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30 January 2013US: Gay boy scout hopeful for national change after vote on anti-gay policy 1 The family of a Californian teenage boy scout who was denied the Eagle Scout award because he was openly gay, has welcomed an upcoming vote by the Boy Scouts of America's board, on whether to drop a national ban on gay members, volunteers and staff. -
30 January 2013US: Gay teen taken off life support after hanging himself because of homophobic bullying 52 A 15-year-old gay teenager has been taken off life support, after hanging himself in a local school playground after being bullied because he was gay. -
30 January 2013US: Churches may cease funding if Boy Scouts remove anti-gay policy 21 Some churches have not taken kindly to the news that the Boy Scouts of American are to vote on whether to drop a national ban on gay members, volunteers and staff. -
30 January 2013Tory MP Anne Milton furious as anti-gay marriage group uses photo without permission 28 The main group campaigning against equal marriage in the UK has used another Conservative MP’s photograph on its publicity leaflets without her permission. -
30 January 2013UK: 86 MPs vote to change the Equality Act in same-sex marriage amendment debate 32 A bill proposed by a Conservative MP to amend the Equality Act in order to provide further legal protections for those who disagree with equal marriage has received the support of 86 MPs - but it's unlikely to become law. -
30 January 2013Venice breaks cultural ties with St Petersburg over anti-gay law 7 The Italian city of Venice has broken its cultural partnership with Russian city, St Petersburg, over an anti-gay law which was brought in a year ago. -
30 January 2013Paris Hilton auctions off perfume and donate proceeds to GLAAD 2 Paris Hilton is auctioning off a personalised bottle of her perfume on eBay, and will donate all proceeds to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. -
30 January 2013Surrey Council Tory chairwoman says same-sex marriage is ‘dangerous’ to children – blasts ‘gays in the media’ 96 The Chair of Surrey County Council spoke of the unknown consequences of equal marriage when interviewed at a Coalition for Marriage event. -
30 January 2013Video: Bryan Fischer says ‘Big Gay bigots’ will force women ‘into combat to die’ 24 The American Family Association spokesman, Bryan Fischer has blamed a gay "lobby" for "destroying" the US military, and has said that peoples' daughters will be drafted into the army "to die" because of gay people. -
30 January 2013San Francisco’s public nudity ban goes into force on Friday 13 San Francisco’s public nudity ban will go into force on Friday – it has been confirmed by a US district court judge. -
30 January 2013New LGBT health centre opens in Birmingham 3 A new centre to help with health issues faced by Birmingham's LGBT community has now opened. -
30 January 2013US: Leading sports magazine features gay kiss in Super Bowl preview 6 The leading sports magazine in America has featured a gay celebratory kiss in a feature around the upcoming Super Bowl. -
30 January 2013Fox News reporter attempts to link gay scout leaders to paedophilia 9 Fox News seemed to be attempting to create a link between child abuse, and the possibility that the Boy Scouts of American may allow gay members, volunteers and staff. -
30 January 2013UK: Government minister Sayeeda Warsi condemns anti-gay east London ‘Muslim vigilante’ groups 22 Faith and Communities Minister Sayeeda Warsi has condemned Muslim vigilante groups in east London – some of whom recently targeted a gay man with homophobic abuse. -
30 January 2013Young gay New Zealanders say equal marriage would reduce youth suicides 1 Young gay men have made submissions to the New Zealand select committee dealing with the equal marriage bill, to say that legalising equal marriage would reduce the number of youth suicides. -
30 January 2013US: Gay former American football player charged with assaulting ex-boyfriend + A retired American football player has been charged with felony domestic violence and assault charges involving a former boyfriend. -
30 January 2013US: Obama’s immigration reform plan aims to support same-sex families 2 Plans laid out by President Barack Obama for immigration reform, include provisions for recognising same-sex families from different countries, and allowing visas for same-sex couples wishing to live in the US. -
30 January 2013Senator John McCain: Same-sex family immigration protections are a ‘red herring’ 10 Senator John McCain has attacked President Obama's plans for immigration reform, described the issue of same-sex binational families as "a red herring", and compared same-sex families to abortions. -
30 January 2013Oregon: Bar owner accused of discriminating against transgender customers + The Oregon labor commissioner has filed discrimination charges against a Portland bar owner accused of telling transgender patrons to stay away. -
30 January 2013European Union High Representative pushes Russia to drop anti-gay law 12 The High Representative for the European Union has condemned a Russian draft law, which woud make the "promotion" of homosexuality illegal, and urged the country to "protect" the rights of gay people.
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France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law+
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill1
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’5
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally1
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’25
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights6
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality18
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’6
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT3
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions14
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets21
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss8
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters17- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'25
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 51
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-
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
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 couples65
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62
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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