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9 March 2013Update: Vote on removal of pro-same-sex marriage Illinois Republican chairman cancelled 10 A meeting due to take place today to decide the fate of Pat Brady, the Illinois Republican chairman who supported same-sex marriage legislation, has been cancelled. -
9 March 2013Recommendation to ban porn discovered in upcoming EU report 126 MEPs will vote this week on a report which recommends a ban on all forms of pornography to fight discrimination against women. Critics say the report is an invasion of privacy on the internet, and in the bedroom. -
9 March 2013US: Illinois Republican party chairman may be ousted for same-sex marriage support 5 Republican party leaders will vote today on whether to oust Illinois chairman Pat Brady from his position, in reaction to statements Mr Brady made in January supporting same-sex marriage.
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8 March 2013US: Texas woman charged for beating son with electrical cable for gay sex act 25 A woman in Texas who beat her son with an electrical cable after finding him having sex with her male cousin is facing charges, but claims the police officer who arrested her told her he would have done the same. -
8 March 2013Influential Christian blogger defends PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen against accusations of blasphemy 16 Influential Christian blog Cranmer has defended a BBC Radio 4 programme presented by Benjamin Cohen, the founder of PinkNews, against accusations of blasphemy. He claims that those who accused Mr Cohen of blasphemy are the real blasphemers. -
8 March 2013US: Family file lawsuit against school for barring their trans daughter from using girls’ bathroom 4 The family of a trans girl has filed a civil rights lawsuit against her school, which has refused to mediate with them over their refusal to let 6 year old Coy use the female toilets. -
6 March 2013US: Kentucky Senate committee to hear ‘legalised discrimination’ anti-gay bill 9 A bill purporting to uphold religious freedoms has been criticised by human rights groups, who say it amounts to legalising discrimination if it is in the name of religion. -
6 March 2013US: Poll finds 97% of legislators who support marriage equality get re-elected 1 A poll by Freedom to Marry has found that 85% of Republicans who voted to legalise same-sex marriage in their states were re-elected, and 97% of pro-equality legislators from both parties were reelected overall. -
6 March 2013Christian Institute: Radio 4 Easter talk by PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen is a ‘new low for BBC’ 77 The Christian Institute has said a Radio 4 talk being broadcast tonight will be a "slap in the face" to Christians. The talk, by PinkNews founder Benjamin Cohen, will liken the abandonment of Jesus by society to the abandonment feared by the LGBT community.
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6 March 2013Uzbekistan: Wikileaks cable reveals president claimed Western democracy promotes homosexuality 6 The Uzbek President Islam Karimov said he felt democracy was unsuitable for his country because it promotes homosexuality, according to a Wikileaks document. -
6 March 2013Poland: Ex-president Lech Walesa defends anti-gay remarks by saying 95% agree with him 33 Lech Walesa, the former President of Poland continues to resist calls and petitions to apologise for his anti-gay comments, and says he has received supportive letters from Polish citizens. -
5 March 2013US: Texas lesbian students’ photo pulled from yearbook 15 A lesbian student in Texas has started a petition to reinstate a photo of herself with her girlfriend which was pulled from a yearbook Valentine's page. -
5 March 2013US: NFL’s Chris Culliver spends day with LGBT support centre 8 NFL player Chris Culliver spent the day at the Trevor Project, as was promised after he came under fire for homophobic comments. He said he wanted to continue volunteering with the LGBT charity. -
5 March 2013US: Pastor sentenced for kidnap of girl doesn’t regret keeping her from her lesbian mother 23 An American pastor who helped a woman flee to Central America to escape a custody battle with her lesbian partner has been sentenced for aiding in an international parental kidnapping. -
5 March 2013Brighton: Vodka Revolution bar accused of refusing entry to man with Student Pride sticker 38 An incident is alleged to have taken place in Brighton, in which a man was refused entry to a club for wearing a Student Pride badge by a bouncer who called it a "disgusting thing". -
5 March 2013Japan: Lesbian pair are first same-sex couple to get married in Tokyo Disney 15 Two women in Tokyo have become the first gay couple to tie the knot in Disneyland, and say they hope the symbolic ceremony will prompt Japan to think about LGBT discrimination. -
4 March 2013Russia’s only lesbian glossy magazine goes on sale – but homophobes call it ‘filth’ 8 A magazine for lesbians has gone on sale in Russia, providing the only publication of its kind to the LGBT community there. -
4 March 2013New Zealand: Coroner in gay soldier’s suicide case criticised for anti-marriage equality stance 10 Doubts have been raised about the decision by coroner Gordon Mantega not to hold an inquest into the death of a soldier who killed himself after confessing his love for a male colleague, after it emerged Mr Mantega strongly opposed same-sex marriage in New Zealand. -
4 March 2013Spain: Conservative ministers distance themselves from colleague’s anti-gay ‘survival of species’ argument 15 Politicians in Spain have been quick to distance themselves from the comments of the Interior Minister, who said that same-sex marriage laws could mean the human race would not be “guaranteed” to survive. Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said last week that, although religious arguments did not hold up in court: “There are rational arguments [...] -
4 March 2013Poland: Former president says the place for gay people in parliament is ‘behind a wall’ 39 Lech Walesa, a former Polish President famous for his human rights campaigns, caused outrage after he said that gay people should have a minor role in politics to reflect their minority status in a TV interview.
