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June 1, 2012

Target Corp. releases gay pride t-shirts, angers anti-gay groups

US retail giant, Target, has begun selling gay pride t-shirts on its website in order to raise money for a pro-equality group, earning thus the wrath of anti-gay groups around the country.

June 1, 2012

Green Lantern is to be reintroduced as a gay man

One of the oldest and most established characters in DC Comics, Green Lantern, will be revealed as gay in the forthcoming title, it has been confirmed.

June 1, 2012

Manhunt continues for ‘killer bisexual porn actor’

The hunt for a man who is believed to have murdered and dismembered a male lover and sent parts of his body to government officials has continued today.

June 1, 2012

Feature: Is South Africa failing gay asylum seekers?

With South Africa facing a flood of LGBT refugees from all over the African continent, a creaking asylum system is exposing them to corruption, homophobia and the risk of attack. In this feature article we investigate the gravity of the situation, its sources and possible solution.

June 1, 2012

St Petersburg judge ‘rules LGBT event bans were unlawful’

A judge in St Petersburg has ruled that bans on gay events put in place by officials under city's 'gay propaganda' legislation were unlawful, it has been reported.

June 1, 2012

Azerbaijan and Iran locked in a spat over rumours of a gay parade

Azerbaijan has accused Iran of lying over claims the Azeri government was forced to cancel a gay parade during the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend.

June 1, 2012

French prime minister: Equal marriage and adoption laws to be introduced ‘quickly’

The French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told a French television station this morning a change in legislation to allow gay couples to marry and adopt children will be done 'quickly' and that a draft is 'ready'.

June 1, 2012

Typo blamed after Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says faiths ‘will be able to marry gays’

The office of Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, has blamed a typographical error for messages he sent to constituents which appear to say religious institutions will be allowed to marry gay couples under government plans.

June 1, 2012

World’s first museum of lesbian and gay art goes official in New York

The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Lesbian and Gay Art received accreditation from the State of New York...

June 1, 2012

Comment: Why won’t the Queen embrace the queens?

On one issue, writes Peter Tatchell, the Queen remains curiously out of step with public opinion: whereas most of us now welcome and embrace LGBT people, the Queen has never done so.