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6 April 2013
US: Neurosurgeon Ben Carson apologises for ‘poorly chosen’ comparison between gay people and pedophiles 16 Dr Benjamin Carson, a neurosurgeon with Johns Hopkins University and a conservative speaker, has apologised for comments made on Fox News comparing gay people to a pedophilia advocacy group, as well as to bestiality.
5 April 2013
US: Two further Democratic Senators come out for equal marriage 2 Two further Democratic Senators from conservative states have announced their support for marriage equality in Facebook posts, leaving only four of their colleagues still opposed or unsure.
5 April 2013
US: Senator Bill Nelson declares support for marriage equality as ‘God created us all with rights’ 17 Florida Democrat Bill Nelson has changed his position on same-sex marriage, adding to a recent outbreak of support which has seen the Senate tip in favour of marriage equality.
5 April 2013
Video: Garbage stops Detroit show to let a fan propose to his boyfriend 22 At a gig in Detroit at the end of March, rock band Garbage stopped their show to invite two fans up on stage, when one talks about how he knew they were meant to be together, before proposing to his boyfriend.
4 April 2013
US: Linda Harvey attacks anti-bullying Day of Silence and calls it ‘an abomination’ 41 US Radio Host Linda Harvey, has attacked the US Day of Silence, which stands up against homophobic and transphobic bullying, to say that it is "an abomination".
4 April 2013
US: Alumni call for university president to quit for failing to sack abusive coach + Members of the alumni at Rutgers University in New Jersey have called for the resignation of university President Robert Barchi, who presided during the scandal around abusive basketball coach Mike Rice who subjected students to physical and homophobic abuse.
3 April 2013
US: Florida Senate committee approves bill for same-sex domestic partnership registry 5 A Florida Senate committee has approved the state's first bill to allow domestic partner registration, including specific rights for same-sex couples.
31 March 2013
Archbishop of New York: Gay couples are only ‘entitled to friendship’, not sex 81 The Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan has reiterated the opposition to gay relationship by the Catholic Church, and went on to say that gay couples are only "entitled to friendship", and that “sexual love…is intended only for a man and a woman”.
30 March 2013
US: Students shun top neurosurgeon following anti-gay comments on Fox News 36 Dr Benjamin Carson, a neurosurgeon at John Hopkins University and conservative speaker, has come under fire for comments made on Fox News in which he compared gay people to a pedophilia advocacy group, as well as to bestiality.
28 March 2013
US: Kentucky overrules veto on bill protecting actions motivated by religious belief 13 The Senate and House of Kentucky have voted to override the Governor's veto on a religious freedom law, which opponents worry may protect those who discriminate against LGBT people.
28 March 2013
US: Tennessee’s reintroduced ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill dies 12 Tennessee's 'Don't Say Gay' bill, which would have required teachers to tell parents if their child confided in them about their sexuality, has died before a House Subcommittee.
25 March 2013
Rush Limbaugh falsely claims equal marriage has failed every time at referendum 23 US conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has falsely claimed that every time equal marriage has been on a ballot in the US it has been defeated.
24 March 2013
Poll: Ohio voters shift in favour of removing equal marriage ban 3 A new poll has shown that, since approving a constitutional ban on equal marriage in 2004, more than half of residents of the US state of Ohio now support equal marriage.
23 March 2013
US: Queue forms for Supreme Court marriage equality cases four days in advance 4 People wanting to hear next week's Supreme Court deliberations on equal marriage have begun queueing outside, in the face of freezing temperatures and snow forecasts.
22 March 2013
US: LGBT anti-discrimination law under review before introduction next month 2 Gay Representative Jared Polis will be responsible for introducing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to Congress in April.
21 March 2013
US: Ohio Methodist Church to launch LGBT-inclusive worship service 1 A Methodist Church in the US state of Ohio is to launch a new worship service in April, which intends to be fully inclusive of the LGBT community, and to welcome those who may have felt unwelcome in other churches.
19 March 2013
Poll: 53% of Americans support equal marriage 3 A new poll by CNN has found that over half of Americans are in support of equal marriage, but that there are major generational and partisan divides, as well as a gender gap.
19 March 2013
US: Poll shows support for nationwide same-sex marriage is at an all-time high 2 A poll by the Washington Post and ABC News has found that support for same-sex marriage is a "mirror image" of ten years ago, with 58% of the population now supporting it.
16 March 2013
Russian Orthodox group looked to sue US for Alaska to save it from same-sex marriage 22 A Russian religious conservative group filed a claim in court to sue the US for Alaska, which it bought from Russia in 1867.
14 March 2013
US: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill would force teachers to send gay students to psychiatrists 11 The newly revised 'Don't Say Gay' bill, which has been proposed for the US state of Tennessee, includes a clause which would mean teachers would be made to send gay students to a psychiatrist.

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