. 5/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Mark Shenton: Gay Pride and Operatic Shame.
The Stage. 5/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Glad to Be Gay Parents.
The Independent. 5/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Drop in Civil Partnerships in Lincolnshire.
Lincolnshire Echo. 5/7.
IRELAND
Primary Teachers 'Not Comfortable' with Confronting Gay Bullying.
Irish Times. 5/7.
BULGARIA
Bulgaria's Supreme Court Upholds Gay Rights, Rules against Homophobia.
Sofia News Agency. 5/7.
CANADA
Calgary Mayor Agrees to be Marshal of Gay Parade.
Calgary Herald. 5/7.
CANADA
Royson James: Toronto Elected a Mayor, Not a Priest.
Toronto Star. 5/7.
CANADA
Ian Liberman: Other Mayors Celebrate Pride Events.
Toronto Star. 5/7.
USA
Two Gay Soldiers Attacked in Colorado.
Towelroad. See also
Raw Story. 5/7.
USA
Trial to Begin in Slaying of Gay Middle School Student Larry King.
Los Angeles Times. 5/7.
USA
Fred Karger: NOM Skating On Thin Ice.
Liberaland. 5/7.
USA
Justice Dept.: Strike Down DOMA.
The Advocate. 5/7.
USA
When a Gay Minister Moved to a Small Southern Town.
Salon. 5/7.
USA
One Man's Struggle with Faith and Sexuality.
Des Moines Register. 5/7.
UGANDA
Elizabeth Palchik Allen: Beyond the Anti-Gay Bill: The Difficult Truth About Museveni’s Government in Uganda.
New Republic. 5/7.
AUSTRALIA
Parliament to Hear Gay Marriage Views.
The Australian. 5/7.
MONDAY JULY 4
UNITED KINGDOM
Opera Pulled After School Protests Over Gay Character.
The Guardian. 4/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Lee Hall: "I Will fight This". Lee Hall, who wrote 'Billy Elliot" writes on the cancellation of his new opera by a school and Opera North (see above).
The Guardian. 4/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Guild Deplores Censorship of Lee Hall Opera.
The Writers Guild of Great Britain. 4/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Savi Hensman: Addressing Sexuality Truthfully in the Church of England.
Ekklesia. 4/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Leeds Man Who Ran Illegal Sex Shop at Home Jailed.
Yorkshire Evening Post. 4/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Paul Prentice: Review: Pride London 2011.
So so Gay. 4/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Video: Peter Tatchell's Speech at Pride London 2011 in Trafalgar Square.
YouTube (USA). 4/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Ruth O’Kelly-Lynch: Bermuda Makes an Impact at London’s Pride Parade.
Royal Gazette (Bermuda). 4/7.
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
Setback for Gay Pride Festival as Main Sponsor Pulls Out.
STV News. 4/7.
HUNGARY
European Parliament Disapproves of New Hungarian Constitution.
European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights (Belgium). 4/7.
CROATIA
Croatia Football Head Markovic Loses Gay Slur Case.
USA Today (USA). 4/7.
FRANCE
Why France Lags Behind New York in Recognizing Gay Marriage.
Time (USA). 4/7.
SPAIN
Warning of Rise in Homophobic Attacks in Malaga.
Euro Weekly News. 4/7.
CANADA
Mayor Rob Ford Skips Pride Parade, Touching Off More Controversy.
Globe and Mail. 4/7.
CANADA
Pride Parade 2011: Stilettos, Squirt Guns and Rob Ford Masks.
Toronto Star. 4/7.
OTHER TORONTO PRIDE COVERAGE:
Xtra (photogallery),
CBC News (video and photogallery),
Globe and Mail (photogallery),
Toronto Sun (video),
CANADA
Speaker at Islamic Conference Reiterates Anti-Gay View During Pride Parade.
Toronto Star. 4/7.
USA
Bradley Manning: I Was Bullied in the Military for Being Gay.
The Guardian (UK). 4/7.
USA
Nathan Manske: Why Does the USA Need Pride Month?.
So So Gay (UK). 4/7.
USA
After Backing Gay Marriage, 4 in G.O.P. Face Voters’ Verdict.
New York Times. 4/7.
USA
Judith Stacey: Unequal Opportunity.
New York Times. 4/7.
USA
Workplace Atmosphere Keeps Many in the Closet.
National Public Radio. 4/7.
USA
Governor Signs Rhode Island Civil Union Law, But Pleases No One.
Keen News Service. 4/7.
USA
Albert R. Hunt: Politicians Lag U.S. Voters on Same-Sex Marriage.
Bloomberg. 4/7.
USA
Ricky Martin: 'I Hated It When People Tried to Force Me to Come Out'.
The Guardian (UK). 4/7.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Gays Stage “Caravan of Pride” for Their Rights.
Dominican Today. 4/7.
AFRICA
Gay Campaigners Are Changing Africa, New Comic Relief Project Says.
