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16 April 2013
Westboro Baptist Church blames same-sex marriage for Boston Marathon bomb attack 89 The vehemently homophobic Westboro Baptist Church has threatened to picket the funerals of those killed in the Boston Marathon bomb attack.
15 April 2013
US: Gay soldier files appeal over $100 White House protest fine 13 Dan Choi – who was fined $100 for chaining himself to the White House fence in protest over America’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law – is refusing to pay the fine.
11 April 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘Thatcher talked freedom but supported tyrants’ 17 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell shares his thoughts on Margaret Thatcher who died earlier this week and writes about her relationships with foreign dictators.
9 April 2013
White House press secretary says America’s growing support for equal marriage is a ‘remarkable evolution’ 1 White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has praised America’s growing support for equal marriage, calling it a "remarkable evolution".
29 March 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘Dan Choi’s $100 fine is a victory for him but he’s been left exhausted’ 11 The decision of a judge to fine a gay former solider $100 for chaining himself to the White House fence is a “victory” for the “exhausted” defendant, says Peter Tatchell.
28 March 2013
US: Trial of gay former soldier who chained himself to the White House fence resumes 18 The trial of a gay soldier who chained himself to the White House fence in protest over America’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law has resumed.
28 March 2013
TIME magazine unveils equal marriage cover: ‘Gay marriage already won’ 14 The cover of the latest edition of TIME magazine has been revealed, which features an image of same-sex couples kissing, accompanied by the text: "Gay marriage already won".
28 March 2013
President Obama: There is a ‘strong basis’ for allowing equal marriage 5 After the US Supreme Court took up two cases around equal marriage this week, President Barack Obama said in an interview that he thought there was a "strong basis" for allowing equal marriage, and the benefits which come with it.
22 March 2013
US radio host: ‘Mitt Romney could have won more votes if he had more anti-gay ads’ 12 Speaking for the Family Research Council (FRC), an adamantly anti-gay campaign group, Gary Bauer claimed that, despite many Republican losses, Mitt Romney only won in the state of North Carolina because of an anti-gay ad campaign.
20 March 2013
Reuters poll: 55% of Americans believe gay couples should have equal social security benefits + Support for equal partnership entitlements for same-sex couples in the US continues to rise, according to a new poll by Reuters.
18 March 2013
US Columnist: Obama is waging war on Catholicism with equal marriage ‘Trojan Horse’ 29 Referring to the election of the new Pope Francis, a columnist from the US has accused President Obama of being "an enemy of the church", and that equal marriage is a "Trojan horse aimed at smashing the family".
13 March 2013
Obama: Banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional 10 US President Barack Obama says he cannot imagine a state's same-sex marriage ban being constitutional.
12 March 2013
US: Boy Scouts of America to survey members and staff on whether to lift gay ban 9 The Boy Scouts of America is putting the question of whether it should lift its national anti-gay policy to those it will directly affect - the members, volunteers and staff.
10 March 2013
US: Christine Quinn formally announces bid to become NYC’s first openly gay and first female mayor 1 New York City took another step closer to having its first openly gay and first female mayor on Sunday as City Council speaker Christine Quinn, formally announced that she will run for the position.
9 March 2013
US Supreme Court Justice tells 11-year-old opposed to Defense of Marriage Act to ‘keep dreaming big’ 10 A Supreme Court Justice in the US has responded to a letter from a young girl which requested that the Supreme Court strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to help her lesbian parents.
8 March 2013
New LGBT inclusive domestic violence law signed by Obama 6 President Obama has signed the Violence Against Women Act, which now also protects LGBT Americans from domestic violence and sexual assault.
2 March 2013
US: NFL players Kluwe and Ayanbadejo file Supreme Court brief in support of equal marriage 4 Two top NFL players, both equal rights advocates, have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, urging it to strike down Proposition 8, the Californian ban on equal marriage.
1 March 2013
Obama: If I were a Supreme Court judge, I’d remove laws banning same-sex marriage 24 President Obama has said that if he sat on the US Supreme Court, he would most likely rule that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional.
1 March 2013
US: Obama administration files brief urging Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8 + The Obama administration filed a brief to the Supreme Court on Thursday evening, urging it to strike down the state of California's ban on equal marriage, a move which has been hailed by equal marriage advocates.
1 March 2013
US: Gay solider Bradley Manning pleads guilty to some Wikileaks charges 12 Gay US soldier Bradley Manning who is accused of leaking large numbers of secret documents to Wikileaks has pleaded guilty to 10 of the 22 charges against him.

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