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3 April 2013Joey Barton makes transphobic ‘ladyboy’ Twitter slur at Brazilian footballer 18 English footballer Joey Barton, currently playing for Olympique de Marseilles, lashed out with transphobic comments about Brazilian player Thiago Silva on Twitter today. -
30 March 2013Christian group accuses Boris Johnson of ‘cover up’ in gay cure London bus ad battle 28 A Christian legal group behind an ad campaign for controversial gay cure therapies, the ban on which was upheld by a high court this month, has demanded memos from Boris Johnson in a new bid to prove he acted unlawfully. -
30 March 2013US: Students shun top neurosurgeon following anti-gay comments on Fox News 36 Dr Benjamin Carson, a neurosurgeon at John Hopkins University and conservative speaker, has come under fire for comments made on Fox News in which he compared gay people to a pedophilia advocacy group, as well as to bestiality. -
30 March 2013US: Public consultation on hold while Medicare definition of gender reassignment as ‘experimental’ challenged 2 A consultation on US healthcare programmes covering gender reassignment surgery was quickly halted, with the Department of Health and Human Services saying they must first consider a challenge to Medicare's definition of the surgery as "experimental". -
30 March 2013UK: Printer claims working with LGBT magazine would contradict his faith 53 The editor of an LGBT magazine in Northern Ireland said he was "hurt" by a printer's refusal to work with him on the grounds that he was "not comfortable" associating with the magazine's target audience. -
30 March 2013Bishop of Shrewsbury Easter homily plans to attack same-sex marriage as detracting from value of human life 39 The Bishop of Shrewsbury will address a trinity of controversial topics in his Easter homily at Shrewsbury Cathedral tomorrow. -
30 March 2013Northern Ireland: Amnesty warns of future legal battle over marriage inequality 7 Amnesty International and the Rainbow Project have warned that the Northern Irish government will be subject to "a straightforward legal challenge on the basis of inferior treatment" from its residents, unless it brings its laws in line with the rest of the UK on equal marriage. -
30 March 2013Lord Carey: David Cameron’s support for marriage equality has made Christians feel persecuted 107 The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord George Carey, has attacked David Cameron for his push for same-sex marriage, saying his has fueled "anxieties" among the UK'S Christians. -
28 March 2013US: Kentucky overrules veto on bill protecting actions motivated by religious belief 13 The Senate and House of Kentucky have voted to override the Governor's veto on a religious freedom law, which opponents worry may protect those who discriminate against LGBT people. -
28 March 2013US: Arizona House panel approves amended law targeting trans people 10 A panel of lawmakers from the Arizona House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a bill which would allow business owners to discriminate against trans people by barring their use of facilities that don't correspond to the gender on their birth certificate. -
28 March 2013US: Tennessee’s reintroduced ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill dies 12 Tennessee's 'Don't Say Gay' bill, which would have required teachers to tell parents if their child confided in them about their sexuality, has died before a House Subcommittee. -
28 March 2013Commons Speaker John Bercow joins Stonewall’s Brighton Equality Walk 11 Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow will join Zoe Lyons, Rylan Clark and Lucy Spraggan in supporting Stonewall's Brighton Equality Walk on 5 May. -
26 March 2013US: Two Democrats add to count of Senators in favour of equal marriage 3 The number of Democratic Senators who announced their support for marriage equality this week has risen to three, with Mark Begich and Mark Warner both making statements to that effect. -
26 March 2013US: Supreme Court poised to debate same-sex marriage for the first time 4 The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is set to hear two historic arguments that will decide the legality of same-sex marriage in the US, starting later today. -
25 March 2013Video: Ann Coulter discussion on ‘nanny state’ anti-smoking law derails into debate on gay saunas 24 Conservative commentator Ann Coulter made a Fox News appearance in which she attacked "nanny state" anti-smoking health laws by comparing them to the idea of creating anti-gay laws to combat HIV and AIDS. -
25 March 2013US: Winger’s food chain to back both Boy Scouts and LGBT Prom to promote ‘diversity’ 2 Several restaurants have stepped up to replace Chipotle as caterer for the Utah Scout-O-Rama after the Mexican chain pulled out to protest the Scouts' gay members ban. One tempered the possibly unpopular decision by also backing a Queer Prom. -
25 March 2013Ian McKellen: ‘Cruel’ religious leaders to blame for LGBT teens being thrown out of homes 18 While hosting an LGBT event over the weekend, actor and activist Sir Ian McKellen spoke of the damaging effect hate speech can have on the lives of vulnerable people and said "cruel" religious leaders should feel responsible for gay teens living on the streets. -
25 March 2013UK: Trafalgar Square protest speech claims same-sex marriage will lead to ‘colonialism again’ 70 Anglican Mainstream's Chris Sugden, speaking at Sunday's anti-equal marriage protest in Trafalgar Square, claimed legalisation of same-sex marriage would lead to 'colonialism'. -
24 March 2013US folk singer Michelle Shocked announces talk on ‘gay-bashing’, but not welcome at proposed venue 20 Singer Michelle Shocked, who caused an outrage last week over a sudden anti-gay tirade during a concert, Tweeted that she would give a talk on gay-bashing this weekend, only for the venue to respond that she wasn't welcome. -
24 March 2013US: Top Republican advisor says 2016 presidential candidate may support same-sex marriage 7 Senior Republican Party advisor Karl Rove has said he could see the party accepting a pro-marriage equality leader by 2016, but predicted the Supreme Court will not deny states the right to make their own decisions on whether to legalise same-sex marriage.
