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October 25, 2012

US: 100 Catholics stand up for equal marriage in Maine through newspaper adverts

A pro-marriage equality group in Portland, Maine, is reiterating its support for the referendum on equal marriage in November, by launching a new campaign of newspaper adverts in the state.

October 25, 2012

Romney rejected birth certificates of children from gay parents

Mitt Romney is being accused of deliberately trying to make it harder for same-sex couples to register the birth details of their children during his time as governor of Massachusetts.

October 25, 2012

Lady Gaga to face anti-gay Russian legal backlash

The media circus of LGBT-supporting stars facing the legal wrath of anti-gay opponents in the Russia’s St Petersburg shows no sign of dying down, with predictions that Lady Gaga will be next.

October 25, 2012

Cameroon: Gay rights supporting lawyer’s children receives death threats

A lawyer in Cameroon, who has made a career of defending gay rights, has been on the receiving end of death threats, along with members of his family.

October 25, 2012

European gay water polo tournament splashes into London

The London Orca European Water Polo Championship tournament is taking place next Friday, with LGBT teams hoping for victory in the competition. Rory Desch profiles Richard Hackney, from Out to Swim’s LGBT water polo club London Orca.

October 25, 2012

Liverpool: LGBT arts festival gets underway

Homotopia is now underway in Liverpool and this year's festival has a special focus on the LGBT citizens of Uganda.

October 25, 2012

Scotland: Man attacks barman in row over gay porn

A man accused of hitting a gay barman over the head with a bottle in an alleged row about gay pornography has avoided jail.

October 25, 2012

Scissor Sisters announce ‘hiatus’ at London gig

The Scissor Sisters closed their UK tour last night in London and announced an indefinite hiatus at their Camden Roundhouse gig.

October 25, 2012

Manchester: LGBT hustings for police commissioner candidates

The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) has announced that those running to become the first elected police and crime commissioner for Greater Manchester are due to take part in a hustings event for the LGBT community.

October 25, 2012

Kentucky: 2 men acquitted on gay hate charges

Anthony Ray Jenkins and his cousin David Jason Jenkins have both been found guilty over charges of kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap in connection with the assault on a gay man in Kentucky but not of breaking US federal hate crime laws.