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15 April 2013Video: Former US Navy chaplain says allowing openly gay players in the NFL is ‘demonic’ 8 A former Navy chaplain who was disgraced by the military for his role in a protest in 2006, has weighed in on the argument over gay players being allowed to come out in the NFL, to say that he thinks the "Devil is afoot". -
15 April 2013Ecuador: Former presidential candidate barred from politics for saying ‘gays are immoral’ 5 A former Ecuadorian presidential candidate who was previously fined for making homophobic comments has been banned from political activity for a year. -
15 April 2013US: Major League Soccer player apologises for using homophobic slur + A Major League Soccer player in the US has apologised for using a homophobic slur against another player during a recent match, before being sent off for two separate incidents. -
15 April 2013Anti-gay marriage protest takes place in Puerto Rico 5 Hundreds of people have marched in Puerto Rico to demand that the governor approve a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. -
14 April 2013Gay former NBA chief: The first openly gay US athlete will be amazed at opportunities given to them 4 The former executive of a National Basketball Association (NBA) team has said that the first professional sports player to come out in the US will benefit rather than suffer,potentially earning millions in endorsements for being openly gay in the field. -
14 April 2013US: Pro-same-sex marriage Illinois Republican party chairman to stay in role for now 2 The chair of the Illinois Republican Party will remain in his role, having survived a meeting to discuss whether to fire him for his backing of same-sex marriage. -
14 April 2013California: Gay lawyer dies at 33 after contracting bacterial meningitis 29 Officials in Los Angeles are warning gay sexually active men about a deadly strain of bacterial meningitis, following the death of a gay man in West Hollywood. -
14 April 2013US: Gay ‘Glee’ actor Jonathan Groff to appear in comedy TV pilot 9 Jonathan Groff will play a leading role in an upcoming comedy pilot about the lives of three gay men, commissioned for US Cable channel HBO. -
13 April 2013US: Arizona City Council pauses civil partnership bill after lawsuit threatened over same-sex marriage ban 5 A southern Arizona City Council has been threatened with a lawsuit by the state Attorney General's office for passing legislation to allow civil unions for same-sex couples, and has put the legislation on hold to tweak it in order for it to fit with the state's ban on equal marriage. -
13 April 2013GLAAD announces that Drew Barrymore will present 24th annual Media Awards 2 GLAAD the LGBT media advocacy organisation has announced that Hollywood actor Drew Barrymore will present its 24th annual Media Awards in Los Angeles next weekend. -
13 April 2013Canada: Parents start campaign to remove ‘high risk’ status for gay organ donors, after son’s death 9 A couple from Canada have started a petition to urge the government to change a federal law which classifies gay people as high-risk, when it comes to organ donation, following the death of their son. -
13 April 2013Rapper Azealia Banks says A$AP Rocky should ‘come out of the closet’ for commenting on lipstick 12 Rapper Azealia Banks, who has been involved in controversy in the past for using homophobic slurs, has again taken to Twitter during a feud with fellow rapper A$AP Rocky, and said the straight artist should "come out of the closet" because he insulted her lipstick. -
13 April 2013Argentina: Catholic priest expelled from church for supporting equal marriage 57 A Catholic priest in Argentina has been expelled from the church following an investigation after he voiced his support for equal marriage in the country. -
13 April 2013US: Republican Party votes to reaffirm opposition to equal marriage and support for Prop 8 28 The US Republican Party's national committee voted unanimously on Friday to reaffirm its opposition to equal marriage, and to urge the Supreme Court to uphold Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, and the Defense of Marriage Act. -
12 April 2013US magazine editor: ‘There is a gay agenda and it’s working overtime to send millions to hell’ 43 A US magazine editor has written a response to what she claimed were “threats” and “intimidation” from members of the “gay agenda”, since she wrote a previous piece saying that if there are gay players in the NFL, they shouldn’t come out. -
12 April 2013US: Delaware lawmakers introduce equal marriage bill 4 Delaware could be the tenth state in the US to allow same-sex marriage as it became the latest to introduce legislation to legalise equal marriage. -
12 April 2013Tony Perkins: ‘Stop giving money to the GOP until it firmly opposes equal marriage’ 16 Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council has urged Republican Party supporters to stop giving money to the party until it starts "defending core principals", including "protect marriage", as between a man and a woman. -
12 April 2013US: Nevada Senate committee approves equal marriage bill 6 A Senate committee in the US state of Nevada has voted in favour of a bill which could, if voters approved, make a constitutional amendment to allow equal marriage. -
12 April 2013US: National Hockey League announces formal partnership with anti-homophobia organisation 4 The National Hockey League has become the first major professional team sport in the US to announce a formal partnership with You Can Play, an advocacy group aiming to reduce homophobia. -
12 April 2013Study: Support for equal marriage boosted by television portrayal of gay couples 41 A poll has found that in the US, more people say their perception of gay people has been positively influenced by television's portrayal of them, than say it has had a negative impact.
