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28 January 2013US: Boy Scouts troop forced by regional council to remove anti-discrimination statement 9 A Boy Scout troop has been made by its governing regional council to remove an anti-discrimination policy published last week, which contradicts the national policy banning gay members, volunteers and staff. -
28 January 2013Canada: Kathleen Wynne becomes first lesbian province leader 11 A former cabinet minister has been appointed as Canada's first openly-gay provincial premier, who is also the first female leader of the most populous Canadian province. -
28 January 2013Exclusive: Defence Secretary Philip Hammond links incest with same-sex marriage 122 Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has told students in Surrey that allowing gay couples to marry would be like sanctioning incest. -
28 January 2013Church of England: The government has ‘no mandate’ for its same-sex marriage bill 42 The Church of England has responded to the publication of the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) and has complained that it wasn’t given enough time to study the proposals in full ahead of last week’s announcement. -
28 January 2013Catholic Church warns gay teachers they risk the sack if they marry or enter into civil partnerships 69 Openly gay senior teachers at Catholic schools could face demotion or the sack if they fail to live according to the gospel of the Roman Catholic Church. -
28 January 2013Cambridgeshire: Cafe owner calls for apology over allegations of support for Ugandan anti-gay bill 8 The St Neots cafe owner who was accused of speaking in favour of anti-gay legislation in Uganda has demanded an apology from two bloggers, one of whom called him a "hatemonger". -
28 January 2013Brazillian trans model features in Benetton ad campaign 19 A global advertising campaign by United Colors of Benetton has launched, and features a Brazillian trans woman model. -
28 January 2013Church in Wales hints that one day it may agree to marry gay couples 9 The Church in Wales has responded to the publication of the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) and says the proposals give it scope to consider sanctioning marriages for gay couples in the future. -
28 January 2013France: Cartoon characters share gay kisses at equal marriage rally 5 Famous cartoon characters were paired up in same-sex couples in a display as part of a rally for equal marriage in France. -
28 January 2013Sebastian Faulks: Attempts to make James Bond thoughtful just made him ‘slightly gay’ 16 James Bond writer, Sebastian Faulks, has said that his attempts to make the the character more sensitive or introspective failed, and that he just ended up being "slightly gay". -
28 January 2013Married priest switches from Episcopals to Catholicism over gay rights and gives up sex with his wife 54 A former Episcopal has given up sex with his wife, permanently as part of his conversion to become a Catholic Priest. -
28 January 2013UK: Catholics hand out 1 million anti-gay marriage postcards 75 A million anti-gay marriage postcards were handed out at Catholic masses over the weekend. -
28 January 2013Poll: 75% of Irish people support equal marriage 18 Support for equal marriage has risen substantially in Ireland, and now three quarters of the population would vote yes in a referendum to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples, a new poll suggests. -
28 January 2013Irish equality minister supports equal marriage, and calls for reform of gay parenting law 5 The Irish minister for Justice and Equality has voiced his support for equal marriage for gay couples, and said there is a need to reform and "bring clarity" to issues surrounding gay parenting. -
28 January 2013East London ‘Muslim vigilantes’ homophobia victim makes contact with police + A man who was subjected to homophobic abuse by a group of men claiming to be "Muslim vigilantes" has come forward to police. -
28 January 2013UK: Finance director steals £170,000 from employer over ex-wife’s sexuality blackmail 3 A man claims he was blackmailed by his wife into stealing £170,000 from the luxury goods firm where he worked, after she found out he had called gay chat lines. -
28 January 2013US: Lesbian wife of Fort Bragg officer gets membership offer and ‘Spouse of the Year’ award 2 The lesbian wife of an officer at Fort Bragg has won the Spouse of the Year award and been invited to join the military spouses' club that originally rebuffed her. -
28 January 2013Vietnam: Trans woman to lose official legal recognition 6 Vietnam's only trans woman to have been officially recognised as female has been told she will once again be considered male after a local committee objected to the decision. -
28 January 2013Oklahoma pastor: You can’t refrigerate homosexuality like pork, so it is still a sin 98 The leader of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality, and pastor invited to talk on his program have said it is okay to eat pork and shellfish, but not to have gay sex, despite both being classed as sinful in the Old Testament. -
28 January 2013Hawaii: Lawmakers to choose between legalising or banning equal marriage 4 Hawaiian lawmakers have submitted four pieces of legislation: two legalising and two banning equal marriage.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’13
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights2
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality8
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’1
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT2
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets6
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’2
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill19
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss+
- Video: Finland's pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final11
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions6
Uma Thurman to star in biopic as anti-gay campaigner Anita Bryant 12
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'62
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 48
Channel 4 Big Breakfast creator Charlie Parsons acquires global dating site Gaydar3
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters12
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples 64
Texas: Anti-trans marriage law gains Senate approval 6
Tory MP Nadine Dorries: 'The gay marriage bill is taking the sex out of marriage'89
US: Minnesota Republican moved to tears over 'heartbreaking' same-sex marriage bill73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'65-
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples64
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'62
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59
Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
Christians called to pray at Parliament in opposition to equal marriage bill56
New Zealand: B&B owner says 'not in my home' to lesbian couple56
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