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January 12, 2014

Former boxer Evander Holyfield apologises for anti-gay remarks on Celebrity Big Brother

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield has apologised for his anti-gay remarks on Celebrity Big Brother, saying he had "completely forgotten about the cameras" at the time and was only expressing a personal view.

January 12, 2014

Study: 40 per cent of young LGBT people in England have contemplated suicide

According to a recent major report, more than half of young LGBT people in England have suffered mental health issues, and 40 per cent have considered suicide, emphasising a growing concern that schools and health services are failing gay teenagers.

January 12, 2014

Over 100 demonstrators gather in London against Indian gay sex ban

Over 100 demonstrators gathered outside London's High Commission of India on Sunday to campaign against the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate a ban on gay sex.

January 12, 2014

Gay New Zealand speed skater Blake Skjellerup blasts Olympics hosts for refusing to ‘embody diversity’

New Zealand speed skater Blake Skjellerup has said he is "disappointed" he will not be able to represent himself as a gay man at the Sochi Winter Olympics if he manages to qualify by February, calling out anti-gay laws in Russia for continuing a legacy of historic discrimination.

January 11, 2014

Producer ‘thrilled’ to feature openly gay lead actors in HBO film about AIDS crisis

The producer of a series about the AIDS crisis in the US has said it is "sort of thrilling" to feature gay leading men in the show.

January 11, 2014

Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler: Being gay in football isn’t a problem now

Former star Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler who has in the past been accused of homophobic taunting, has said he thinks it "wouldn't be a problem" for a footballer to be openly gay now.

January 11, 2014

TV dating host suggests bisexual men don’t exist: ‘They’re all gay’

A US television host has caused criticism by suggesting that bisexual men do not exist.

January 10, 2014

Vatican internet users illegally download ‘Billy Elliot’ and ‘Lesbian Hair Salon’

Users of the internet inside the Vatican have used illegal torrent sites to download illegal films, music, and porn titles with funny names, a site focussing on file sharing has reported.

January 10, 2014

Canada: Host of cancelled radio show denies that he is homophobic

The former host of a cancelled radio show who was suspended, and then cut, for making homophobic comments about gay men involved in a criminal trial of which he was the jury foreman, has denied that he is homophobic.

January 10, 2014

Leeds: Court protest staged for bisexual man facing deportation to Jamaica

A protest has taken place outside an immigration court in Leeds over the plight of a bisexual man who faces deportation to Jamaica.