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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. -
2 May 2013UK: Trans woman former councillor hopes to become Brighton MP 7 Brighton and Hove could return the UK’s first ever openly transgender MP at the next general election. -
2 May 2013Lance Bass: ‘At least one member of One Direction is probably gay’ 12 In a TV interview where he was asked about One Direction, Lance Bass says it can be even harder for a gay boy band member to be open about their sexuality compared to a sports star. -
2 May 2013US: Church to picket basketball playoff games because ‘the NBA is full of fags’ 38 The adamantly homophobic US Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), synonymous with its “God hates fags” slogan, is to picket two NBA playoff games, denouncing Jason Collins for coming out, and saying that "God hates the NBA" because it is "full of fags". -
1 May 2013Rush Limbaugh: Jason Collins news ‘rammed down people’s throats’ 40 US conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is not happy at the outpouring of support given to gay basketball player Jason Collins. -
1 May 2013Rapper A$AP Rocky: ‘I have respect for gay men who come out of the closet’ + Rap star A$AP Rocky has commented on gay men coming out, saying that he has "more respect" for artists such as Frank Ocean, and sportsmen like Jason Collins, who come out as gay. -
1 May 2013American Family Association: Gay rights has turned the world ‘upside down’ 15 A spokesman for the anti-gay American Family Association has lamented about the advancement of gay rights, and expressed a distaste at the idea that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), may lift its ban on gay members. -
1 May 2013US: Church cancels former NFL player’s speech over congratulatory tweet to Jason Collins 13 A former NFL player and Super Bowl Champion, has had a speaking appearance cancelled by a church over a congratulatory tweet he sent to recently out NBA star, Jason Collins. -
1 May 2013US: ESPN regrets ‘distraction’ of reporter’s ‘rebellion to God’ comments about Jason Collins 7 US television network ESPN has responded to criticism arising from a reporter's recent claim that, in coming out as gay, NBA star Jason Collins was living an "open rebellion to God", to say that it became a "distraction". -
1 May 2013Before coming out, Jason Collins wore ’98′ jersey in solidarity with gay community 1 NBA star Jason Collins, who came out as gay this week, had been making a quiet statement of solidarity with the gay community, every time he stepped out onto the court. -
1 May 2013Sky Sports News host accidentally calls FIFA President Sepp Blatter ‘queer’ 11 A Sky Sports News presenter was left embarrassed when he accidentally referred to FIFA President Sepp Blatter as “queer”. -
1 May 2013Former Leeds footballer who came out as gay in February may return to play in the US 3 Former Leeds United footballer Robbie Rogers, who came out as gay in February shortly after retiring from the sport, may return to play, as he resumes training with a US team. -
1 May 2013Russia: Parades to demonstrate for gay rights in Moscow and St Petersburg, despite anti-gay law 18 Parades of gay rights demonstrators will take to the streets of Moscow and St Petersburg today, despite a law in the latter, which prohibits the "promotion" of homosexuality. -
30 April 2013Peter Tatchell: ‘Pride ban on Bradley Manning is anti-democratic’ 9 Peter Tatchell has criticised the organisers of San Francisco Pride for allegedly revoking the nomination of Private Bradley Manning as Grand Marshal for this year’s event. -
30 April 2013NFL player Chris Kluwe on why he supports the gay community: ‘It’s the right thing to do’ 5 NFL player and human rights campaigner Chris Kluwe has written an impassioned opinion piece in which he addresses the question of why, as a straight man, he supports the gay community. -
30 April 2013Obama: ‘I couldn’t be prouder of NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out as gay’ 19 President Obama says he told basketball player Jason Collins that he "couldn't be prouder of him" for coming out as gay while playing in a major US sports league. -
30 April 2013Video: Project launched to ‘eradicate homophobia’ from Christian teachings 22 A new project has been launched in the US, in an attempt to end homophobia in the Christian church, to reform Christian teachings on homosexuality, and to give gay Christians a voice in the church.
