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November 1, 2012
Unfinished business: time to pardon Alan Turing

Member of Parliament and Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary, Sadiq Khan, says gay codebreaker Alan Turing deserves to finally be pardoned

This year has been an incredible year for Britain. This summer when we hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games we showed ourselves at our very best: a country with progressive values, an inclusive and diverse society coming together to show what we can do.

The last time we hosted the Olympic Games was in 1948, shortly after the defeat of fascism, in a Britain facing the challenges of rebuilding a nation after the Second World War.

July 20, 2012
Gay Londoners come out for sport during Olympics

Gay sports clubs in London invite LGBT people to come to a free taster session during Out For Sport Week

With just one week before the Olympics begin in the UK capital, LGBT Londoners are being called on to embrace the spirit of the games and join a gay sports club.

Out For Sport Week will run in between the Olympic and Paralympic Games, from 13 to 19 August, and aims to encourage more lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to get involved with sport.

OutPlay Squash, Hackney Women’s Football Club, London Frontrunners, KB Kickboxing and Out to Swim are among the 18 clubs offering free taster sessions during the week.

July 18, 2012
Letter calls on Olympic bosses to stand up for gay rights

Activist Peter Tatchell calls on nations to sign 'equality pledge' for LGBT rights or be banned from London 2012

Activist Peter Tatchell has written an open letter to Olympic bosses urging them to make a stand for gay rights by banning homophobic countries from competing in the games.

In an open letter to Olympic chiefs Jacques Rogge and Lord Coe, Tatchell calls on participating countries which are known to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to sign a pledge supporting equal rights or be disqualified from the sporting event.

July 16, 2012
London Olympics committee backs Pride House

LOCOG supports gay sports event in UK capital during London 2012 Olympic Games

Olympics organizers have backed a gay sports event in London, saying they see it as part of the games' 'legacy'.

Pride House, a gay venue for Olympic athletes, spectators, tourists, families and friends, was given the official support of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a letter from LOCOG chief executive Paul Deighton.

May 16, 2012
Will gay people be ‘invisible’ in London’s 2012 Olympics?

GSN investigates what London’s Olympic organizers have done to involve LGBT people, give them a presence at the games and leave a legacy for gay sport

‘Hard to spot and easy to miss,’ that’s veteran activist Peter Tatchell’s take on the LGBT presence at the London Olympics.

If he’s right, it’ll be a sad irony. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people seem to have been integral to winning the games for London (diversity was a key part of the bid to the International Olympic Committee) and gay individuals and businesses will also play a big role in delivering the games.