Pink Paper (UK). 4/7.
PAKISTAN
Pakistani Muslims Condemn US Gay Rights Meeting.
Huffington Post (USA). See also
BBC News. 4/7.
PAKISTAN
Pakistan's First Gay Pride Celebration Sparks Online Debate.
Hindustan Times (India). 4/7.
AUSTRALIA
Women's Wicked Thoughts.
Sydney Morning Herald. 4/7.
SUNDAY JULY 3
UNITED KINGDOM
Photogallery: Gay Pride Celebrates 40th Anniversary in London.
The Observer. 3/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Gay Pride Has Lots of Sparkle, Lots of Pink Plus a Hint of Grey.
Independent on Sunday. 3/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Rugby Star Ben Cohen Marches at Pride London Gay Rights Parade. Includes photo gallery of 15 images.
The Metro. 3/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Labour MP Chris Bryant wants "full equality" for gays.
Pink Paper. Also in Pink Paper's
Tens of Thousands Turn Out for Pride Parade,
Gay Rugby Team Meets World Cup Winner at Pride,
Deputy Defends Mayor of London After Criticism Over Pride Absence. 3/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Gay MSP in Running to Lead Scots Tories.
Sunday Herald. 3/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Theatre: The Pride, Crucible Studio.
Sheffield Telegraph. 3/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Church Warned of Split if it Relaxes Teaching on Gay Relationships.
Sunday Telegraph. 3/7.
IRELAND
Garda Homophobia Played a Part in the Failure to Solve Case.
Sunday Independent. 3/7.
IRELAND
Norris Still the People's First Choice as President.
Sunday Independent. 3/7.
CHECHNYA
There Is No Homosexuality in Chechnya Claims Chechen Website.
GayRussia. 3/7.
SPAIN
Madrid Celebrates Gay Pride.
Typically Spanish. 3/7.
CANADA
Raelians to “Reclaim” Swastika.
Montréal Gazette. 3/7.
CANADA
Toronto Pride Parade Expected to Draw 1 Million.
CBC News. 3/7.
USA
Editorial: Unfinished Business: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’.
New York Times. 3/7.
USA
Administration Supports Lesbian Employee's Case.
Forbes. 3/7.
USA
New York’s Approval of Same-Sex Marriage Spurs Opponents for New Fights.
New York Times. 3/7.
USA
Editorial: New York's Lessons for Maryland on Gay Marriage.
Baltimore Sun. 3/7.
USA
Editorial: Equality Is Lacking for America's Gay, Lesbian Couples.
Des Moines Register. 3/7.
USA
Victory! Dallas Morning News to Publish Same-Sex Marriages in “Weddings” Section.
Change. 3/7.
PERU
Lima Mayor Heads Gay Pride March in Peru Capital.
France 24 News (France). 3/7.
PAKISTAN
US Embassy Holds Gay, Lesbian Ceremony in Islamabad.
Pak Tribune. 3/7.
INDIA
Happy and Gay, LGBTs in Bangalore Celebrate Their Freedom.
Daily News & Analysis. 3/7.
INDIA
Law Fails to Smudge Gay Stigma.
India Today. 3/7.
INDIA
Out of the Closet, on to the Streets.
Hindustan Times. 3/7.
INDIA
Poulomi Banerjee: Silence Please.
Calcutta Telegraph. 3/7.
INDIA
Lawyers Script Essays on LGBTs’ Tryst with Law.
Indian Express. 3/7.
NEW ZEALAND
"Gay-dar" Billboard Vandalised Overnight.
GayNZ. 3/7.
SATURDAY JULY 2
UNITED KINGDOM
Audio Slideshow: 40 Years of London Gay Pride Marches.
BBC News. 2/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Gays Should Be Allowed to Marry, Ben Cohen Tells Pinkpaper.com.
Pink Paper. 2/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Jessica Geen: Have Mainstream Politicians Lost Pride?.
Pink News. 2/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Philip Hensher: The Struggle for Gay Rights Is Far From Over.
The Independent. 2/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Bishops Review Approach to Gay Relationships and Gay Priests.
The Guardian. 2/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Church to Review Same-Sex Relationships Policy.
BBC News. 2/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Nail Bomber David Copeland Loses Sentence Appeal.
BBC News. 2/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Peter Tatchell: I May Disagree with Marriage, but I Will Fight for Your Right to Do It.
The Guardian. 2/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Julie Bindel: A Brief History of Lesbian TV.
The Guardian. 2/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
In Pictures: Gay Pride Parade - London.
BBC News. 2/7.
FINLAND
Thousands Gather at Helsinki Pride.
YLE News. 2/7.
ESTONIA
Churches Attack Gay Partnership Reform.
Estonian Public Broadcasting. 2/7.
CROATIA
Every Other Student in Croatia Says Homosexuality Is Illness.
France 24 News. 2/7.
USA
Gay Marriage Not a Hot Topic with Congressional Republicans.
