Joseph Patrick McCormick is a news editor for PinkNews.co.uk
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1 May 2013Russia: Parades to demonstrate for gay rights in Moscow and St Petersburg, despite anti-gay law 18 Parades of gay rights demonstrators will take to the streets of Moscow and St Petersburg today, despite a law in the latter, which prohibits the "promotion" of homosexuality. -
30 April 2013NFL player Chris Kluwe on why he supports the gay community: ‘It’s the right thing to do’ 5 NFL player and human rights campaigner Chris Kluwe has written an impassioned opinion piece in which he addresses the question of why, as a straight man, he supports the gay community. -
30 April 2013Video: Project launched to ‘eradicate homophobia’ from Christian teachings 22 A new project has been launched in the US, in an attempt to end homophobia in the Christian church, to reform Christian teachings on homosexuality, and to give gay Christians a voice in the church. -
30 April 2013Bryan Fischer: Jason Collins will be rejected by teammates for ‘eyeballing’ them in the shower 26 US Christian radio host Bryan Fischer, has weighed in on media attention surrounding NBA star Jason Collins' coming out, to say that teammates, and teams would reject him because he would be "eyeballing" men in the shower. -
30 April 2013US radio host: If they allow gay members, ‘what will Boy Scout leaders say to Jesus when they meet him?’ 22 A US Christian radio host has questioned what the "monster" Boy Scouts of America's leaders will "say to Jesus when the meet him", if they allow gay members. -
30 April 2013Video: ESPN reporter says Jason Collins’ coming out is an ‘open rebellion to God’ 37 A reporter on US television sports channel ESPN, has commented on the coming out of NBA star Jason Collins, to say that he thinks it is an "open rebellion to God", and that "lifestyle", is "a sin". -
30 April 2013Brazil: Catholic priest excommunicated after resigning over church opposition to homosexuality 23 A Catholic priest in Brazil has been excommunicated after he publicly resigned in protest against the church's opposition to gay rights. -
30 April 2013Snoop Lion: There will be an openly gay rap star ‘in the near future’ 2 Snoop Lion, rap-turned-reggae artist, who has been vocal in supporting gay rights, but who has in the past noted the difficulty faced by a gay rap artist wanting to come out, has said that he thinks "in the near future" it will be much easier. -
30 April 2013US: NFL player tweets homophobic message hours after first NBA player comes out as gay 25 Just hours after the NBA's Jason Collins became first openly gay athlete in any major US team sport came out, a player from the NFL tweeted to say that he didn't understand why a male athlete would "wanna mess with other guys". -
30 April 2013Michelle Obama to first gay US basketball player: ‘We’ve got your back’ 4 First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, as well as thousands of others, have tweeted their support for Jason Collins, the professional basketball player who became the first openly gay athlete in any major US team sport. -
29 April 2013South Africa: Dead teen was beaten, starved and forced to eat faeces at camp linked to ‘gay conversion’ 67 A court has heard how a teenage boy in South Afica died from severe and substantial injuries sustained while attending a camp which has been linked to "gay conversion", after allegedly being beaten, starved, and forced to eat his own faeces. -
29 April 2013Northern Ireland: Protests take place at Assembly as equal marriage measures fail again 11 Northern Ireland's Assembly on Monday voted narrowly to reject legislation to legalise equal marriage in the country. -
29 April 2013Australia: Liberal leader Tony Abbott says no to equal marriage referendum at election 14 Australia's opposition leader Tony Abbott, has said he does not agree with MP Tony Windsor, who proposed that the issue of equal marriage be put to a vote by Australians on election day in September. -
29 April 2013New Zealand: ‘Homophobic’ beer advert causes controversy 32 A brewery in New Zealand has responded to controversy caused by a billboard containing an advert for one of its beer brands, which has been described by some as "homophobic". -
29 April 2013Vatican not to conduct inquiry into Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s ‘inappropriate sexual conduct’ 44 The Catholic Church is to take no further action over Cardinal Keith O'Brien's admission of inappropriate "sexual conduct", following accusations from four priests. -
29 April 2013Admiral Duncan pub nail bomb memorial ‘missing’ 8 The memorial plaque installed to commemorate the victims of a nail bomb at central London pub the Admiral Duncan, has disappeared. -
28 April 2013Northern Ireland: Alliance Party leader ‘treated harshly’ by his church over equal marriage support 10 Lord Alderdice, the predecessor to David Ford, the current leader of Northern Ireland's Alliance Party, has said that Ford has been treated harshly by his church over his equal marriage support. -
28 April 2013France: First wedding trade show for gay male couples takes place in Paris 4 Just four days after France's Parliament passed a bill to allow equal marriage and adoption for gay couples, the first wedding trade show aimed at gay male couples took place. -
28 April 2013Australia: MP calls for election day referendum on equal marriage 30 An independent Australian MP has proposed that the issue of equal marriage be put to voters in a referendum, as soon as this September, in a move supported by the Green Party. -
28 April 2013Japan: Thousands march in Tokyo in support of LGBT rights 3 Thousands marched in Tokyo this weekend as Japan kicked off its first Rainbow Week, which aims to reach out to LGBT people in the country.
