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18 February 2013Malta: Catholic bishop slams homophobic letter that denounces the idea of same-sex love 12 Malta’s Auxiliary Bishop, Charles Scicluna, has stepped in to condemn a provocative letter written by zealous Catholic churchgoer Joe Zammit who claims there can only be lust and not love between gay people -
18 February 2013US: NFL Footballer Tim Tebow to speak at anti-gay Dallas megachurch 15 An American football player for the New York Jets best known for during-game prayers, has been invited to speak at a church in Dallas, the leader of which has been criticised for denouncing homosexuality in the past. -
18 February 2013Church which turned away Oscar Wilde to open its doors to displaced LGBT Catholics 15 The church which turned away Oscar Wilde after he was charged with sodomy and gross indecency is now to open its doors to LGBT Catholics, after the announcement that the Soho masses would come to an end. -
18 February 2013US: Black Keys drummer receives homophobic abuse from Justin Bieber fans over feud 9 The drummer of US band the Black Keys, has faced a tirade of homophobic abuse over Twitter from Justin Bieber fans, after he changed his picture and username, and pretended to be him. -
18 February 2013Peter Tatchell praises Muslim MPs for supporting equal marriage and blasts anti-gay fatwas 14 A small number of Islamic clerics, who have been issuing fatwas against the decision of several Muslim MPs to vote in favour of the same-sex marriage bill, have been criticised by Peter Tatchell. -
18 February 2013Leader of Plaid Cymru: MPs should not vote against equal marriage simply over the size of their postbag 8 The leader of Plaid Cymru is not impressed by those MPs who voted against this month’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill simply on the basis of the amount of negative letters they received. -
18 February 2013US: Republican senator attacks Illinois same-sex marriage bill as ‘discriminatory’ towards straight people 31 Republican Illinois Senator Kyle McCarter took to his Facebook page last week and condemned the state Senate’s 34-21 vote approving a bill to try to legalise same-sex marriage. -
18 February 2013US: Massachusetts issues rules respecting identity of transgender students 3 The Massachusetts Department of Education has said that students should be able to use facilities like bathrooms and join sports teams according to the gender they identify with. -
18 February 2013Cameroon: Lawyer vows return to defending gay rights despite death threats to his children 5 A Cameroonian lawyer who received threats that his children would be "sacrificed" for his defence of gay people has said he hopes to return to his work in Cameroon rather than seek safety with his family in the US. -
18 February 2013UK theatre producer David Cecil: Most Ugandans are not homophobic and it is not a terrible place 28 British theatre producer David Cecil has spoken of how he was taken from his family in Uganda for staging a play with a gay character, but says that the majority of Ugandans are not homophobic. -
18 February 2013Australia: Trans and intersex inclusive birth certificate amendments considered by lawmakers + Birth certificates in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) could soon be more inclusive of transgender and intersex people, by ceasing to require gender reassignment before allowing people to alter the gender on a birth certificate. -
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."
Articles from 2013
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UK: Ugandan rapist who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution deported4
Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship12
US: LGBT activists protests against removal of gay protections from immigration reform bill+
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them22
US: Boy Scouts council to vote on lifting ban on gay members1
US church: Equal marriage bill is to blame for violent Woolwich murder15
US Boy Scouts President: Allowing gay boy scouts would be ‘the right decision’1
Peter Tatchell: ‘I may disagree with David Cameron on austerity, but on equal marriage I salute him’11
Ukraine: Gay pride rally cancelled by court for fear that it will spark violence1
Cornwall: Tory deputy chair Sarah Newton defends abstaining in equal marriage Commons vote15
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people55
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur 63
David Cameron called 'marriage wrecker' and warned of 'long battle' over equal marriage in House of Lords47
Seven amusing and shocking things we learned during the equal marriage debate7
Columnist Richard Godwin: Does Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth 'dream that everyone in Soho wants to bum him?' 10
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe the 'homosexuality community'50
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins56- US church: Equal marriage bill is to blame for violent Woolwich murder15
- Florida: Lesbian teen expelled from school and charged over same-sex relationship12
Lib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill -- Simon Hughes and Tim Fallon abstained18
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'94
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur63
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman'58
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