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April 16, 2012

Gay dean: Leak culprit should be found before new Archbishop of Canterbury appointed

The Church of England's most senior openly gay cleric has said the source of leaked documents which cost him an appointment as Bishop of Southwark must be found before a replacement for the Archbishop of Canterbury is decided.

April 16, 2012

Michael Cashman MEP meets Northern Cyprus leaders over anti-gay law

Last week, openly gay MEP Michael Cashman met leaders and non-governmental organisations in the northern part of Cyprus, advocating for the decriminalisation of homosexuality.

April 16, 2012

Saudi Arabia: Schools ‘ban tomboys and gays’

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reportedly banned gays and tomboys from its schools citing efforts to tackle the two 'phenomena'.

April 15, 2012

Video: “Child Celebrities Opposing Kirk Cameron (CCOKC)”

A group of former child stars have made a spoof video, called "Child Celebrities Opposing Kirk Cameron," or CCOKC, where they attack Kirk Cameron for the anti-gay comments he made during an interview with Piers Morgan on CNN.

April 15, 2012

Paul Iacono comes out as gay

The star of MTV's now defunct show "The Hard Times of RJ Berger," Paul Iacono, has come out as gay.

April 15, 2012

Gay rights activists angry at Obama’s refusal to sign anti-discrimination order

LGBT activists have reacted angrily to President Obama's decision not to sign an executive order that would have outlawed workplace discrimination on the grounds of sexuality and gender identity.

April 15, 2012

Australia’s first openly-gay party leader resigns

Australian Greens leader and senator in the Canberra federal parliament, Bob Brown, is retiring...

April 15, 2012

Australia’s first openly gay party leader resigns

Australian Greens leader and senator in the Canberra federal parliament, Bob Brown, is retiring...

April 15, 2012

St. Andrews: LGBT students protest during sermon by anti-gay Cardinal O’Brien

In addition to a silent protest that greeted Cardinal Keith O'Brien at the University of St Andrews today, some members of the university's LGBT group staged a walk-out as soon as the Cardinal began his sermon.

April 15, 2012

Lord Carey: Christians ‘vilified’ and ‘driven underground’ by British Courts

In a written submission to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the former archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has said that Christians are being "vilified" by British courts and "driven underground."