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19 May 2013US: Boy Scouts vote on gay members set for 23 May + The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have revealed that a decision on whether to allow openly gay scouts to be members will be held on Thursday 23 May, after a drawn-out period of deliberation which has revealed deep divisions on the issue. -
19 May 2013New York: Police say man shot in Greenwich Village was victim of homophobic hate crime 1 The shooting of a man in New York City's Greenwich Village early on Saturday has been called an anti-gay hate crime by the police commissioner. -
18 May 2013US: Owner of florist sued for refusing same-sex wedding files lawsuit against state 33 The owner of a florist which is the subject of two lawsuits for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding, has filed a lawsuit against Washington state, claiming her religious beliefs are being violated. -
18 May 2013Mixed martial arts fighter fined $20,000 and suspended for three months for anti-gay slur 5 A mixed martial arts fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship has been fined a substantial amount, and suspended for three months, for tweeting the word "fag". -
17 May 2013US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’ 3 An Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts fighter has been suspended after he tweeted defending a fellow fighter who lost his bonus as a fine for smoking marijuana, in which he included the word "fag".
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17 May 2013Daniel Radcliffe: When filming Kill Your Darlings, I was given ‘step-by-step’ gay sex scene instructions 22 Actor Daniel Radcliffe has spoken in an interview about filming gay sex scenes for his latest film, about the life of poet Allen Ginsberg, saying that when filming an intimate gay scene, the director gave him "step-by-step" instructions. -
17 May 2013Uma Thurman to star in biopic as anti-gay campaigner Anita Bryant 14 Hollywood actor Uma Thurman is set to star as anti-gay Christian activist Anita Bryant, in a film about her life. -
16 May 2013Texas: Anti-trans marriage law gains Senate approval 6 Senators in Texas passed a bill earlier this week that would dramatically affect transgender residents seeking a marriage licence. -
16 May 2013US columnist: Homosexuality ‘has destroyed every civilisation it has touched’ 38 Christian Post contributor Ken Hutcherson has attacked another contributor to the site for commending Jason Collins for coming out as gay, saying that homosexuality "has destroyed every civilisation it has touched", as well as "the family", and "the soul". -
16 May 2013Canada: ‘Israeli apartheid’ censorship row puts Toronto Pride funding in jeopardy 52 Pride Toronto faces the loss of its annual cultural grant over indecision as to whether the phrase "Israeli apartheid" should be banned from the event, in a row which Peter Tatchell has called "straightforward censorship". -
16 May 2013US: ACLU pushes ‘Modern Family’ TV show creators to allow gay characters to get married 5 The American Civil Liberties Union has begun pushing the producers of US television show Modern Family, to write an episode in which the gay couple featured on it, get married. -
16 May 2013US: NFL player and gay rights advocate Chris Kluwe signs with new team 8 Chris Kluwe, outspoken human rights campaigner and NFL punter, has announced that, after being dropped by the Minnesota Vikings last week, he has now been signed to the Oakland Raiders. -
16 May 2013Media Matters: Fox News coverage of equal marriage legalisation in three US states totals only one minute 10 US media watchdog Media Matters reports that Fox News' coverage of same-sex marriage bills passing in the states of Rhode Island, Delaware, and Minnesota clocked in at one minute for all three combined. -
16 May 2013US: Basketball star Jason Collins’ twin says he missed ‘red flags’ signalling that his brother is gay 2 Appearing on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, recently out gay NBA star Jason Collins and his twin brother Jarron, discussed their brotherly relationship, the latter joking that he missed "red flags" which suggested Jason was gay. -
16 May 2013Belize: Attorney General wraps up in sodomy law Supreme Court case + The Attorney General wrapped up in the case challenging Belize's anti-sodomy law, during which the Supreme Court heard arguments from attorneys pushing for the country to remove the law, citing its unconstitutionality. -
16 May 2013US: Studies show majority of voters support equal marriage in Michigan and Virginia 3 Polls in two more US states have found that a majority of voters support equal marriage, as Michigan and Virginia join states with a majority in support. -
15 May 2013US: Minnesotan pro-equal marriage organisation forms political group to support pro-LGBT lawmakers + A leading pro-equal marriage group in the US state of Minnesota has formed a Political Action Committee in order to support lawmakers in favour of the measure are re-elected. -
15 May 2013US: Minneapolis bridge lit up to celebrate Minnesota equal marriage victory 7 In celebration of the US state of Minnesota legalising equal marriage this week, the city of Minneapolis has lit up one of its bridges with rainbow colours. -
15 May 2013US: Lawyer tweets cartoon suggesting gay scout leaders would trick boy scouts into sex 21 A Christian lawyer in the US has tweeted a cartoon which suggests that, if the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), lifted its ban on gay scout leaders, as well as possibly lifting the ban on gay members, gay men will use the position to sexually abuse scouts. -
15 May 2013Star Trek actor Zoe Saldana: ‘I might end up with a woman raising my children’ 3 Actor Zoe Saldana has spoken out about her liberal upbringing, and alluded to the fact that she might be bisexual, as she said she accepts the possibility that she could "end up with a woman raising [her] children".
