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19 February 2013US: Texas lawmakers hope to repeal state ban on equal marriage 5 Lawmakers in the US state of Texas are hoping to repeal the state's ban on equal marriage, despite strong opposition. -
19 February 2013Bahamas: Chief Justice predicts that equal marriage will be addressed in court soon 9 The Bahamian Chief Justice has said that he believes that courts will address the issue of equal marriage soon in the country. -
19 February 2013Organisers say Pride in London 2013 could be cancelled 27 The new organisers of the capital’s summer gay pride event have warned that unless they can secure enough funding and logistical help from volunteers – it may be axed for this year. -
19 February 2013Derren Brown dismisses claims that he would like to turn a gay man straight for a TV stunt 14 Illusionist Derren Brown has denied reports that he plans to use his powers of suggestion to change people's sexuality by saying it "wouldn't work." -
19 February 2013Oscar Pistorius dropped from ‘It Gets Better’ South Africa campaign against anti-gay bullying 9 The South African branch of the 'It Gets Better' campaign, which tackles anti-LGBT bullying, has severed its ties with Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius following his arrest over the shooting of his girlfriend. -
19 February 2013Germany: Gay adoption laws strengthened for civil partners 8 Germany’s highest court ruled today that one member of a civil partnership should be able to adopt their partner’s stepchild or adopted child. -
19 February 2013Rylan Clark excites fans with saucy photo and says he wants Olly Murs’ X Factor job 7 Rylan Clark, who has made no secret of his desires for his next TV gig, has been teasing fans with a steamy naked photo. -
19 February 2013Manchester: Bisexual asylum seeker taxi driver jailed for raping men 11 A bisexual asylum seeker from Algeria, who preyed on men in Manchester's Gay Village, has been jailed for seven years and ten months after pleading guilty to charges of rape. -
19 February 2013Video, NBA star: ‘No one can tell me I can’t have two mothers, because I really do’ 3 An American NBA star has recorded a video introducing his two mothers, and in it he says "Nobody can ever tell me that I can't have two mothers, because I really do." -
19 February 2013US: Famed American record executive Clive Davis comes out as bisexual 7 Clive Davis, executive behind pop stars Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson and Alicia Keys reveals in his new autobiography 'The Soundtrack of My Life' that he is bisexual. -
19 February 2013Rapper Azealia Banks attacks GLAAD for criticism over calling Perez Hilton a ‘faggot’ 43 American rapper Azealia Banks, has turned her attention to gay rights groups after receiving heavy criticism for an argument with blogger Perez Hilton, during which she called him a "faggot" for a second time. -
19 February 2013Ireland: Kerry County Council votes in favour of marriage equality 3 Kerry County Council passed a motion in support of equal marriage on Monday, becoming the latest local authority in Ireland to vote in favour of marriage equality. -
19 February 2013France: Right-wing councillor accused of homophobic assault on gay rights activists 5 Councillor Richard Jacob, a far-right local councillor in France has been accused of shouting homophobic abuse and physically attacking gay rights activists. -
19 February 2013University of Manchester Student Union Executive launches investigation over anti-gay Muslim recording 79 The University of Manchester's Student Union Executive has launched an investigation after a student secretly filmed an extremist Muslim saying gay people should be killed. -
19 February 2013US: Key player in Obama re-election campaign seeks to remove Ohio equal marriage ban + One of the key players in President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has joined efforts in the US state of Ohio to repeal its ban on equal marriage. -
19 February 2013Comment: France’s Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has become an equal marriage hero 3 Writing for PinkNews, French student David Browne says France’s Justice Minister Christiane Taubira is now synonymous with the debate on gay rights in the country. -
19 February 2013Israel: HIV cases among gay men up 55% since 2005 3 Figure show the number of gay men become HIV-positive in Israel has increased by 55% since 2005. -
19 February 2013European Court of Human Rights rules that Austria’s adoption laws discriminated against lesbian couple 7 A lesbian couple in Austria have won an ECHR case in which they claimed that adoption laws in their home country discriminated against them. -
19 February 2013Study: 3.5% of Americans are LGBT 26 A state-by-state poll in the US claims to put an end to estimates of what percentage of the population identifies as LGBT. -
19 February 2013Alaskan Republicans apologise for ‘inappropriate’ laughter over same-sex unions question 7 Leading Repiblicans of the Alaska House of Representatives have apologised for laughing when the issue of civil unions was raised at a caucus.
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Former BP CEO Lord Browne to write new book on homophobia in business3
Scottish trans woman ‘forced’ to leave town after she was branded a ‘witch’4
US: Psychotherapists slam ‘gay cure’ app still available from Google app store1
Mixed martial arts fighter: ‘Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages’29
Dale Cregan sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering gay police officer and her colleague2
Russia: Fans warn anti-gay law poses 2018 World Cup violence risk6
US Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8: Six possible outcomes1
US: Gay Jewish activist wins $3.5M lawsuit against cousin for ‘brutal’ childhood abuse2
US Supreme Court not to decide on DOMA or Prop 8 cases today+
US: Caterpillar Inc cuts ties with Boy Scouts over lack of progress on gay leadership+
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign10
Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for 'immoral homosexual acts'16
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill39
Republican Mike Huckabee: 'Every fear' over same-sex marriage has come true42
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard: It's 'absurd' to think my hairdresser partner Tim Mathieson is gay7
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill60
Former Talksport presenter furious after being branded a 'homophobic radio z-lister'9
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 29
- US: Gay Jewish activist wins $3.5M lawsuit against cousin for 'brutal' childhood abuse2
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
France: Gay rights campaigner, 18, left brain dead after far-right attack67
Ann Widdecombe: I wouldn't have enjoyed serving under David Cameron because of equal marriage65
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60-
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59
Priest causes row by calling Justin Welby a 'wanker' on Facebook for equal marriage opposition55
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Tory Lord Jenkin: The Lords equal marriage vote was a victory for common decency51
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'48
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