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29 January 2013
Ireland: Gay couple kicked out of SPAR store by security guard for kissing 41 A security guard in a store in Dublin allegedly called two gay customers "faggots" after they kissed.
29 January 2013
Finland media boss fined for discriminating against lesbian newspaper editor 3 The chief executive of one of Finland’s largest media companies has been fined for discriminating on the grounds of sexual orientation.
28 January 2013
Exclusive: Defence Secretary Philip Hammond links incest with same-sex marriage 122 Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has told students in Surrey that allowing gay couples to marry would be like sanctioning incest.
24 January 2013
US: Campaigners call on President Obama to legally protect LGBT workers 1 Gay rights advocates are renewing their push for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT employees.
23 January 2013
Scottish Catholic charity must accept adoption applications from gay couples – says regulator 25 A ruling by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has said that a Catholic adoption agency must accept applications from gay couples, or risk losing its charity status.
23 January 2013
GLAAD attacks National Geographic for new Boy Scouts reality show over anti-gay policy 3 The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has criticised a television station for commissioning a new reality series based around the Boy Scouts of America, as the BSA has an anti-gay policy.
23 January 2013
Facebook apologises for deleting an ‘offensive’ photo of a mixed-race gay couple’s wedding 28 Social media site Facebook has apologised for deeming that a photograph of a mixed-race gay couple was offensive.
23 January 2013
Tory MP calls for Equality Act changes to prevent repeat of Facebook anti-equal marriage dismissal 19 Conservative MP Edward Leigh wants to amend the Equality Act to prevent discrimination on the grounds of a person's definition of marriage, citing the case of a manager fired for saying he was against equal marriage on Facebook.
22 January 2013
Ireland: Gay rights group welcomes employment discrimination ruling 2 Ireland's Equality Tribunal has ordered an employer to pay €24,000 (£20,190) for discrimination and victimisation on the basis of sexual orientation.
22 January 2013
Chicago: Transgender man prevented from using men’s shower room at spa 18 A transgender man has filed a complaint with the Illinois Department of Human Rights after the manager of a Chicago spa asked him not to use the men's shower room.
21 January 2013
Australia: City council faces backlash for telling LGBT charity not to display ‘offensive’ banner 27 A city council in Australia is facing criticism after asking an LGBT support charity to take down signage displayed at a family festival, as it was deemed "offensive".
21 January 2013
US: Georgia state-backed scheme funds scholarships to over 100 anti-gay schools 5 A scholarship scheme in Georgia has been criticised for allocating public funds to school with anti-LGBT policies that go against public anti-discrimination laws.
18 January 2013
US: Boeing will now allow pension survivor benefits for same-sex couples 2 Boeing, one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, has reversed a previous decision to deny pension survivor benefits for married same-sex couples.
12 January 2013
Trans woman accuses Post Office of discrimination for refusing to open a savings account 21 A trans woman from Lancaster has accused the Post Office of discrimination, after she was denied a savings account because her drivers license still contained her former name.
11 January 2013
Serbia: Court makes landmark ruling against homophobic discrimination 8 A court in a city in northern Serbia set a legal precedent when it fined a man for discriminating against a work colleague because he was gay.
10 January 2013
London: Gay couple denied entry to bar despite being told ‘couples-only’ 35 Two gay men have claimed they were denied entry to a bar in south-west London, because they were the wrong type of couple.
8 January 2013
US: Gay teenager allowed to continue as a Boy Scout following 460,000 strong petition 12 A Boy Scout Council in California has approved a gay Scout’s Eagle application to be allowed to continue as a boy scout after coming out as gay, following a petition of more than 460,000 signatures, started by his mother.
6 January 2013
Chile: Marriage equality becomes a key issue in presidential debates 6 The issue of marriage equality became majorly divisive during the first televised debate between two potential presidential nominees for the Chilean Christian Democrat party.
28 December 2012
Manchester: Road survey criticised for asking gender-related questions 24 Local government officials in Greater Manchester have defended a transport public consultation document that asks respondents to identity their race, sexuality and gender following complaints.
28 December 2012
Moldova: Anti discrimination law passes second stage of parliament 5 An anti-discrimination law, which could mean that crimes against LGBT people would be punishable by fines, or prison, has passed the second stage of parliament in the Republic of Moldova.

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