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22 January 2013Pro-gay pastor delivers Obama benediction and says gay people created in God’s image 7 The pro-gay priest who delivered President Barack Obama's benediction as part of the official inauguration ceremony on Monday said that all people, were "created in God's image", whether "gay or straight". -
22 January 2013Video: East London man suffers anti-gay abuse from ‘Muslim Patrol’ gang 254 Video has surfaced of a group shouting homophobic abuse at a man in East London. -
22 January 2013France: Karl Lagerfeld supports equal marriage with lesbian brides at couture show 1 Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has used his lastest fashion show to support equal marriage amidst divides across France on the issue. -
22 January 2013Ireland: Gay rights group welcomes employment discrimination ruling 2 Ireland's Equality Tribunal has ordered an employer to pay €24,000 (£20,190) for discrimination and victimisation on the basis of sexual orientation. -
22 January 2013Video: Trans community speak of their hurt at Julie Burchill’s Observer article 23 Scottish Transgender Alliance is championing a YouTube video that shows personal individual responses to a transphobic article published in the Observer this month. -
22 January 2013US: Petition calls on White House to include LGBT questions in school survey 1 Activists are petitioning the White House to include LGBT-specific questions in a proposed school climate survey. -
22 January 2013US: Obama’s inauguration speech attacked by anti-gay Christian group 20 A Christian anti-gay group has attacked the speech made by US President Barack Obama at his inauguration, during which he referred to the gay rights movement and the women's rights movement, and went on to claim that gay people already have equal rights. -
22 January 2013Church of England criticised for Twitter joke about equal marriage and Katie Price 10 The Church of England has received criticism after its official Twitter account tweeted a joke about Katie Price in response to a question about its opposition to equal marriage. -
22 January 2013Azealia Banks suggests British journalists should kill themselves 40 Amid her recent homophobic tirade at US celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, rapper Azealia Banks also took the trouble to suggest that two British journalists should kill themselves. -
22 January 2013US: Georgia state sued for refusing to allow ‘gay’ vehicle number plates 4 The US state of Georgia is being sued by a man who was refused to be allowed the word "gay" on personalised number plates, despite that other political or religious expressions were allowed. -
22 January 2013New Zealand: Conservative Party leader calls for referendum on equal marriage debate 12 The leader of New Zealand's Conservative Party has said that the "international debate" around equal marriage was reason enough to slow down the progress of the country's equal marriage bill, which is currently being considered by a select committee. -
22 January 2013Long-standing Tory local chairman quits over equal marriage ‘attack on family values’ 17 A long time local chairman for the Conservative party has resigned over the coalition government's efforts to legalise marriage equality, saying the Prime Minster had "lost touch" with his party and attacked "family values". -
22 January 2013Italian teacher gives students handout that states gay people can be ‘cured’ 14 A teacher in Venice attracted a media storm after a student posted a scan of his homophobic handout on Facebook. -
22 January 2013Nepal introduces gender neutral citizenship documents 2 An official says Nepal's government will begin issuing gender neutral citizenship documents. -
22 January 2013Anti-gay evangelist Scott Lively: ‘Gays will crush religion and persecute Christians’ 73 An anti-gay preacher from the US has attacked the gay rights movement, accusing it of attempting to "crush" religious liberty, and that it seeks to "persecute" Christians. -
22 January 2013Comment: Is London’s gay scene self-harming through sex and drug use? 105 David Stuart from Antidote comments for PinkNews on a recent report concerning the increased use of crystal meth throughout London’s gay scene. -
22 January 2013Malaysia: Ex-PM wins defamation lawsuit against paper which alleged he was pro-LGBT 5 Former deputy prime minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim has won a lawsuit against a newspaper on the grounds that articles about him 'distorted' the truth by painting him as a gay rights supporter. -
22 January 2013London: Two men arrested in connection with anti-gay ‘Muslim area’ video + Two men have been arrested after video surfaced of a group shouting homophobic abuse at a man in east London. -
23 January 2013Israel: Anti-gay marriage Jewish Home party wins seats in general election 8 The Jewish Home party (Habayit Hayehudi), is predicted to have won 12 seats, less than was originally expected, in the Israeli general election held on Tuesday. -
23 January 2013Taiwan: Gay couple withdraw lawsuit against the state for ban on equal marriage 2 A gay couple in Taiwan who filed a lawsuit last year after being rejected in their application for marriage, have said they will withdraw their case tomorrow.
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US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state7
Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur+
France: President Francois Hollande signs equal marriage bill into law2
Gay MP Mike Freer accuses fellow Tories of attempting to “derail” equal marriage bill4
Church of England: Allowing straight civil partnerships would ‘introduce confusion’13
Georgia: Prime Minister denounces violence against IDAHOT rally3
Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’27
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’7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions16
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets25
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss10
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill36
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters20- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'27
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
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68-
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
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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