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19 March 2013Video: Former US Senator urges Americans to oppose equal marriage for the ‘health’ of the US 12 Former US Senator Jim DeMint, has taken to YouTube to urge American citizens to fight against equal marriage, saying that the "health" of the US depends on it, and preserve marriage which "existed long before government". -
19 March 2013UK: ‘TV actor sexually assaulted me to prove he was bisexual’ says teenager in court + A teenage TV actor raped a 14-year-old boy to prove to his girlfriend he was bisexual, a central London court has heard. -
19 March 2013US folk singer Michelle Shocked cancels tour after telling audience she ‘hates fags’ 93 Folk singer Michelle Shocked did just that last night at a gig in San Francisco, when she went on an anti-gay rant forcing concert-goers to leave. -
19 March 2013Manchester: Man robbed and raped in city centre + A 21-year-old man has been raped and robbed in Manchester's city centre, police have said. -
19 March 2013Communities Secretary Eric Pickles: Birmingham Council shouldn’t ask about sexuality in its questionnaire on wheelie bins 22 Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has criticised Birmingham Council for asking people to declare their sexuality in a survey about rubbish and wheelie bins. -
19 March 2013Head of the Church of Scotland linked to anti-gay film 29 The Head of the Church of Scotland has been criticised over his links to a company behind a film that is against the idea of accepting homosexuality. -
19 March 2013US: Carly Rae Jepsen to headline at California gay festival 1 After cancelling her performance at the Boy Scouts of America's annual jamboee because of the organisation's ban on gay members volunteers and staff, Carly Rae Jepsen has signed up to headline at a gay dance festival in California. -
19 March 2013US: Poll shows support for nationwide same-sex marriage is at an all-time high 2 A poll by the Washington Post and ABC News has found that support for same-sex marriage is a "mirror image" of ten years ago, with 58% of the population now supporting it. -
19 March 2013London: LGBT mental health service Outcome faces uncertain future 4 A charitable service in north London which supports LGBT people with mental health issues could be forced to close. -
19 March 2013Poll: 53% of Americans support equal marriage 3 A new poll by CNN has found that over half of Americans are in support of equal marriage, but that there are major generational and partisan divides, as well as a gender gap. -
19 March 2013Florida: State appeals court makes key ruling in Facebook gay hate case + In an apparent first in Florida law, a state appeals court has ruled that posting threats on one's personal Facebook page can be prosecuted under state law. -
19 March 2013Finland: 50,000 sign petition in one day forcing lawmakers to consider equal marriage 11 After taking just one day to gather 50,000 signatures on a petition in order to force lawmakers to consider an equal marriage bill, pensioners delivered the petition to parliament. -
19 March 2013US: The L Word director to make new LGBT documentary 1 Writer-Director of The L Word and The Real L Word, Ilene Chaiken, is to create a new documentary on LGBT individuals in Middle America. -
19 March 2013US: Montana debates ending gay sex ban 16 years after ruling it unconstitutional 26 Legislators in Montana are debating whether to end a controversial ban on gay sex, ruled unconstitutional by the state's own Supreme Court in 1997, but face opposition from critics who say ending the ban will turn Montana into "Gomorrah". -
19 March 2013Uganda’s president describes gay people as ‘deviants’ 28 Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says gay people can be viewed as “deviants” and has accused European countries of trying to promote homosexuality and sexual liberalisation. -
19 March 2013Study: The Defense of Marriage Act may have cost the US Government over $6 billion 2 The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) could cost the federal budget of the US over $6 billion between 2005 and 2014, according to a report which predicted that the federal law, which bans equal marriage, could be costing money. -
19 March 2013US: Gay conversion therapy ban passed by Senate committee New Jersey 3 A bill which would ban controversial gay "cure" therapy was approved by a Senate committee in the US state of New Jersey, after impassioned testimony from those who had undergone such practice. -
19 March 2013Study: Gay US student athletes twice as likely to get bullied compared to heterosexuals 2 Gay student athletes are twice as likely to get bullied compared to their straight teammates, and one in four said they felt pressured to remain silent about their sexual identity, according to a new survey in the US. -
19 March 2013Video: Gay teen in viral coming out video urges New Jersey Senate committee to ban gay ‘cure’ therapy 6 A gay teenager from New Jersey gave an impassioned speech to a Senate committee considering a ban on gay conversion therapy in the state, after he started a petition with over 110,000 signatures against the therapy, and his recent coming out video went viral. -
19 March 2013US Catholic scholar: Political parties accepting homosexuality will ‘lead to disaster’ 22 A US Catholic Scholar has blasted the Republican National Committee's plan to reach out to gay voters.
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Former BP CEO Lord Browne to write new book on homophobia in business+
Scottish trans woman ‘forced’ to leave town after she was branded a ‘witch’1
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’19
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 abuse+
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 bill36
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 bill59
Former Talksport presenter furious after being branded a 'homophobic radio z-lister'8
In Photos: As One in the Park 201317- US: Gay Jewish activist wins $3.5M lawsuit against cousin for 'brutal' childhood abuse0
- Mixed martial arts fighter: 'Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages' 19
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
Baroness Knight: The gays are still good at antiques and Section 28 was right59-
Tory Lord Mawhinney tables 'traditional marriage' amendment for equal marriage bill59
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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