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10 January 2013Gay playwright Tony Kushner receives Oscar nomination 1 Tony Kushner has received an Oscar nomination for Lincoln, his current film about the former US president's life. -
10 January 2013UKIP Parliamentary candidate forced to resign for supporting gay equality 37 Just a day after it emerged that the chairman of the UKIP's youth wing, Young Independence had been removed from office for supporting same-sex marriage, a UKIP Parliamentary candidate has been forced to resign following his support for equal marriage. -
11 January 2013US: Illinois Senate could ‘fast track’ and approve equal marriage ‘very soon’ 2 After the new General Assembly was sworn in in Illinois this week, the House Sponsor of a bill to legalise marriage equality in the state said the measure could come to a vote "very soon". -
11 January 2013Serbia: Court makes landmark ruling against homophobic discrimination 8 A court in a city in northern Serbia set a legal precedent when it fined a man for discriminating against a work colleague because he was gay. -
11 January 2013Gay former NFL player says there are many ‘semi-openly’ gay US athletes 6 An openly-gay former National Football League (NFL) player has said that he thinks there is at least one gay "significant contributor" in the NFL. -
11 January 2013Survey: Big drop in Americans who say being gay is a sin 17 Americans who believe being gay is a sin are now a minority, according to new research, which links the trend to President Obama’s decision to support equal marriage. -
11 January 2013Comment: I wish the Guardian’s Suzanne Moore would stop digging 18 In a comment piece for PinkNews, Zoe Stavri argues that Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore should apologise for her recent transphobic outburst. -
11 January 2013South Africa: Campaigner links man’s death to homophobic killings 1 A gay rights group believe a gang allegedly targeting gay men in Johannesburg may have started operating in South Africa’s capital, Cape Town. -
11 January 2013US: Brooklyn Dad starts new Boy Scout troop which allows gay members and girls 22 A father of two from Brooklyn, New York, has started his own Boy Scouts troop, to allow his son to be a member without having to accept the Boy Scouts of America's anti-gay policy. -
11 January 2013Poll: Strong support across Europe for equal marriage and adoption – but France divided 9 A majority of people in several European countries believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to get married and adopt children, but in France the public is divided, according to a poll. -
11 January 2013Celebrity Big Brother’s Paula Hamilton says Sam Robertson is a ‘closet queen’ 18 Former Celebrity Big Brother contestant, Paula Hamilton, caused controversy by suggesting that actor, Sam Robertson, was secretly gay, and that he needed to come out. -
11 January 2013Chilean Bishop says gay ‘domestic partnerships bring the destruction of human beings’ 20 A Chilean Bishop spoke out earlier this week to say that domestic partnerships, as per recently proposed legislation, would bring the "destruction of human beings". -
11 January 2013London: Rise of sexually transmitted infections on gay scene linked to crystal meth 31 A report in the Lancet shows use of crystal methamphetamine is on the rise in London's gay scene, with gay men at greater risk of catching sexually transmitted infections as a result. -
11 January 2013David Cameron supports bid for London to host 2018 Gay Games 21 David Cameron has voiced his support for a bid aiming to have the Gay Games brought to London in 2018. -
11 January 2013US: Newark Mayor Cory Booker: I once ‘hated gays’ 11 The mayor of the New Jersey city of Newark, Cory Booker, previously “hated gays” as a young man, according to a 1992 opinion piece republished by the Stanford Daily newspaper this week. -
11 January 2013Facebook post on anonymous Australian confession page boasts of anti-gay assaults 10 An Australian Facebook page for anonymous confessions posted the story of a man who said he committed hate crimes, including assaults and robberies, by pretending to be gay. -
11 January 2013British Medical Association urges for gay men to receive HPV vaccine 7 A vaccine against HPV should be extended to young gay men, the BMA has told the Department of Health. -
11 January 2013US: Lesbian couple handed letter condemning homosexuality by manager as they left his restaurant 32 A lesbian couple from North Carolina have said a restaurant owner handed them a letter condeminig homosexuality as they paid and left. -
11 January 2013Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore leaves Twitter following transphobic row 47 Suzanne Moore, who frequently writes for the Guardian newspaper, appears to have left Twitter having faced heavy criticism for her controversial remarks about the trans community. -
11 January 2013Trans character, Hayley Cropper, to make dramatic exit from Coronation Street 17 Popular soap, Coronation Street, is to say goodbye to trans character, Hayley Cropper, after 15 years on the soap.
Articles from 2013
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Labour MP Diana Johnson: It’s now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy5
UK: Man jailed for attack on lesbian couple in Hartlepool takeaway2
Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march4
Birmingham Pride kicks off with Peter Tatchell leading Equal Love carnival+
Moscow Pride organisers arrested outside Mayor’s office2
Obama praises Boy Scouts’ progress but wants gay leaders too3
Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer7
Bryan Fischer says forced drowning ‘would be better’ than inclusion in the Boy Scouts30
Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as ‘absurd’8
US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager4
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card138- Former Leeds player Robbie Rogers slated to return as first openly gay footballer7
- Bryan Fischer says forced drowning 'would be better' than inclusion in the Boy Scouts30
Comment: How God Hates Fags and its friends like Linda Harvey further gay rights55
Nick Clegg: I am proud to fly the rainbow flag at Whitehall, and hope others will be too17
Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was 'repulsed' by gays and lesbians48
Neil Patrick Harris to introduce special TV screening of Harvey Milk biopic0- Labour MP Diana Johnson: It's now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of gay conversion therapy 5
- US: Anonymous hackers target Florida State Attorney over charges against lesbian teenager4
- Friend of George Michael slams car accident suicide rumours as 'absurd'8
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault141-
UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive 'fag' birthday card138
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'95
France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame following legalisation of equal marriage93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill66
US church blames Woolwich suspected terror killing on UK acceptance of gay people66-
Tory MP Sir Gerald Howarth defends 'aggressive homosexual community' equal marriage slur66
Sir Gerald Howarth: 'I should have used 'militant' rather than 'aggressive' to describe homosexuals64
David Cameron: Gay teenagers will stand that bit taller following equal marriage vote63
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