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15 April 2013Comment: Is a community in crisis beginning to self care 8 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, David Stuart says he’s encouraged by signs the LGBT community is uniting to address key health challenges. -
15 April 2013US: Major League Soccer player apologises for using homophobic slur + A Major League Soccer player in the US has apologised for using a homophobic slur against another player during a recent match, before being sent off for two separate incidents. -
15 April 2013Joey Barton to appear before French FA committee following transphobic tweets 8 Joey Barton is set to learn if he faces a ban over a string of comments – including some of a transphobic nature – he made about rival player Thiago Silva. -
15 April 2013Manchester: Lib Dem MP tables Early Day Motion in support of tackling homophobic football chants 4 Liberal Democrat MP John Leech is tabling an Early Day Motion calling on joint efforts by football clubs, supporters and the police to tackle homophobic chants during matches. -
15 April 2013Hong Kong: Top court to hear trans woman’s final case for marriage + Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal will today begin hearing the case of a trans woman who wishes to marry her boyfriend, in the last battle of a legal war she has fought for several years. -
14 April 2013Gay former NBA chief: The first openly gay US athlete will be amazed at opportunities given to them 4 The former executive of a National Basketball Association (NBA) team has said that the first professional sports player to come out in the US will benefit rather than suffer,potentially earning millions in endorsements for being openly gay in the field. -
14 April 2013California: Gay lawyer dies at 33 after contracting bacterial meningitis 29 Officials in Los Angeles are warning gay sexually active men about a deadly strain of bacterial meningitis, following the death of a gay man in West Hollywood. -
13 April 2013Equality campaigner starts petition to raise awareness of trans issues after the death of Lucy Meadows 22 Many people were shocked recently by the tragic death of Lucy Meadows. -
12 April 2013US magazine editor: ‘There is a gay agenda and it’s working overtime to send millions to hell’ 43 A US magazine editor has written a response to what she claimed were “threats” and “intimidation” from members of the “gay agenda”, since she wrote a previous piece saying that if there are gay players in the NFL, they shouldn’t come out. -
12 April 2013London: Stonewall celebrity dinner raises £394,000 9 Over 500 guests, including celebrities and politicians, attended Stonewall’s annual Equality Dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel last night. -
12 April 2013Comment: The real face of Manif pour Tous 25 Journalist Patrick Cash writes about last weekend’s violent homophobic attack against Wilfred de Brujin in Paris and profile’s the anti-gay French group Manif pour Tous. -
12 April 2013Northern Ireland: Health minister ordered to release gay blood ban advice 15 Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots has been ordered to release advice from the country’s attorney general, which he used to justify a lifetime ban on gay men giving blood. -
12 April 2013US: Nevada Senate committee approves equal marriage bill 6 A Senate committee in the US state of Nevada has voted in favour of a bill which could, if voters approved, make a constitutional amendment to allow equal marriage. -
12 April 2013US: National Hockey League announces formal partnership with anti-homophobia organisation 4 The National Hockey League has become the first major professional team sport in the US to announce a formal partnership with You Can Play, an advocacy group aiming to reduce homophobia. -
11 April 2013DC reveals transgender character in first for mainstream superhero comics 6 A supporting character in DC Comics' 'Batgirl' revealed to the main character that she is a trans woman in the most recent issue, with the series' author adding a transgender comic book hero should be introduced in the near future. -
11 April 2013Anti-homophobia and transphobia protest takes places in Paris 9 LGBT campaigners in France have protested over the fear that homophobia and transphobia is on the rise in the country.
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11 April 2013Comment: A brave new world for GMFA 33 Matthew Hodson, head of programmes at gay men’s health charity GMFA writes for PinkNews.co.uk on how funding cuts poses a challenge to the charity's HIV prevention work. -
11 April 2013London: Gay men’s health charity GMFA faces uncertain future after funding cut 15 GMFA has spoken of its shock at the news it will no longer receive funding for its London HIV information services. -
10 April 2013Apple CEO Tim Cook tops Out Magazine’s Power List for third year, despite not being ‘out’ 9 Apple's Chief Executive, Tim Cook has topped the Power List for US magazine Out for the third year in a row, despite not being openly gay. -
10 April 2013Crystal Palace Football Club Foundation says it will deal with homophobic fans 3 Crystal Palace Football Club’s official foundation has commented on accusations that a number of the club’s fans have been taking part in homophobic chanting during matches.