Policico. 2/7.
USA
Rhode Island Governor Signs Civil Union Bill Into Law.
CNN International. 2/7.
USA
Tanya Domi: GetEQUAL's Wizard Advisor Paul Yandura: The Exclusive Interview.
New Civil Rights Movement. 2/7.
USA
Mark Oppenheimer: Married, With Infidelities.
New York Times Magazine. 2/7.
USA
In America: Soldier Leaves Legacy Much Larger Than 'He Was Gay'.
CNN International. 2/7.
USA
Gay Man Refused Funeral by Catholic Church.
The Advocate. 2/7.
USA
Fred Karger: Obama's Gay Marriage Flip-Flopping.
The Guardian (UK). 2/7.
USA
North Carolina Is in for a Fight on Marriage.
The Advocate. 2/7.
USA
Listeners Weigh in on Gay Marriage.
National Public Radio. 2/7.
USA
Will New York's Media, Cultural Influence Prove a Boon for Gay Rights?.
CNN International. 2/7.
USA
DADT Repeal Certification Weeks Away, Obama Says.
On Top Magazine. 2/7.
USA
Feds: CA School District Failed to Help Gay Teen.
Forbes. 2/7.
USA
After Gay Student's Suicide, Central California District to Revise Harassment Policies.
Los Angeles Times. See also
Huffington Post 2/7.
USA
Jean Harris Dies at 66; Forceful Gay-Rights Organizer.
Los Angeles Times. 2/7.
USA
Tracy Baim: A Declaration of Gay Independence.
Huffington Post. 2/7.
USA
Man Convicted in Seattle Lesbian Stabbing.
Seattle Times. 2/7.
CANADA
Celebration: The Many Faces of Pride.
Globe and Mail. 2/7.
CANADA
‘We Exist,’ Iranian Pride Marchers Say.
Toronto Star. 2/7.
ISRAEL
Pink-Washed: Gay Rights and the Mideast Conflict.
SALON (USA). 2/7.
ISRAEL
Rabbis Protest Gay Singer's Gig.
Ynet News. 2/7.
INDIA
Delhi's Gay Community Campaigns for Rights.
Hindustan Times. 2/7.
INDIA
India's Queers Celebrate Second Year of 'Freedom'.
Mid Day. 2/7.
INDIA
To Be Gay in Indian Business.
Forbes (USA). 2/7.
NEW ZEALAND
Auckland Church Erects "Gay-Dar" Billboard.
GayNZ. 2/7.
AUSTRALIA
Women Back Gay Marriage, but Men Not so Keen.
Brisbane Times. 2/7.
FRIDAY JULY 1
UNITED KINGDOM
Livingstone Attacks Mayor’s Commitment to Gay Equality.
Mayor Watch. 1/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Meet the Belfast Braves, the UK's First Lesbian Football Team.
Belfast Telegraph. 1/7.
UNITED KINGDOM
Behind the Scene: Geoff Wakeling – The Guide to Gay Gardening.
So So Gay. 1/7.
USA
The Big Questions: How Does Same-Sex Marriage Play as a Political Issue?
Time. 1/7.
USA
Michele Bachmann Goes Quiet on Homosexuality.
CBS News. 1/7.
USA
Gay Marriage Drive Revived in Maine.
Bangor Daily News. 1/7.
USA
Editorial: Obama's Still on the Fence on Same-Sex Marriage.
Los Angeles Times. 1/7.
USA
Editorial: Time for President Obama to Stand Up for Gay Marriage.
Washington Post. 1/7.
USA
Editorial: Speaker Quinn on Marriage.
New York Times. 1/7.
USA
McGinn Offers Support on Gay Marriage.
Seattle Times. 1/7.
USA
U.S. Drops Deportation Proceedings Against Immigrant in Same-Sex Marriage.
New York Times. 1/7.
USA
Woman Charged for Preacher Kiss at Gay Pride Event.
Charlotte Observer. 1/7.
USA
13 Democratic Senators Unveil ‘It Gets Better’ Video for Gay Youths.
Washington Post. 1/7.
USA
Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach Refuses to Sign Proclamation of Support for PrideFest.
Huffington Post. 1/7.
USA
U.S. Rep. Polis, Partner to Become Parents This Fall.
Denver Post. 1/7.
CANADA
Anti-Gay Speakers at Muslim Conference During Pride.
Toronto Star. 1/7.
CANADA
Jamaican Singer’s Concert Moved Out of Toronto After Outcry from Gay Community.
Globe and Mail. 1/7.
INDIA
Delhi Set to Celebrate 2nd Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality.
Daily News & Analysis. 1/7.
CHINA
Beijing's Gay Community Fights Censorship.
Time (USA). 1/7.
HONG KONG
Joe Mirabella: More Than 15,000 Rally Online To Fight “Gay Cure” Therapy In Hong Kong.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (USA). 1/7.
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