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20 May 2013
MPs reject legal protection for religious anti-gay equality beliefs 15 An amendment proposed by Conservative MP Edward Leigh, a staunch equal marriage opponent, to amend the Equality Act in order to provide further legal protections for those who disagree with allowing gay couples to marry has been defeated by the House of Commons.
17 May 2013
EU study finds one in two LGBT people face discrimination 3 Today the EU Fundamental Rights Agency will publish the first-ever comparative study on the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the 27 Member States and Croatia.
13 May 2013
Isle of Man Chief Minister: Homophobic landlord who banned lesbian couple shows the law needs to change 15 The Chief Minister of the Isle of Man has criticised a landlord for preventing a lesbian couple from renting a flat due to their sexuality.
13 May 2013
Isle of Man: Lesbian couple prevented from renting flat due to homophobic landlord 36 A lesbian couple on the Isle of Man claim they were refused a flat due to their sexuality.
11 May 2013
New Zealand: B&B owner says ‘not in my home’ to lesbian couple 56 A lesbian couple were told to sleep in separate beds or move on to other accommodation by a bed and breakfast in New Zealand.
10 May 2013
New Zealand: Protesters will hold ‘turn McDonalds gay day’ after employee told he was ‘too gay’ 6 Demonstrators will gather at a branch of fast-food chain McConalds to hold a "turn McDonald's gay day", in protest against the treatment of a staff member, who was told by his manager that he would be disciplined if he "turned anybody else gay oh shift".
9 May 2013
New Zealand: Human Rights Tribunal rules that gay aspiring priest was discriminated against by Anglican Church 3 A gay man who went to a tribunal over being refused the position of a priest at the Anglican Church, has said he is "grateful" the commission took his case, and that he may apply again in future for the job.
8 May 2013
Puerto Rico: Amnesty urges lawmakers to take ‘historic’ steps to protect LGBT people + Amnesty International is urging lawmakers in Puerto Rico to end discrimination against LGBT people, as two bills are due for debate this week.
5 May 2013
US: Straight Catholic school leader claims he lost job offer because he was suspected to be gay 14 A Catholic private school system has been accused of discriminating against a straight man, who claims they pulled an offer to make him president over rumours that he is gay.
5 May 2013
Northern Ireland Alliance Party leader: ‘Straight majority shouldn’t decide what counts as anti-gay discrimination’ 8 The leader of Northern Ireland's Alliance Party, David Ford, has spoken of his support for same-sex marriage, warning that it is dangerous for a majority to tell a minority what is and isn't discrimination.
5 May 2013
Canada: 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.
2 May 2013
New Zealand: McDonald’s worker told ‘If you turn anyone else in the store gay, I will punish you’ 18 It emerged during a New Zealand protest against conditions for workers of fast food chain McDonald's that gay staff members faced discrimination and harassment, with one man claiming several coworkers had left their jobs over the problem.
2 May 2013
New Jersey: Lesbian detective seeks $2.5 million in damages in homophobic discrimination claim 4 A New Jersey lesbian detective claims a supervisor sexually harassed her by making homophobic comments and is seeking $2.5 million in damages.
30 April 2013
US radio host: If they allow gay members, ‘what will Boy Scout leaders say to Jesus when they meet him?’ 22 A US Christian radio host has questioned what the "monster" Boy Scouts of America's leaders will "say to Jesus when the meet him", if they allow gay members.
30 April 2013
US: Lawmaker’s office says gay people should ‘just grow their own food’ if stores discriminate against them 22 The office of Washington Senator Mike Hewitt had an unusual response to a constituent who was concerned about his backing of a bill that would allow businesses to discriminate against gay people on the grounds of religious belief.
27 April 2013
US: Bill prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination to be introduced in South Carolina 12 The US State of South Carolina is looking to make discrimination against LGBT people in the workplace illegal.
27 April 2013
US: Bill introduced in Washington would allow businesses to discriminate against gay people 53 A bill introduced by Washington state legislators on Thursday is seeking to allow businesses to be exempt from anti-discrimination laws in cases that contradict with the owner's "sincerely held religious beliefs, philosophical beliefs, or matters of conscience."
25 April 2013
Romanian football club asked to prove it’s not homophobic with patron saying gays ‘must be kept in enclosures’ 14 The European Court of Justice has criticised Romanian football club, Steaua Bucarest, over years of homophobic comments from its patron and former MEP George Becali.
25 April 2013
US 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 2013
US: 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.

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