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January 11, 2013

France: Comedian who claims to be pro-gay plans to rally 200,000 against equal marriage

An anti-equal marriage movement in France, which has organised a rally this weekend hoping to bring out 200,000 demonstrators, has found a leader in a comedian who has denied accusations of homophobia.

January 11, 2013

Comment: It’s time for the media to change the record on trans healthcare

In a comment piece for PinkNews, Sarah Brown says the media needs to make substantial improvements in the way it covers health stories involving the trans community.

January 11, 2013

Trans character, Hayley Cropper, to make dramatic exit from Coronation Street

Popular soap, Coronation Street, is to say goodbye to trans character, Hayley Cropper, after 15 years on the soap.

January 11, 2013

Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore leaves Twitter following transphobic row

Suzanne Moore, who frequently writes for the Guardian newspaper, appears to have left Twitter having faced heavy criticism for her controversial remarks about the trans community.

January 11, 2013

US: Lesbian couple handed letter condemning homosexuality by manager as they left his restaurant

A lesbian couple from North Carolina have said a restaurant owner handed them a letter condeminig homosexuality as they paid and left.

January 11, 2013

British Medical Association urges for gay men to receive HPV vaccine

A vaccine against HPV should be extended to young gay men, the BMA has told the Department of Health.

January 11, 2013

Facebook post on anonymous Australian confession page boasts of anti-gay assaults

An Australian Facebook page for anonymous confessions posted the story of a man who said he committed hate crimes, including assaults and robberies, by pretending to be gay.

January 11, 2013

US: Newark Mayor Cory Booker: I once ‘hated gays’

The mayor of the New Jersey city of Newark, Cory Booker, previously “hated gays” as a young man, according to a 1992 opinion piece republished by the Stanford Daily newspaper this week.

January 11, 2013

David Cameron supports bid for London to host 2018 Gay Games

David Cameron has voiced his support for a bid aiming to have the Gay Games brought to London in 2018.

January 11, 2013

London: Rise of sexually transmitted infections on gay scene linked to crystal meth

A report in the Lancet shows use of crystal methamphetamine is on the rise in London's gay scene, with gay men at greater risk of catching sexually transmitted infections as a result.