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20 February 2013US: Poll shows that half of Illinois residents support equal marriage + A poll of Illinois residents has found that half of people living in the state supported a bill to legalise equal marriage, with the percentage in opposition to it much lower. -
20 February 2013Labour MP Steve Reed: Gordon Brown was ‘wrong’ not to support same-sex marriage as PM 15 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, Steve Reed, Labour's newly elected MP for Croydon North, says Gordon Brown's failure to support marriage equality as PM and Labour leader is a source of regret. -
20 February 2013Irish Education Minister: ‘Education plays a key role in tackling homophobia and transphobia’ 13 The Irish Minister for Education, Ruairí Quinn today opened a European Union conference on homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools, and emphasised the importance education plays in reducing such prejudice. -
20 February 2013Comments featuring the word ‘gay’ mysteriously disappear off Gillette UK’s Facebook page 44 Men’s shaving and grooming giant Gillette has launched an investigation after a PinkNews reader complained that non-offensive comments featuring the word “gay” were being erased from the company’s UK Facebook page. -
20 February 2013Australia: Christian youth camp appeals against discrimination ruling 5 A Christian youth camp which was ordered to pay damages for discriminating against a gay youth support charity in 2010 when it refused to accept its booking, has begun an appeal against the court's ruling. -
20 February 2013Russian Foreign Ministry ‘seriously worried’ to learn of orphan adopted by lesbian 11 Russian officials have voiced concern over a boy adopted by an American lesbian couple, saying his situation is "morally dubious". -
20 February 2013Italian centre-right party says ‘Vote with your heart, not with your ass’ 2 Candidates of Italy’s centre-right party, Fratelli d’Italia, have been criticised for making a homophobic political advertisement on YouTube - which has now been removed. -
20 February 2013Hollyoaks actor PJ Brennan reveals he gets taunts from gay people as well as straight 19 Soap star PJ Brennan claims he has been called homophobic names in real life - but the abuse also extends to name-calling from some gay men on Twitter. -
20 February 2013New York: Gay man attacked on subway and called ‘faggot’ as other passengers look on 39 A 23-year-old gay man was attacked while riding the New York subway with his partner, who said that other passengers watched while he was beaten. -
21 February 2013Puerto Rico: Supreme Court upholds gay adoption ban 2 The Supreme Court in Puerto Rico voted on Wednesday to uphold a law banning same-sex couples from adopting children. -
21 February 2013GLAAD: ‘What the hell is going on with the Associated Press guidance on gay couples?’ 14 The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has struck out at the Associated Press over a recent announcement that it would uphold guidelines published on 11 February that stated that reporters should “generally” not refer to same-sex married couples as “husbands” or “wives”. -
21 February 2013UK: News giant Reuters announces support for same-sex marriage bill 7 International news and media giant Thomson Reuters, which runs the Reuters news agency, is throwing its weight behind the same-sex marriage bill for England and Wales. -
21 February 2013Australia: Gay kids bullied by teachers as well as other students says study 10 A report by Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians (PFLAG), based in the Australian state of Queensland, says 70% of gay students have been bullied because of their sexuality, even by their teachers. -
21 February 2013Comment: A day in the life of Peter Tatchell 28 Britain's most famous human rights campaigner talks about his daily routine and how he has to go to bed with "a siren alarm, fire extinguisher and rope ladder" - every night. -
21 February 2013Obama considers intervening on Supreme Court equal marriage decision 10 President Obama is considering intervening on the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8, the controversial ruling that banned same-sex marriage in California in 2008. -
21 February 2013East Surrey and Gloucestershire Tories resign over same-sex marriage bill 37 Conservative Party members, Michael Keenan of East Surrey and Alan Bensted of Gloucestershire are resigning in protest over the same-sex marriage bill. -
21 February 2013Study: 75% of US bullied LGBT gym class students feel unable to tell a teacher 3 Research by a gay support group in the US has found more than a quarter of LGBT student athletes report being harassed or assaulted while playing on a school sports team. -
21 February 2013CNN’s Anderson Cooper to receive historic gay rights award in New York 2 Anderson Cooper is to receive the Vito Russo Award at the 24th annual GLAAD Media Awards. -
21 February 2013US: California lawmaker introduces bill to remove tax-exempt status from Boy Scouts 8 A Californian lawmaker has introduced a bill which would remove the tax exempt status from youth groups such as the Boy Scouts of America, if they uphold policies excluding gay members. -
21 February 2013Italian newspaper claims Pope’s resignation was part finalised by concerns of a ‘gay lobby’ within the Catholic Church 37 An Italian newspaper is blaming the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on a "gay lobby" within the Vatican.
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Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down+
US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination2
US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay11
Former BP CEO Lord Browne to write new book on homophobia in business4
Scottish trans woman ‘forced’ to leave town after she was branded a ‘witch’10
US: Psychotherapists slam ‘gay cure’ app still available from Google app store3
Mixed martial arts fighter: ‘Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages’48
Dale Cregan sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering gay police officer and her colleague3
Russia: Fans warn anti-gay law poses 2018 World Cup violence risk6
US Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8: Six possible outcomes3
- US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay11
- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 48
US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally10
French Olympic swimmers pose as 'imaginary gay couple' for anti-homophobia campaign12- Scottish trans woman 'forced' to leave town after she was branded a 'witch'10
US: Caterpillar Inc cuts ties with Boy Scouts over lack of progress on gay leadership2- Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down0
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard: It's 'absurd' to think my hairdresser partner Tim Mathieson is gay16- US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination2
Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for 'immoral homosexual acts'18
Daily Mail's Andrew Pierce: I'm called a 'homophobe' and 'Uncle Tom' for opposing equal marriage102
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill61
Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning 'traditional marriage'60
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59
French mayor: 'I will go to the gallows' before performing a same-sex wedding52
Labour's Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons50
Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill50
Pope Francis: There is a 'gay lobby' at the heart of the Vatican 'it exists'48-
Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages'48
YouGov poll: Next Doctor Who actor being straight less important than being male and British45
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