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6 May 2013US: Chris Kluwe announces that he has been dropped by his team the Minnesota Vikings 6 NFL player and human rights campaigner Chris Kluwe, has announced that he has been dropped by the Minnesota Vikings, saying that "making people aware of an issue that is causing children to commit suicide is more important than kicking a leather ball." -
6 May 2013US: Jason Collins and Michelle Obama to headline Democratic LGBT gala + US First Lady Michelle Obama, and recently out openly gay NBA player Jason Collins, are to headline a gala held by the Democratic Party. -
6 May 2013Jason Collins to Oprah Winfrey: I had ‘so much angst’ about coming out as gay 1 NBA star Jason Collins, who last week came out as gay, and became the first active player in a major US team sport to come out as gay, has spoken to Oprah Winfrey about the "angst" he had about taking the steps to coming out, but has said he is glad he did it. -
6 May 2013Rapper Lil Wayne: Jason Collins coming out ‘is opening a lot of doors’ for gay sports people + Rap star Lil Wayne, has become the latest hip-hop musician to speak out in favour of NBA star Jason Collins, who came out as gay last week, saying that the massive support he received showed that "it's a fair world out there". -
5 May 2013Eight professional footballers reputed to be out to PFA, but won’t go public for fear of fan reactions 21 At least eight professional footballers have come out as gay within the Football Association, but most say they fear going public because they anticipate a massive backlash. -
5 May 2013Jason Collins and Michelle Obama to appear at Democrat LGBT fundraiser 3 The first lady of the United States will appear along the recently-out NBA star Jason Collins at an LGBT fundraiser later this month. -
5 May 2013Canada: Dozens protest as bridal shop refuses to allow trans woman to try on wedding dress 14 Dozens have protested at a bridal store in Canada, after a trans woman said she was told she could not try on a wedding dress because the owner said she looked like a man. -
4 May 2013Zachary Quinto: I’ve ‘only worked more’ as an actor since coming out as gay 15 Openly gay actor Zachary Quinto has revealed that he has "only worked more" since he came out as gay. -
4 May 2013US: Gay rights protestors including a shirtless man photo-bomb ‘God Hates Fags’ demo 31 A picket organised by the Westboro Baptist Church's 'God Hates Fags' campaign saw a counter demonstration by gay rights supporters including a shirtless musician named Chris. -
3 May 2013Doncaster: Mayor who tried to cut Pride funding voted out of office 8 Doncaster Mayor Peter Davies, who previously tried to cut funding for the town’s annual gay pride event, has been voted out of office. -
3 May 2013US columnist: If it allows gay members the Boy Scouts will ‘indoctrinate’ children into ‘hedonism’ 32 A US Christian columnist has taken aim a the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), saying that it should not change its policy to allow gay members, because straight boy scouts will be branded "bigots" if they do not succumb to the “sexual advances” of gay members. -
3 May 2013NFL player LeRoy Butler: As a role model, I can’t take back my congratulations to Jason Collins 11 Former NFL player and Super Bowl Champion LeRoy Butler, who had an appearance at a Wisconsin church cancelled over a congratulatory tweet to recently out gay NBA payer Jason Collins, has said he would not take back the tweet because of kids looking up to him. -
3 May 2013Ms Dynamite, Stooshe, Alison Moyet & Paloma Faith to perform at Brighton Pride 3 The organisers of Brighton Pride have unveiled several key acts for this year’s event, including the original Sugababes line-up. -
3 May 2013UK: Labour gay couple become council leader and civic mayor in Hartlepool 5 A gay couple in Hartlepool are making history by becoming the first civil partnership in the country to hold the positions of council leader and civic mayor. -
2 May 2013NFL player: I respect Jason Collins but ‘why does everybody have to announce their sexuality?’ 94 An NFL player has spoken out to congratulate NBA star Jason Collins for coming out as gay, but has questioned why gay athletes felt the need to "flaunt" their sexuality. -
2 May 2013Former NFL player: Unlike the NBA, ‘football isn’t ready’ for a gay player 10 A former NFL player and Super Bowl MVP, has spoken out on the news that NBA star Jason Collins had come out as gay, and said that "football isn't ready", for openly gay players. -
2 May 2013US: University basketball league ‘believes strongly in supporting equality’ 1 A US University basketball conference has reiterated its support for equality, and has said it supports gay players who wish to come out and continue playing. -
2 May 2013London: Barking & Dagenham LGBT Network alarmed over increase in anti-gay crime 10 A rise in reported homophobic crime in the east London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has alarmed LGBT community activists. -
2 May 2013Gay NBA player Jason Collins received Twitter death threats after coming out 9 The first openly gay player in a major US team sport, Jason Collins, who came out on Monday, has been subject to a tirade of abuse on the social networking site Twitter, including a number of death threats. -
2 May 2013US: Ohio trans woman killed, media coverage denounced by GLAAD 3 The death of Cemia Dove, also known as Ci Ci, a transgender woman from Ohio, has highlighted both the hate crimes faced by the transgender community, and the "dehumanizing" effect of much of the media coverage of such crimes.
