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23 January 2013Ke$ha: I want to kiss Obama for supporting gay rights which are an issue ‘close to my heart’ + Singer, Ke$ha has said if she was elected, she would make the "funnest" US president ever, and that she would ensure equal rights for all, including gay and lesbian people, an issue "close to [her] heart". -
23 January 2013US: Rhode Island state house committee ‘resoundingly endorses’ equal marriage bill 6 The US state of Rhode Island was one step closer to legalising equal marriage, after its House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill which would make it legal. -
23 January 2013Australia: Lord Mayor apologises for telling LGBT charity not to display ‘offensive’ banner 9 A Lord Mayor in Sydney, Australia has apologised after city council staff instructed an LGBT charity to take down signage at a family festival, due to complaints that it was 'offensive'. -
23 January 2013Tory MP Tim Loughton: Gay people have told me they ‘don’t want to get married’ 73 Former children’s minister Tim Loughton has restated his opposition to equal marriage and has once again said: “marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman.” -
23 January 2013Tory MP calls for Equality Act changes to prevent repeat of Facebook anti-equal marriage dismissal 19 Conservative MP Edward Leigh wants to amend the Equality Act to prevent discrimination on the grounds of a person's definition of marriage, citing the case of a manager fired for saying he was against equal marriage on Facebook. -
23 January 2013Exclusive: Philip Hammond: Government’s marriage reforms don’t protect faith groups 54 The defence secretary says he has “concerns" about the government’s proposed equal marriage bill - and faces an equal marriage protest at the University of London this Friday. -
23 January 2013Facebook apologises for deleting an ‘offensive’ photo of a mixed-race gay couple’s wedding 28 Social media site Facebook has apologised for deeming that a photograph of a mixed-race gay couple was offensive. -
23 January 2013US: Worker allegedly sacked from Ashley Furniture HomeStore for being a married lesbian 9 A married lesbian in New Jersey is suing a local franchise of one of America’s largest furniture companies for unlawful termination after a Christian supervisor allegedly said: “lesbos and gays would be judged.” -
23 January 2013Canada: Students’ ‘Free Speech Wall’ torn down by self-titled gay rights activist 27 A student claiming to be an LGBT activist tore down a "Free Speech Wall" created by his fellow students at Carleton University in Canada, stating that not all opinions deserved to be expressed. -
23 January 2013Interview: Gay Hollyoaks actors strip off in support of the Terrence Higgins Trust 10 Gay Hollyoakes actors PJ Brennan and Kieron Richardson – who play onscreen gay couple Doug and Ste have decided to bare all for this month’s special ‘naked’ issue of Gay Times. -
23 January 2013James Franco: I wasn’t ‘frightened’ when girls spread gay rumours about me at school 8 Actor and director, James Franco, has spoken about girls who used to make up gay rumours about him at school, that they even made up a dance about it, except he said he was never "frightened" by them. -
23 January 2013Kent bisexual councillor says he will step down following homophobia investigation 17 A councillor in Kent at the centre of a row about alleged homophobia has announced he is stepping down at the next election. -
23 January 2013Scotland: SNP local chair quits over Scottish equal marriage proposals 28 A Scottish National Party official has resigned after 22 years, and said that one of his reasons for doing so was Alex Salmond's plans to legalise equal marriage. -
23 January 2013US: Handcuffed Catholic priest was suffering from ‘stress-related self-bondage’ says bishop 45 A Catholic Illinois priest, who last year got stuck in a pair of handcuffs, was engaged in “non-sexual” conduct at the time, and the incident was brought on by “stress” – according to a bishop. -
23 January 2013UK: National AIDS Trust calls for the NHS to provide earlier HIV treatment 26 The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is calling on the NHS to allow people with HIV to start treatment early in order to protect their sexual partners. -
23 January 2013US: 70,000 strong petition urges top donor to stop funding Boy Scouts for anti-gay policy 3 Another of the biggest donors to the Boy Scouts of America has come under pressure to stop funding the organisation because of its anti-gay policy. -
23 January 2013GLAAD attacks National Geographic for new Boy Scouts reality show over anti-gay policy 3 The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has criticised a television station for commissioning a new reality series based around the Boy Scouts of America, as the BSA has an anti-gay policy. -
23 January 2013US: Colorado could vote on civil unions this week 2 Colorado lawmakers will soon vote on a measure to allow gay couples civil unions. -
23 January 2013Essex: Gay father and businessman calls for UK surrogacy reform 38 Barrie Drewitt-Barlow from the British Surrogacy Centre says gay couples would benefit from a change in UK law in order to commercialise the sector. -
23 January 2013Comment: The boundaries of tolerance 20 Don't be fooled by the victim narrative of religious lobby groups, writes Adrian Tippetts for PinkNews.
Articles from January 2013
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Labour MP Diana Johnson: It’s now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy23
UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway2
Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march8
Birmingham Pride kicks off with Peter Tatchell leading Equal Love carnival+
Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor’s office3
Obama praises Boy Scouts’ progress but wants gay leaders too5
Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer10
Bryan Fischer says forced drowning ‘would be better’ than inclusion in the Boy Scouts35
Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as ‘absurd’8
US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager4
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card142- Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer10
- Labour MP Diana Johnson: It's now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy 23
- Bryan Fischer says forced drowning 'would be better' than inclusion in the Boy Scouts35
- Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march8
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights55- Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor's office3
- Obama praises Boy Scouts' progress but wants gay leaders too5
- UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway2
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians48
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UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card142
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'95
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur66
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe homosexuals66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63
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