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22 March 2013UK: Woman jailed for obtaining sexual consent of another woman ‘by fraud’ 34 An 18-year-old woman has been jailed for three years on the grounds of obtaining the sexual consent of another woman “by fraud” because the victim thought she was male. -
22 March 2013UK: Transgender teacher whose decision to live as a woman was outed by media found dead 31 A teacher whose decision to begin gender transition because national news in December last year has been found dead. -
22 March 2013Duncan James: I had a secret relationship with one of Blue’s male backing dancers 13 Duncan James from boy band Blue has revealed that he previously dated a male dancer from the pop group. -
22 March 2013US: Colorado Governor signs civil unions bill into law 3 In a historic day for the US state of Colorado, Governor John Hickenlooper signed civil unions into law on Thursday, following several attempts to pass the legislation in recent years. -
22 March 2013UK: Christian group given right to appeal High Court gay ‘cure’ bus advert ruling 15 A judge at the High Court has granted the Christian group Core Issues Trust permission to appeal Friday’s ruling which deemed a Transport for London ban on homophobic bus adverts lawful. -
22 March 2013Peter Tatchell: ‘Anti-gay London bus advert ban wrong’ 101 Responding to Friday’s High Court ruling, Peter Tatchell writes that Core Issues Trust should have been allowed to place anti-gay adverts on buses in the capital – in the name of free speech – despite their offensive message. -
22 March 2013Study: Schools in Colorado considered ‘hostile’ for LGBT students + A report released this week has found that some schools in the US state of Colorado are considered "hostile" environments for LGBT students. -
22 March 2013Death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows prompts calls for Daily Mail to sack Richard Littlejohn 81 More than 3,500 people have signed an online petition that calls for the Daily Mail to sack its columnist Richard Littlejohn, in the wake of the death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows. -
22 March 2013UK: Activist Helen Belcher to meet MPs over media mistreatment of trans people 8 Helen Belcher of Trans Media Watch has contacted MPs over the mistreatment of Lucy Meadows, the trans teacher who was hounded by the media, and who was found dead this week. -
22 March 2013US radio host: ‘Mitt Romney could have won more votes if he had more anti-gay ads’ 12 Speaking for the Family Research Council (FRC), an adamantly anti-gay campaign group, Gary Bauer claimed that, despite many Republican losses, Mitt Romney only won in the state of North Carolina because of an anti-gay ad campaign. -
22 March 2013US: New Jersey Governor announces opposition to ‘gay cure’ therapy 7 The Governor or New Jersey has official announced his opposition to gay conversion therapy, after previously saying he had been undecided on the issue. -
22 March 2013US: LGBT anti-discrimination law under review before introduction next month 2 Gay Representative Jared Polis will be responsible for introducing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to Congress in April. -
22 March 2013Analysis: Trans suicide and the way the media reports the trans community 37 Following the death of Lucy Meadows, Maeve Regan explores for PinkNews the impact of transphobic language in the media and the findings from the Trans Mental Health Study. -
22 March 2013Starbucks CEO defends equal marriage backing and tells unhappy shareholder to sell stock 17 The CEO of Starbucks took to defending the company's decision to back equal marriage, in the face of criticism from a shareholder at the company's shareholders meeting. -
22 March 2013Christian Legal Centre: High Court anti-gay bus ruling is a victory for Christian freedom 78 The Christian Legal Centre’s Director, Andrea Minichiello Williams, has responded to Friday’s High Court ruling concerning a Transport for London ban on homophobic bus adverts and says it's a “victory” for Christian freedom. -
22 March 2013Comment: Julie Burchill – the message she is sending to trans people and aspiring writers 20 Vienna Karakas writes on the Press Complaints Commission's decision regarding a transphobic article by Julie Burchill, and the implications it has for journalism. -
23 March 2013Sony Pictures co-chairman: Hollywood has to ‘do better’ than allowing anti-gay slurs in films 20 The co-chairman of Sony Pictures has spoken out about the damaging effect anti-gay slurs and offensive stereotypes can have, emphasising the importance of Hollywood's influence on changing public perception. -
23 March 2013Rick Perry attacks Madonna for GLAAD Awards boy scout costume appearance 12 Texas Governor Rick Perry has voiced his distaste at Madonna's recent appearance at the GLAAD Awards, which she attended dressed as a boy scout, and spoke out against the Boy Scouts of America's ban on gay members. -
23 March 2013US: Queue forms for Supreme Court marriage equality cases four days in advance 4 People wanting to hear next week's Supreme Court deliberations on equal marriage have begun queueing outside, in the face of freezing temperatures and snow forecasts. -
23 March 2013US: Kentucky Governor vetoes bill protecting right to act based on religious belief following lobbies by LGBT rights groups 34 The Governor of Kentucky has vetoed a bill proposing legal protection be given to people acting on religious motivations, which activists warned was "a clear and present danger to the gay and lesbian community".
Articles from March 2013
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Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the ‘justification and display of homosexuality’21
Portugal: Parliament grants same-sex couples some adoption rights5
Comment: Dear Philip Hammond, equal marriage might upset people, but it is worth it for equality14
Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’5
US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’3
Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT3
Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets15
National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’3
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill34
Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given 'step-by-step' gay sex scene instructions9
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'68- Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies' toilets15
- France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill34
- Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss7
Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters16
Study: Audiences don't mind gay actors playing straight roles 11- Poll: 7 in 10 Russians are against the 'justification and display of homosexuality'21
Video: Equal marriage parody of Finland's 2013 Eurovision entry goes viral3
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 50
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-
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
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples65
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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