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22 April 2013Northern Ireland: Equal marriage legislation to be debated by Assembly 8 A motion calling for legislation in Northern Ireland to allow for same sex marriage will be debated by the Stormont Assembly on the 29th April 2013. -
22 April 2013France: Couple plan to hold first same-sex wedding in Montpellier 6 Ahead of the French Parliament's final vote on equal marriage, a couple are planning to wed in the southern city of Montpellier, in a ceremony which is set to prove to be symbolic, in the face of strong opposition to equal marriage. -
22 April 2013France: Gay cabaret dancer beaten unconscious by gang in Nice 38 A 24-year-old gay man was beaten unconscious at the weekend in the latest apparent homophobic attack in France. -
22 April 2013World’s only transgender MP to give Kaleidoscope Trust lecture 5 Polish MP Anna Grodzka is to give the annual Kaleidoscope Trust lecture to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. -
22 April 2013Kent: No further action to be taken over former youth crime commissioner’s anti-gay tweets 6 Former youth police and crime commissioner Paris Brown will not face prosecution over homophobic and racist comments she made on Twitter. -
22 April 2013UK: Deputy Lib Dem leader ‘really disappointed’ at IPS rejection of trans and intersex inclusive passports 16 Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes says he is “really disappointed” by the Identity and Passport Service’s decision to reject non gender-specific passports for trans and intersex people in Britain. -
21 April 2013France: Tens of thousands rally ahead of marriage equality vote 65 Tens of thousands of demonstrators wore blue and pink to march on Paris in opposition to equal marriage today. -
21 April 2013France: Eleventh hour anti-equal marriage protests expected 58 Demonstrations against the predicted passing of France's equal marriage bill are expected to take place today, with Parisian authorities braced to cope with mass protests. -
20 April 2013US: Anti-discrimination bill to protect LGBT students introduced in Congress 1 Two members of Congress introduced legislation which, if passed, would protect LGBT students against bullying and discrimination. -
20 April 2013US: Second lawsuit filed against florist which refused to serve same-sex wedding couple 34 A second lawsuit has been filed against a florist in the US state of Washington which refused to provide its services to a same-sex wedding, citing religious objections. -
20 April 2013US: Nevada equal marriage bill amended for religious protection ahead of Senate vote 19 An equal marriage bill in the US state of Nevada has been subject to an amendment to add protections for religious groups, which says none would be forced to perform same-sex marriages. -
19 April 2013Brazil: Court rules that gay couples can marry in Rio de Janeiro state 17 A court in Rio de Janeiro means that the state is the 11th in Brazil to recognise same-sex marriages, although there are conflicting reports about the way that the judgement will be applied. -
19 April 2013Investigation into Iris Robinson’s ‘gay cure’ therapist taking place behind closed doors 6 Investigations by the General Medical Council (GMC) into a psychiatrist whose work attempted to "cure" gay people, and who worked with shamed former MP Iris Robinson, are taking place in private. -
19 April 2013Zambia: Gay rights activist claims police withheld HIV drugs 1 A gay rights activist, who is due in court in May, claims he was denied access to his tuberculosis and HIV medication. -
19 April 2013Zimbabwe: Campaigners mark country’s independence with call for LGBT rights + With Zimbabwe marking 33 years of independence, campaigners are using the anniversary to remind people that the country is still a long way from securing LGBT rights. -
19 April 2013UK: Thames Valley sees rise in recorded homophobic crime 5 Thames Valley Police have recorded an increase in homophobic crime across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. -
19 April 2013Australia: Liberal leader Tony Abbott shifts position on party’s same-sex marriage stance 25 Australia’s opposition leader is suggesting his party will decide its position on equal marriage after September's election. -
19 April 2013US: Woman who faked homophobic hate crime given jail sentence 5 A Nebraska woman who faked an anti-gay hate crime in an attempt to progress the gay rights movement, and claimed she was handcuffed, and had anti-gay slurs carved into her skin, has been found guilty of false reporting and sentenced to a week in prison. -
18 April 2013Video: French men stage ‘topless’ anti-equal marriage protest 52 A group of men in France have declared "No to Gay Marriage" by taking their shirts off in the streets as a demonstration of how the government's push for marriage equality is threatening their freedom. -
18 April 2013Comment: Don’t forget the rest of Europe in the fight for equal marriage 25 Writing for PinkNews, Adrian Trett says although equal marriage campaigners are scoring big victories in France and Britain, activists in other European nations need greater support in achieving the goal.
