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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 55 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.
24 April 2013
US: NFL agrees to better protection for gay players against discrimination + The US National Football League (NFL) has agreed, in an unprecedented move, to better protect gay players against discrimination and harassment, the New York Attorney General has said.
22 April 2013
US: Unitarian Universalist president condemns Boy Scouts for continuing with gay adult leaders ban 5 The Boy Scouts of America’s decision to suggest lifting the ban on gay youth members “is a step in the right direction,” says the president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
20 April 2013
US: 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.
18 April 2013
US: Gay Ohio teacher fired from Catholic school after naming partner in her mother’s obituary 9 Students and supporters have rallied behind a former teacher at a Catholic High School, who was fired when her school found out she was gay through her mother's obituary.
17 April 2013
US: Ohio Boy Scouts donors urged to push to allow gay members 1 Members of a pro-gay advocacy group Scouts for Equality, has begun work to push gay-friendly donors to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), to question the organisation's ban on gay volunteers, members and staff.
17 April 2013
European 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.
16 April 2013
US: Texas bill introduced to tackle anti-LGBT workplace discrimination 2 A bill to combat discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation, has been introduced in the US State of Texas, and despite knowing it is unlikely to pass, the bill's proponents hope it will spark a discussion on the issue.
16 April 2013
Hawaii: Judge rules in favour of lesbian couple turned away by B&B 6 The judge in the case of a US lesbian couple who sued a bed and breakfast in Hawaii which denied them a room because of their sexuality, has ruled in favour of the couple.
11 April 2013
Denmark: Copenhagen bar apologises after kicking out gay couple for kissing 9 A bar in Copenhagen has apologised after ejecting two men for kissing, and one of them, a member of a Danish LGBT youth organisation, reported it as a hate crime.
1 April 2013
Zenit FC’s Hulk: ‘Homophobic football fans at my club do not think at all’ 9 A footballer at what has been described as Russia's most racist football club, has heavily criticised fans who supported a manifesto late last year calling for the club to discriminate against gay and black players.

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