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5 April 2013
UK: Judges accused of asking lesbian asylum seekers ‘inappropriate’ questions such as ‘Have you read Oscar Wilde?’ 11 New research shows LGBT asylum seekers are regularly being asked “inappropriate and insensitive” questions by judges.
27 March 2013
Poll: Only 21% of Brits believe churches are welcoming of gay people 9 A survey by YouGov shows British acceptance towards same-sex families continues to increase, although perceived tolerance among churches is far lower.
18 March 2013
50,000 sign online anti-homophobia in football petition following Nigerian coach’s anti-gay remarks + Nearly 50,000 people have signed a petition that calls on FIFA to take action against homophobia in football following the recent comments of a Nigerian women’s football coach.
15 March 2013
Scotland: Court hears of lesbian couple attacked and called ‘dykes’ in street + A lesbian mother has told a court she and her girlfriend were subjected to homophobic abuse by a gang of teenagers in a street.
14 March 2013
Tory peer Lord True: ‘What happens if we have a lesbian Queen in a gay marriage who conceives using donor sperm?’ 71 Conservative peer Lord True has suggested the law needs to be changed to prepare for a married lesbian Queen who conceives using donor sperm.
14 March 2013
UK: Green Party LGBT group criticises UK Border Agency following death of lesbian Ugandan asylum seeker Jackie Nanyonjo 16 The Green Party’s LGBT campaign group has criticised the UK Border Agency for deporting a lesbian asylum seeker who died last Friday in Uganda - with campaigners staging a protest outside the Home Office at 12.30pm.
12 March 2013
Video: Microsoft releases TV advert featuring lesbian wedding 3 Microsoft have released a new ad that features a woman marrying her female partner, while a friend offers congratulations on her updated relationship status.
7 March 2013
FIFA investigates claims that lesbians have been banned from playing professional football in Nigeria 9 Following the comments of the chair of the Nigeria Women Football League, FIFA has written to the Nigerian Football Association over reports that lesbians have been banned from football in the west African country.
6 March 2013
US: Senate confirms first lesbian Asian American to the federal bench 2 The US Senate has confirmed the first lesbian Asian American for a seat on the federal bench.
5 March 2013
Japan: Lesbian pair are first same-sex couple to get married in Tokyo Disney 15 Two women in Tokyo have become the first gay couple to tie the knot in Disneyland, and say they hope the symbolic ceremony will prompt Japan to think about LGBT discrimination.
4 March 2013
Russia’s only lesbian glossy magazine goes on sale – but homophobes call it ‘filth’ 8 A magazine for lesbians has gone on sale in Russia, providing the only publication of its kind to the LGBT community there.
4 March 2013
US: Man attacks lesbian mother after she protects son from school bullies 13 A Texas lesbian is claiming that she was a victim of hate crime after being attacked by a man for trying to protect her partner’s son from bullies.
1 March 2013
Scotland’s gay Tory leader Ruth Davidson splits from her partner 14 Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has split up with her partner of five years, a spokesman has confirmed.
25 February 2013
US: Kansas Supreme Court makes ‘groundbreaking’ ruling in same-sex custody case + In what was described as a "groundbreaking" ruling, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that both same-sex parents of two children, were legally recognisable as the parents of those children.
22 February 2013
Interview: BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Adele Roberts shares her Big Brother coming out story + BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Adele Roberts has been interviewed by PinkNews’ Scott Roberts about a documentary she is presenting this weekend on the subject of coming out.
21 February 2013
Russian Foreign Ministry to investigate US lesbian ex-wives who hid relationship to adopt child 8 The Russian Foreign Ministry says it will look into a custody case of a Russian child adopted by a US lesbian former couple who allegedly hid their marriage in order to adopt the child.
20 February 2013
Russian Foreign Ministry ‘seriously worried’ to learn of orphan adopted by lesbian 11 Russian officials have voiced concern over a boy adopted by an American lesbian couple, saying his situation is "morally dubious".
19 February 2013
European Court of Human Rights rules that Austria’s adoption laws discriminated against lesbian couple 7 A lesbian couple in Austria have won an ECHR case in which they claimed that adoption laws in their home country discriminated against them.
13 February 2013
US: Starbucks denies claims that it fired an employee who was wrongly perceived to be gay 8 A former Starbucks manager, fired after allegedly being sexually harassed and called gay by fellow employees, is suing Starbucks for unlawful discrimination - but the coffee chain strenuously denies the allegations.
1 February 2013
BBC News presenter Jane Hill: Gays and lesbians need better representation on TV and radio 32 BBC News presenter Jane Hill says there is still not enough LGBT people on Britain's TV screens in an exclusive interview with PinkNews.

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