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US teacher accused of threatening to 'out' straight pupil

6 hours 36 min ago
A New York teacher has been accused of threatening to 'out' a straight nine-year-old boy. Jared Alessandroni, 29, a teacher at the South Bronx Charter School, allegedly told the pupil he would tell the class he was gay.


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Bloc Party's Kele on coming out to his parents

6 hours 39 min ago
The singer of indie band Bloc Party, Kele Okereke, has spoken about how his religious parents coped with him coming out. He has rarely referred to his sexual orientation in interviews.


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Belfast gay club Mynt loses licence

10 hours 35 min ago
One of the premier gay clubs in Belfast has lost its licence. The city council's licensing committee decided not to renew Mynt's licence, citing police allegations of customer drug use, alcohol being served out of hours and assaults.


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German football boss says gay players should find another job

11 hours 37 min ago
A former German football manager has said gay men should not play football because they will be ridiculed. Rudi Assauer's comments have outraged German gay groups, with the Gay and Lesbian Federation saying they were "beneath contempt".


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Anti-abortion campaigner arrested over 'death threats' to Elton John

13 hours 26 min ago
An American anti-abortion campaigner has been arrested for allegedly making threats on Elton John's life. Neal Horsley, who is notorious for producing a website listing the names, addresses and photos of abortion doctors, was arrested on Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia.


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US lesbian bishop receives votes for confirmation

13 hours 53 min ago
The assistant bishop-elect of Los Angeles, Mary Glasspool, has cleared an important hurdle in the confirmation process.


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Figure skater Johnny Weir 'not family friendly enough for Stars on Ice'

15 hours 24 min ago
The American figure skating champion Johnny Weir has reportedly been rejected from the Stars on Ice Tour because he is not deemed "family friendly".


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First gay marriages for Mexico City

17 hours 4 min ago
The first gay couples to marry in Latin America held their ceremonies yesterday in Mexico City. A lesbian couple were the first to tie the knot. Judith Vazquez and Lol Kin Castaneda wore matching white gowns for their ceremony at city hall, attended by Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebrard.


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Australia is first to recognise 'non-specified' gender

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 17:29
Australia may have made gender history this week, as the New South Wales government lays claim to being the first in the world to recognise an individual’s sex as officially “not specified”.


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John Barrowman's hair 'completely white'

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 16:52
Gay actor John Barrowman has revealed that his natural hair colour is "completely white". The Torchwood star, 42, said he had been dying his hair for years and that his civil partner Scott Gill, an architect, persuaded him not to go back to his roots.


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Northern Ireland pair guilty of homophobic murder

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 16:33
Two men have been found guilty of the homophobic murder of a gay Northern Ireland shop worker. Lithuanians Andrius Dunauskas, 23, and Raminas Balseris, 26, were found guilty today of the murder of openly gay Shaun Fitzpatrick, 32.


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Campaigner calls for 2012 Olympics to honour Alan Turing

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 16:11
The man who started the campaign for an official apology to Alan Turing is calling for the 2012 Olympics to recognise the gay mathematician's achievements.


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Norton says he won't benefit from Ross' BBC exit

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 15:16
Graham Norton has brushed aside suggestions he could become the BBC's leading chatshow host by taking over Jonathan Ross' slot.


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Complaint over charity's gay-only job advert

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 14:38
A Devon gay charity has defended its decision to bar straight people from applying for jobs. The Intercom Trust, which serves people across the south-west, said that it needed staff who had experience of being gay, lesbian or bisexual.


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Photo of murdered teen Michael Causer used on gay dating site

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 12:12
The mother of murdered gay teenager Michael Causer has spoken of her shock after discovering someone was using his photo on a dating website.


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Chief exorcist says the Devil is working in the Vatican

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:45
The Catholic Church's chief exorcist has said that the Devil is at work in the Vatican. Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, says that in the Vatican, there are "cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon".


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Anti-bullying film comes to Scotland

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:16
A film to tackle homophobic bullying is to be sent to every secondary school in Scotland. FIT, produced by Stonewall, features six teenagers, some of whom are gay, at a dance club. It has been compared to television shows Glee and Skins.


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US school cancels prom over lesbian student's date

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:09
A Mississippi school has cancelled its prom rather than allow a lesbian student to wear a tuxedo and arrive with her date.


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Gay activists shouted 'you're one of us' at Roy Ashburn in 2005

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:03
California senator Roy Ashburn was heckled in 2005 at an anti-gay marriage rally by gay campaigners who knew he was in the closet. They shouted: "We know you're one of us, Roy!"


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Cuba pays for gender reassignment surgery

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:35
Cuba has begun paying for trans men and women to have gender reassignment surgery. Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raul Castro and niece of former leader Fidel, confirmed to reporters yesterday that the country began paying for the procedures in 2008.


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