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September 25, 2012

UK politician criticises Stonewall for ‘bigot’ nomination – but wants to attend ceremony

Alan Craig, the leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance Party and a former councillor for the London Borough of Newham, has criticised Stonewall after the charity nominated him for the title of “Bigot of the Year”.

September 25, 2012

UKIP approves internal LGBT campaign group

The UK Independence Party’s National Executive Committee has officially given approval to an affiliated LGBT campaign section of the party.

September 25, 2012

Minnesota: Court acquits HIV man in transmission case

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of an HIV positive man who was accused of passing the virus to another man through unprotected sex.

September 25, 2012

Video: Madonna praises Obama on gay rights and then calls him a ‘Muslim’

Madonna has declared her support for President Barack Obama but surprisingly appeared to be confused by his religion.

September 25, 2012

Russian politician says being gay is a ‘bad habit’ that can be treated with prayer

Vitaly Milonov, city councillor and author of St Petersburg’s homophobic censorship law, has referred to homosexuality as a “bad habit” that can be treated by fasting and prayer.

September 25, 2012

New York: Arrest in McDonald’s anti-trans attack case

24-year-old Jamar McLeod was attacked by a man who reportedly made homophobic slurs about his transgender girlfriend, Jaslisa Griffin.

September 25, 2012

UK: Christian anti-gay activist acquitted over Tesco leaflets

A Christian activist has been found not guilty of a public order offence after he handed out leaflets for the group Christian Voice that criticised Tesco’s decision to donate £30,000 to this year’s World Pride.

September 25, 2012

Video: Hugh Grant comes @Out4Marriage and says ‘love is the same for everyone’

Hugh Grant, star of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually, About a Boy and the Bridget Jones films, has recorded a video in support of the Out4Marriage campaign to make same-sex marriage legal in the UK.

September 25, 2012

UK: Muslim anti-gay cleric Abu Hamza’s US extradition approved

Abu Hamza had previously said AIDS had been sent as a curse on gay people and he also claimed that transgender people were cursed too.

September 25, 2012

Manchester: Vigil for PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes

A vigil in memory of PC Fiona Bone, a lesbian police officer who was murdered in Greater Manchester along with her colleague PC Nicola Hughes, is taking place today.