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10 April 2013Iceland PM asked to meet with gay rights activists in Chinese visit 2 Iceland’s Johanna Sigurdardottir, the world’s first openly gay prime minister, has been asked to meet with the parents of gay children in next week's visit to China. -
10 April 2013US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for calling trans woman a ‘disgusting freak’ 16 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) moved to suspend one of its fighters after he referred to a transgender fighter as "a lying, sick, sociopathic, disgusting freak." -
9 April 2013Sussex Police tipped to become the next force to record attacks on subculture groups 2 Sussex Police could become the next force in the country to recognise alternative subculture as a recordable motivation for hate crime. -
9 April 2013Sussex: Survey shows many LGBT residents feel isolated and equality undermined by austerity + A new survey shows the majority of LGBT people in East Sussex feel isolated and believe the government’s austerity policies are hindering moves towards equality. -
9 April 2013Scotland: Equality Network writes to chief public prosecutor after trans man sentenced over sex ‘by fraud’ 2 An LGBT rights group has written to Scotland’s chief public prosecutor over the decision to prosecute a trans man on the charge of “obtaining sexual intimacy by fraud” -
8 April 2013Wheatus criticise The Wanted for ‘hateful and homophobic’ tweet about One Direction 10 US rock music group Wheatus, has slammed UK boyband the Wanted, after one of its members tweeted a 'homophobic' message about a member of rival band One Direction, and used the hashtag #itgetsbetter. -
8 April 2013South Africa: Gay couple hope their traditional wedding will inspire the black community 13 A gay couple in South Africa have married in a wedding ceremony uniting their Zulu and Tswana traditions, which they say they hope will send a message to others that "Being gay is as African as being black." -
8 April 2013Video: David Letterman says opposition to equal marriage is ‘beyond embarrassing’ 2 US television host David Letterman has voiced his annoyance at the equal marriage debate in America, saying it is "beyond embarrassing" that opposition to it remains, and says that it is "absolute stupidity" to oppose it. -
7 April 2013American Decency Association: Magic Johnson is ‘damaging’ his gay son by supporting him 21 An evangelical Christian group has attacked basketball star Magic Johnson, for speaking out earlier this week in support of his gay son who publicly came out last weekend. -
7 April 2013US: Brendon Ayanbadejo speaks to Anderson Cooper about four NFL players coming out 2 Former Baltimore Ravens player and equal marriage advocate, Brendon Ayanbadejo has expanded on his announcement earlier this week that four NFL players might soon come out as gay. -
7 April 2013Snoop Lion: ‘In the rap world, I don’t know if being gay will ever be acceptable’ 19 Rap star turned reggae artist Snoop Lion has said that, in the rap music industry, being gay may never be "acceptable" in the way it is for singers. -
7 April 2013UK’s first youth crime commissioner urged to resign and apologises over homophobic tweets 62 The UK's first teenage crime commissioner has apologised in the face of calls to resign, despite not having even started in the role, because she posted a string of homophobic, racist and violent tweets. -
5 April 2013Brendon Ayanbadejo says four gay NFL players may soon come out, all at the same time 6 American football player and equal rights advocate Brendon Ayanbadejo has said that he thinks several NFL players could come out "sooner than you think", and that he was in talks with four players who might all come out on the same day. -
5 April 2013Plymouth Argyle Football Club supports anti-homophobia event 2 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) equalities wing will be leafleting about the importance of tackling homophobia in sport at Plymouth Argyle’s Home Park Stadium this weekend -
5 April 2013US: University Athletic Director follows basketball coach and is fired for abuse video + The Athletic Director of Rutgers University has been sacked following the dismissal earlier this week of a basketball coach who was caught on camera subjecting students to homophobic and physical abuse. -
5 April 2013US: NFL’s Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo honoured with equality award 1 NFL players Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe were honoured on Thursday with an award from Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), for their work advocating for the LGBT community. -
5 April 2013Paraguay: Judge refuses to recognise gay couple’s marriage 5 A judge in Paraguay has refused to register the marriage of a gay couple who legally tied the knot in neighbouring Argentina. -
5 April 2013US: Brendon Ayanbadejo denies being cut by his team for supporting equal marriage 1 Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker, and equal marriage advocate, Brendon Ayanbadejo, said he does not think he was cut by the team for his open support for equal marriage. -
5 April 2013Australia: Sydney rainbow crossing to be removed for causing road safety hazard 2 A road crossing in Sydney's gay precinct which was painted in rainbow colours for the city's 35th Mardi Gras celebrations is set to be torn up later this month. -
5 April 2013Texas: Gay HIV positive student subjected to poster smear campaign 19 Police in Texas have launched an investigation after flyers surfaced on a university campus detailing the HIV status of a gay student.
