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18 April 2013UK: Court of Appeal to review sentence of man who burnt gay teenager to death 12 The Attorney General's Office has told PinkNews.co.uk that a decision of a judge to hand down a three and a half year sentence for the killing of a gay teenager has now been referred to the Court of Appeal. -
18 April 2013Gay police officer featured on Boston Marathon bombing Sports Illustrated cover 1 An openly gay police officer of the Boston Police Department who was present during Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, has been featured in an iconic image which has been used on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated magazine. -
18 April 2013European Parliament relaxes visa restrictions on Ukraine despite looming anti-gay bill 4 Efforts to halt the European Parliament’s decision to relax visa restrictions on Ukraine, due to the country’s support for homophobic legislation have failed. -
18 April 2013Gloucestershire: British Transport Police seek to identify youth over homophobic incident 7 Police are appealing for help in identifying a youth after a train manager was the victim of homophobic abuse in Gloucestershire. -
18 April 2013French President Francois Hollande condemns anti-gay attacks 17 President Francois Hollande has condemned displays of homophobic violence in France. -
18 April 2013France: Prime Minister calls for calm amid tensions over same-sex marriage bill 4 The French Prime Minister has called for calm as violent protests marred the start of the National Assembly's fast track debate on the marriage equality bill, which may see it become law by the end of this month. -
18 April 2013France: 4 people detained over gay bar attack 8 France’s Interior Ministry says four people have been detained on suspicion of carrying out an attack at a gay bar in Lille. -
18 April 2013Peru: Father named ‘Hitler’ accused of setting his gay HIV positive son on fire 12 A father in Peru has been accused of setting his son on fire after learning he was gay and HIV positive. -
18 April 2013Openly gay Australian MP: I doubt an equal marriage bill would currently pass in New South Wales 1 An openly gay MP in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has said that she is not convinced that an equal marriage bill would currently be able to pass in the state's parliament. -
17 April 2013Northern Ireland: Gay blood ban debated in High Court 14 Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots’ decision to maintain the lifetime ban on gay men giving blood in Northern Ireland has been debated in the country’s High Court. -
17 April 2013Over a thousand Australian same-sex couples to travel to New Zealand to wed 7 According to a survey by an equal marriage advocacy group, over a thousand Australian gay and lesbian couples are to travel to New Zealand in order to get married, now that equal marriage is set to become law there. -
17 April 2013Nancy Reagan supports same-sex marriage says daughter Patti Davis 7 Former First Lady Nancy Reagan supports same-sex marriages, says her daughter Patti Davis. -
17 April 2013US: Appeals court to hear arguments around constitutionality of California ‘gay cure’ ban 8 The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals is on Wednesday to hear arguments around California's law prohibiting "gay cure" therapy, as administered by mental health professionals. -
17 April 2013Texas: El Paso Senator Jose Rodriguez urges repeal of sodomy law 2 A Democratic lawmaker is proposing that Texas repeals an anti-gay law overturned by the US Supreme Court a decade ago. -
17 April 2013Video: New Zealand Parliament breaks into song as equal marriage bill is passed 44 As the Parliament of New Zealand passed a bill to allow equal marriage in the country, those in attendance of the reading broke into song, once it was announced that it had passed. -
17 April 2013Liturgy for same-sex blessings published by Church of Scotland 5 For the first time in its 450-year history, the Church of Scotland has published a liturgy – a formal ritual – for the blessing of those in civil partnerships. -
17 April 2013Australian PM refuses to support equal marriage despite New Zealand victory 56 Australia’s Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, says she won’t be dropping her opposition to marriage equality, even though neighbouring New Zealand passed the measure on Wednesday. -
17 April 2013European Parliament calls on European Commission to increase efforts against trans discrimination 7 The European Parliament has asked the European Commission to step up its work against discrimination faced by transgender people. -
17 April 2013UK: Thatcher opponents stage funeral protests 40 A small group of protesters of Margaret Thatcher’s LGBT legacy have lined the route of the former PM's funeral in central London. -
17 April 2013New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage 55 New Zealand has become the 13th country in the world to legalise equal marriage.
