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3 April 2013US: Florida Senate committee approves bill for same-sex domestic partnership registry 5 A Florida Senate committee has approved the state's first bill to allow domestic partner registration, including specific rights for same-sex couples. -
3 April 2013US: Video shows homophobic and physical abuse by basketball coach who will remain in post 10 The basketball coach at a New Jersey University has been disciplined, has remained in his job, and is unlikely to face further action, despite the surfacing of video footage in which he subjects players to homophobic and physical abuse. -
3 April 2013Brighton and Hove Albion fans report homophobic abuse to the FA 8 Two Brighton and Hove Albion fan clubs have reported cases of homophobic abuse to the Football Association, and have said that fans were subjected to homophobic abuse at more than half of the team's games. -
2 April 2013The Saturdays: ‘Girls are hotter than men’ 9 The Saturdays say they are not gay but “check women out more than men”. -
2 April 2013Magic Johnson ‘proud’ of his gay son who publicly came out with his boyfriend 7 The son of basketball star Magic Johnson has come out as gay, and hit the town in Hollywood at the weekend with his boyfriend. -
2 April 2013US: Appeals court to hear arguments around inmate gender reassignment case 2 The US Circuit Court of Appeals is to hear arguments around the case of a trans woman prisoner who was granted gender reassignment surgery as treatment for her gender dysphoria. -
2 April 2013Comment: Equal marriage campaigners should rein in their egos and go back to the grassroots 19 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Chris Ward says equal marriage campaigners should focus on convincing neighbours and their local MPs to support the measure with traditional lobbying methods – rather than relying on online activism. -
2 April 2013London: NUJ to host debate on homophobia and transphobia in the media 4 The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is hosting a debate on homophobia and transphobia in the media, later this month. -
1 April 2013Zenit FC’s Hulk: ‘Homophobic football fans at my club do not think at all’ 9 A footballer at what has been described as Russia's most racist football club, has heavily criticised fans who supported a manifesto late last year calling for the club to discriminate against gay and black players. -
1 April 2013US: Gay student begins Mount Everest challenge in support of Trevor Project 3 An American student is well on his way to becoming the first openly gay mountaineer to conquer the highest peak on each continent. -
1 April 2013Rugby star Ben Cohen: Elton John made me get a hearing aid and ‘changed my life’ 13 Former England rugby player Ben Cohen has said that Elton John "changed his life" by convincing him to get a hearing aid, and said that Sir Elton does more charity work than people realise. -
1 April 2013US: Boy Scouts of America rejects LGBT centre sponsored application for non-gay troop 2 The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has rejected an application from a group of scout and church leaders to create a troop, sponsored by an LGBT organisation, to be inclusive of boys whose parents opposed the BSA because of its ongoing ban on gay members. -
31 March 2013Freddie Mercury dressed Princess Diana in drag to sneak her into a gay bar 24 Freddie Mercury dressed Princess Diana up as an "eccentrically dressed gay male model", in order to sneak her into the Vauxhall Tavern, reports have revealed. -
30 March 2013Clare Balding: Fans of men’s football are ‘racist and homophobic’ 19 Television sports presenter Clare Balding has hit out at men's football, has said its fans are "racist and homophobic", and that male footballers fake injuries, unlike their female counterparts. -
29 March 2013US: San Francisco bar accused of anti-gay discrimination 2 A San Francisco bar has been accused of anti-gay discrimination by two women who claimed they were kicked out after responding to homophobic remarks, and who have since called for a boycott of the bar. -
29 March 2013US: Transgender man told he cannot divorce wife 27 An Arizona judge has rejected a divorce petition from Thomas Beatie, a transgender father of three. -
29 March 2013Gay former NFL player: No gay athlete should ‘feel alone’ in being gay + Openly gay former NFL player Kwame Harris has opened up about being gay in the NFL, saying if he had the chance again he would hope to have "found the strength" to come out, and that he didn't want gay athletes to "feel alone". -
29 March 2013Ex-Leeds player Robbie Rogers: There’s no way I could have stayed in football after coming out as gay 23 Robbie Rogers has explained why coming out as gay meant he had to retire immediately as a professional footballer, saying: "I don't think I would have been able to go training the next day". -
29 March 2013Adam Lambert to be honoured with GLAAD Media Award 4 GLAAD, the LGBT media advocacy organisation, has announced that singer Adam Lambert will be honoured with an award at its 24th annual Media Awards in May. -
28 March 2013US magazine editor: Gay NFL players should stay in the closet 33 The editor of a Christian magazine has weighed into the debate over there being no openly gay US professional athletes, said that being gay is "clearly a sin", and that gay NFL players should not come out.
