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January 16, 2013

GLAAD nominates Frank Ocean and Adam Lambert for media awards

Singers Frank Ocean and Adam Lambert have been nominated for GLAAD Media Awards, as well as the NBC series, The New Normal, Tom Hanks film, Cloud Atlas and the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic book series.

January 16, 2013

UK: Accenture named most gay-friendly company by Stonewall

Gay rights charity Stonewall has published its Top 100 Employers for 2013, with management consultancy firm Accenture topping the list.

January 16, 2013

Hampshire Constabulary Chief receives Stonewall ‘Champion of the Year’ award

The Chief Constable for Hampshire's Constabulary has been named Stonewall's Individual Champion of the Year for lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

January 16, 2013

One million leaflets being handed out against equal marriage in marginal seats

One million leaflets against government's plans to legalise marriage equality are being sent out to voters in constituencies marginal on the issue by an anti-equal marriage campaign group which has deemed the plans "undemocratic".

January 16, 2013

Maine: Transwoman receives honourable discharge from US Marines

A transgender woman who went absent without leave from the US Military 31 years ago has received an honourable discharge.

January 16, 2013

Elton John ‘overwhelmed with excitement’ over birth of second son

Sir Elton John and David Furnish have welcomed their second child, and said they were "overwhelmed with happiness and excitement".

January 16, 2013

London: Islington and Camden to host UK’s ‘biggest’ LGBT History Month celebrations

Organisers in the London boroughs of Islington and Camden say February’s programme of events for LGBT History Month will be the largest in the UK.

January 16, 2013

Comment: South Africa is not a ‘Rainbow Nation’ if you’re gay

Recently, a South African college was exposed for offering therapies to try and turn young gay people straight. South African Douglas Bruce Davies explains that despite some of the most progressive gay rights laws in the world, South Africa is not a paradise to be LGBT.

January 16, 2013

South African student defends gay ‘cure’ college and says she’s no longer a lesbian

A student has defended a South African arts academy and claims that it helped “cure” her of being a lesbian.

January 16, 2013

Fox News criticised for using a photo of Mrs Doubtfire for trans health story

Fox News has been criticised for using an image of Mrs Doubtfire, Robin Williams’ fictional character from the 1993 film of the same name, in a story about transgender inequality on its website.