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Big Gay News – April 5, 2012

Dubai Police Chief Denies Gay People Arrested at Party Huffington Post reports that Dubai’s chief of police has denied reports that 30 gay men were arrested at a private party in early March. Lieutenant General Dhahi [...]

Big Gay News – March 8, 2012

GLAAD Commends Roland Martin The Washington Post reports former CNN analyst Roland Martin, who was recently suspended over anti-gay comments he made during the Super Bowl on Twitter, has met with GLAAD. Martin told viewers of his [...]

Big Gay News – February 23, 2012

Court Rules Prop. 8 Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s Prop. 8, the statewide ban on same-sex marriage. The 2-1 decision by the three judge panel found the [...]

Big Gay News – February 9, 2012

UK Muslims Convicted in Landmark Gay Hatred Case Reuters reports that three British Muslim men were found guilty in January of anti-gay rhetoric by distributing leaflets calling for the death of homosexuals.  The men handed [...]

Big Gay News – January 26, 2012

Minnesota Public School Teachers Call For Gay-Friendly Policies Think Progress reports that MN’s Anoka-Hennepin school district, which has faced criticism for a controversial policy preventing teachers and administrators from talking about sexual orientation, is considering a new [...]

Big Gay News – January 12, 2012

Gay Couple Sue Hawaii B&B, Claim Discrimination The Associated Press reports that two lesbians filed suit against a Hawaii bed and breakfast they claim denied them a room for being gay in 2007. Diane Cervelli [...]

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Democratic Rep. Barney Frank Announces Retirement The Associated Press reports that Dem. Rep. Barney Frank, the first voluntarily openly gay member of Congress has announced he will retire at the end of his current term; [...]

Big Gay News – December 1, 2011

Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, and in commemoration of the occasion, the HIV Vaccine Trials Network, headquartered at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, debunks the top 10 myths about HIV vaccine research. Myth No. [...]

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Catholic Journal Withdraws Gay Devil Column The Catholic Archdiocese of Boston’s official newspaper, The Pilot, has retracted a column that claimed the devil is responsible for same-sex attraction. The author, associate director for policy and [...]

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Gay Ottawa Teen Who Killed Himself Was Bullied The CBC reports that Allan Hubley, father of 15 year old Jamie Hubley, who committed suicide in October, spoke to reporters about the bullying that led to [...]

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