Joseph Patrick McCormick is a news editor for PinkNews.co.uk
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6 March 2013US: DC Comics artist pulls out of illustrating Superman comic due to anti-gay author furore 2 The artist scheduled to illustrate a series of Superman comics has pulled out amidst a controversy surrounding DC Comics' hiring of a writer who has spoken publicly about his opposition to gay rights. -
6 March 2013Poland: First gay and trans MPs take front-bench seats protesting former president’s anti-gay remarks 2 Polands first openly gay and trans lawmakers took front bench seats of the Polish parliament on Wednesday to protest against remarks made by a former president who said gay members should sit "behind a wall" in parliament. -
6 March 2013Gary Lucy to reprise gay banker role in Eastenders 13 Actor Gary Lucy is to return to the cast of Eastenders later this year, after impressing bosses with his performance as gay banker Danny Pennant in September. He will be the soap's only gay character. -
6 March 2013Australia: Lord Mayor pushes Russian ambassador on ‘unacceptable’ anti-gay law 1 Melbourne City Council may fly a member of the St Petersburg gay community to Australia to discuss conditions for gay people in the Russian city, following the implementation of anti-gay laws in the city. -
6 March 2013Top civil rights lawyer says she feels ‘huge compassion’ for Cardinal Keith O’Brien 66 One of Britain's most senior lawyers has said that she feels a "huge compassion" for Cardinal Keith O'Brien who was accused of sexual misconduct. -
6 March 2013New research calls for better guidance about HIV transmission and the law 4 Support services offered to people living with HIV will be able to benefit from better information around prosecutions arising from the sexual transmission of HIV, according to new report released today, which found that there was significant confusion around legal terminology and precautionary measures as a defence. -
5 March 2013US: NFL footballer Tim Tebow now to speak at anti-gay Christian university 10 NFL footballer Tim Tebow, who pulled out of speaking at a controversially anti-gay Dallas megachurch last week, is set to give a speech at a private university, spokespeople for which have expressed anti-gay views. -
5 March 2013Sociologist warns that equal marriage will lead to ‘decline’ and ‘instability’ of marriage 70 A sociologist has told the committee hearing at the House of Commons for the equal marriage bill that the idea of equal marriage, and links to parenthood, were irrelevant. -
5 March 2013Rylan Clark and Rita Ora to headline London gay outdoor festival 4 Rylan Clark, former X Factor contestant and Celebrity Big Brother winner, and singer Rita Ora, are to headline a gay outdoor music event in London this summer. -
5 March 2013Carly Rae Jepsen pulls out of Boy Scouts performance due to anti-gay policy 8 Singer Carly Rae Jepsen has answered calls to pull out of a performance at a Boy Scouts of America jamboree because of its anti-gay policy, and said she will not perform because she believes in equality. -
5 March 2013US: Gay solider Bradley Manning nominated for 2013 Nobel Peace Prize 15 The gay US soldier accused of leaking large numbers of secret documents to Wikileaks, Bradley Manning, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. -
5 March 2013Video: Witnesses allege police brutality at Sydney Mardi Gras 2013 74 A video and several witness accounts alleging police violence at Sydney Mardi Gras 2013 have emerged. -
5 March 2013Poll: New York City council speaker could become city’s first openly gay and first female mayor 4 A new poll has been released which suggests that New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, could be in with a chance of becoming the first openly gay, and first female mayor of the city. -
5 March 2013LGBT Catholics displaced by cancelled Soho masses welcomed into Jesuit church 23 LGBT Catholics of the Soho Masses who were displaced by the discontinuation of LGBT specific services in Soho began what was described as their "new phase" of worship, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday. -
4 March 2013Germany: Angela Merkel’s conservative party to hold off on gay tax rights amidst election fears 15 German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party will not currently initiate further legislation to allow equal rights for gay couples, following a supreme court ruling which has caused controversy within her party. -
4 March 2013US: Doctors find ‘functional cure’ for child born with HIV 10 A baby born with HIV has effectively been cured of the virus through early drug treatment, American researchers have revealed, in the first documented case of its kind.
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4 March 2013Gala celebrates Transport for London as champion of diversity 8 The Transport for London LGBT Network hosted a gala event last week, which celebrated TfL as a diversity champion, and aimed to encourage fun and new friendships. -
4 March 2013Former Polish President refuses to apologise for saying gay people should sit ‘behind a wall’ in parliament 28 The former President of Poland has refused to apologise for comments made in a TV interview, during which he said that gay people should sit "behind a wall" in parliament. -
4 March 2013Video: Bryan Fischer says gay players in the NFL would cause a ‘grenade-like explosion’ 20 The American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer, has spoken on the organisation's radio program Focal Point, to say that the NFL should not allow openly gay football players, as they would cause a "grenade-like explosion". -
4 March 2013James Franco: ‘It is partly my fault’ that people think I’m gay 9 Actor James Franco has said that he has no problem with people questioning his sexuality, and said that it was "partly my fault" when discussing rumours that he might be gay.
