Joseph Patrick McCormick is a news editor for PinkNews.co.uk
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31 January 2013Tony Perkins blames military suicides on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell 20 The President of the Family Research Council, Tony Perkins, has blamed the repeal of don't ask don't tell for suicides in the US military. -
31 January 2013NFL player Chris Culliver apologises for saying gay players not welcome in the NFL 13 Chris Culliver, an NFL player who said that there were no gay people on his team, and that if there were any, they should leave, has apologised, and said his comments were "hurtful and ugly". -
31 January 2013US: Dog condemned to death row because his owner thought he was gay 32 A dog in Tennessee will be put down today at an overcrowded kennel. He came to arrive there because his owner thought that he was gay. -
31 January 2013Committee debates gay ‘cure’ therapy before inquiry into doctor advocating it 36 A heated debate on therapy attempting to "cure" people of same-sex attraction took place in a committee room at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. -
30 January 2013President of Cameroon: People may change their minds on ‘crime’ of homosexuality 8 The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, said on Wednesday that he could see that attitudes about his country's criminalisation of homosexuality were changing. -
30 January 2013LGBT people in French Polynesia follow French equal marriage and adoption debates 6 Now that the debate on France's equal marriage and adoption law has gone before parliament, French Polynesia has begun watching the early stages closely. -
30 January 2013NFL Player Chris Culliver: Gay players aren’t welcome in football and shouldn’t come out 50 NFL Player, Chris Culliver, has said in an interview that he didn't think there were any gay players on his team, and that they wouldn't be welcome if there were.
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30 January 2013European Union High Representative pushes Russia to drop anti-gay law 12 The High Representative for the European Union has condemned a Russian draft law, which woud make the "promotion" of homosexuality illegal, and urged the country to "protect" the rights of gay people. -
30 January 2013Senator John McCain: Same-sex family immigration protections are a ‘red herring’ 10 Senator John McCain has attacked President Obama's plans for immigration reform, described the issue of same-sex binational families as "a red herring", and compared same-sex families to abortions. -
30 January 2013US: Obama’s immigration reform plan aims to support same-sex families 2 Plans laid out by President Barack Obama for immigration reform, include provisions for recognising same-sex families from different countries, and allowing visas for same-sex couples wishing to live in the US. -
30 January 2013Young gay New Zealanders say equal marriage would reduce youth suicides 1 Young gay men have made submissions to the New Zealand select committee dealing with the equal marriage bill, to say that legalising equal marriage would reduce the number of youth suicides. -
30 January 2013Fox News reporter attempts to link gay scout leaders to paedophilia 9 Fox News seemed to be attempting to create a link between child abuse, and the possibility that the Boy Scouts of American may allow gay members, volunteers and staff. -
30 January 2013US: Leading sports magazine features gay kiss in Super Bowl preview 6 The leading sports magazine in America has featured a gay celebratory kiss in a feature around the upcoming Super Bowl. -
30 January 2013Video: Bryan Fischer says ‘Big Gay bigots’ will force women ‘into combat to die’ 24 The American Family Association spokesman, Bryan Fischer has blamed a gay "lobby" for "destroying" the US military, and has said that peoples' daughters will be drafted into the army "to die" because of gay people. -
30 January 2013Paris Hilton auctions off perfume and donate proceeds to GLAAD 2 Paris Hilton is auctioning off a personalised bottle of her perfume on eBay, and will donate all proceeds to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. -
30 January 2013Venice breaks cultural ties with St Petersburg over anti-gay law 7 The Italian city of Venice has broken its cultural partnership with Russian city, St Petersburg, over an anti-gay law which was brought in a year ago. -
30 January 2013US: Churches may cease funding if Boy Scouts remove anti-gay policy 21 Some churches have not taken kindly to the news that the Boy Scouts of American are to vote on whether to drop a national ban on gay members, volunteers and staff. -
30 January 2013US: Gay teen taken off life support after hanging himself because of homophobic bullying 52 A 15-year-old gay teenager has been taken off life support, after hanging himself in a local school playground after being bullied because he was gay. -
30 January 2013US: Gay boy scout hopeful for national change after vote on anti-gay policy 1 The family of a Californian teenage boy scout who was denied the Eagle Scout award because he was openly gay, has welcomed an upcoming vote by the Boy Scouts of America's board, on whether to drop a national ban on gay members, volunteers and staff. -
29 January 2013France: Parliamentary debate over equal marriage begins 7 Following months of debate and controversy over the issue of equal marriage, proposals to allow it went before the French parliament today.
