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6 May 2013US: Chris Kluwe announces that he has been dropped by his team the Minnesota Vikings 6 NFL player and human rights campaigner Chris Kluwe, has announced that he has been dropped by the Minnesota Vikings, saying that "making people aware of an issue that is causing children to commit suicide is more important than kicking a leather ball." -
6 May 2013US: Jason Collins and Michelle Obama to headline Democratic LGBT gala + US First Lady Michelle Obama, and recently out openly gay NBA player Jason Collins, are to headline a gala held by the Democratic Party. -
6 May 2013Jason Collins to Oprah Winfrey: I had ‘so much angst’ about coming out as gay 1 NBA star Jason Collins, who last week came out as gay, and became the first active player in a major US team sport to come out as gay, has spoken to Oprah Winfrey about the "angst" he had about taking the steps to coming out, but has said he is glad he did it. -
6 May 2013Poll: 70% of US millennials support equal marriage 6 A new poll has found that, in the US, millennials are leading the push towards greater acceptance for equal marriage, which 70% saying the support marriage for same-sex couples. -
6 May 2013Rapper Lil Wayne: Jason Collins coming out ‘is opening a lot of doors’ for gay sports people + Rap star Lil Wayne, has become the latest hip-hop musician to speak out in favour of NBA star Jason Collins, who came out as gay last week, saying that the massive support he received showed that "it's a fair world out there". -
6 May 2013TV historian faces fresh accusations of homophobia against bisexual economist 15 A Harvard professor, broadcaster and Financial Times columnist who apologised last week for making homophobic comments about a famed bisexual economist, is facing claims that he has a history of making similar comments. -
5 May 2013US: Straight Catholic school leader claims he lost job offer because he was suspected to be gay 14 A Catholic private school system has been accused of discriminating against a straight man, who claims they pulled an offer to make him president over rumours that he is gay. -
5 May 2013Archbishop of San Francisco: Rhode Island’s legalisation of same-sex marriage is an ‘injustice’ 67 The legalisation of same-sex marriage in the state of Rhode Island prompted condemnation from the Archbishop of San Francisco, who called the law an injustice to children. -
5 May 2013Justin Bieber: ‘I’m gay’ claims hacked E! Online Twitter account 21 The Syrian Electronic Army, the group responsible for hacking both the BBC and the Associated Press, has used a compromised Twitter account to claim that pop star Justin Bieber is gay. -
5 May 2013Jason Collins and Michelle Obama to appear at Democrat LGBT fundraiser 3 The first lady of the United States will appear along the recently-out NBA star Jason Collins at an LGBT fundraiser later this month. -
4 May 2013Harvard professor apologises for suggesting that bi economist Keynes was selfish for not having children 28 A Harvard professor, broadcaster and Financial Times columnist has apologised for comments he made earlier this week, when he suggested that an economist's theories were wrong, because the economist was bi, and therefore too selfish to care for future generations. -
4 May 2013Zachary Quinto: I’ve ‘only worked more’ as an actor since coming out as gay 15 Openly gay actor Zachary Quinto has revealed that he has "only worked more" since he came out as gay. -
4 May 2013US: Gay rights protestors including a shirtless man photo-bomb ‘God Hates Fags’ demo 31 A picket organised by the Westboro Baptist Church's 'God Hates Fags' campaign saw a counter demonstration by gay rights supporters including a shirtless musician named Chris. -
4 May 2013President Obama: Including gay couples in immigration bill is ‘the right thing to do’ 5 US President Barack Obama has said that he thinks recognising gay couples in a broad immigration bill currently pending in Congress is "the right thing to do". -
3 May 2013Rhode Island Bishop warns Catholics against attending gay weddings because it may ‘harm their relationship with God’ 60 The leader of Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic Diocese has criticised the state’s decision to legalise equal marriage. -
3 May 2013US: Iowa Supreme Court rules that birth certificates must name both same-sex parents 3 The Supreme Court in the US state of Iowa has ruled unanimously that the department of health in the state must name both same-sex spouses as parents, on a child's birth certificate. -
3 May 2013US columnist: If it allows gay members the Boy Scouts will ‘indoctrinate’ children into ‘hedonism’ 32 A US Christian columnist has taken aim a the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), saying that it should not change its policy to allow gay members, because straight boy scouts will be branded "bigots" if they do not succumb to the “sexual advances” of gay members. -
3 May 2013US: Amendment to cut pay for pro-equal marriage Iowa Supreme Court judges ignored 4 A proposed bill amendment which would have taken aim at the pay packets of Iowa Supreme Court judges who ruled to allow equal marriage in 2009, has failed in the House. -
3 May 2013US radio host: Ohio school had “no option but to fire” teacher for being gay 17 A US radio host has spoken out about the recent sacking of a lesbian teacher in the US state of Ohio, because she named her partner in her mother's obituary, to say the school had "no option but to fire her". -
3 May 2013NFL player LeRoy Butler: As a role model, I can’t take back my congratulations to Jason Collins 11 Former NFL player and Super Bowl Champion LeRoy Butler, who had an appearance at a Wisconsin church cancelled over a congratulatory tweet to recently out gay NBA payer Jason Collins, has said he would not take back the tweet because of kids looking up to him.
