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29 April 2013Bill Clinton congratulates NBA star Jason Collins for coming out and says ‘it’s an important moment for sport’ 1 Bill Clinton has praised Jason Collins for going public about his sexuality, becoming the first NBA player to come out as gay and continue their career. -
29 April 2013Jason Collins becomes NBA’s first gay player to come out and continue playing 23 American basketball star Jason Collins has become the first openly gay athlete in one of the big-four American team sports to come out as an active player. -
29 April 2013Q&A: LGBT professional business networking with Radius 5 Tuesday evening sees the latest event for Radius, the London based LGBT professional networking event, this time held at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. -
29 April 2013Admiral Duncan pub nail bomb memorial ‘missing’ 8 The memorial plaque installed to commemorate the victims of a nail bomb at central London pub the Admiral Duncan, has disappeared. -
28 April 2013France: First wedding trade show for gay male couples takes place in Paris 4 Just four days after France's Parliament passed a bill to allow equal marriage and adoption for gay couples, the first wedding trade show aimed at gay male couples took place. -
28 April 2013Japan: Thousands march in Tokyo in support of LGBT rights 3 Thousands marched in Tokyo this weekend as Japan kicked off its first Rainbow Week, which aims to reach out to LGBT people in the country. -
27 April 2013US: San Francisco Pride backtracks on announcement of Bradley Manning as grand marshal 11 Reports that San Francisco Pride would honour Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning as an honorary grand marshal of their parade have been promptly denied by organisers. -
26 April 2013London: Exhibition of LGBT stories told through the barber’s chair 7 A Camden-based hairdresser is running an exhibition to tell the stories of LGBT clients who open up to her while sitting in the barber's chair. -
26 April 2013Yvette Cooper: ‘Parliament does not have enough openly gay and lesbian MPs’ 9 Labour's Yvette Cooper has called on British businesses and the world of politics to do more to celebrate diversity and not merely to “tolerate” LGBT staff. -
26 April 2013Sweden: High school to open gender-neutral changing room 1 A high school in Sweden is opening a gender-neutral changing room, in order to cater for trans, students and those who "aren't comfortable being divided into gender stereotypes." -
26 April 2013MEPs welcome European Court of Justice ruling on anti-gay Romanian football owner George Becali 7 A European Court of Justice preliminary ruling on the homophobic conduct of a football club owner in Romania has been welcomed by MEPs. -
26 April 2013US: Openly gay basketball star lands endorsement deal with Nike 2 An openly-gay basketball star in the US, who came out last week in an interview, has signed an endorsement deal with sports giant Nike. -
26 April 2013US: Philadelphia City Council passes landmark bill for LGBT benefits 2 The City Council in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has approved a bill which has been hailed as landmark legislation for strengthening LGBT rights in the city. -
25 April 2013UK: Gay novelist tops bestseller list with haunted debut 11 A debut novel by gay author Neil Spring, based on the true story of Borey Rectory, "the most haunted house in England," has rocketed to the top of Amazon's new releases. -
25 April 2013Video: Eagle Scout and LGBT activist speaks out against Boy Scouts anti-gay ban 1 The founder of an organisation which advocates against the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) anti-gay policy, has released a video of himself telling his, and his mother's story, and has emphasised the importance of the organisation lifting its ban entirely. -
25 April 2013US radio host: It was right for school to discriminate against gay teacher, like they would against a shoplifter 16 Bryan Fischer a US radio host, and spokesman for the American Family Association, has weighed in on the debate around a gay teacher who was fired by a Catholic school for naming her same-sex partner in her mother's obituary. -
25 April 2013US: Fired lesbian teacher tells LGBT youth to have hope 11 A lesbian teacher seeking reinstatement after the Catholic school at which she had taught for 19 years fired her for naming her partner in an obituary has said the support she has received has been inspiring. -
25 April 2013UK: Stonewall anti-gay bullying posters translated into Hebrew for use in Jewish faith schools 4 Stonewall’s anti-gay bullying posters have been translated into Hebrew for use as a modern language resource in Jewish faith schools. -
25 April 2013US: Trans prom king hopeful put on ballot as queen 8 A transgender student who hoped to become prom king at his Pennsylvania high school is seeking an apology from his principal after he found himself on the ballot for prom queen. -
24 April 2013US: Gay former NFL player to speak at Youth Pride event + An openly gay former National Football League player is set to speak at a US Youth Pride Day event in Washington DC.
