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1 May 2013Video: Paul Ryan shifts to support gay adoption but still opposes equal marriage 20 Former US Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan, has shifted his stance to support same-sex couples being allowed to adopt, but has said that he still opposes equal marriage. -
1 May 2013Former Leeds footballer who came out as gay in February may return to play in the US 3 Former Leeds United footballer Robbie Rogers, who came out as gay in February shortly after retiring from the sport, may return to play, as he resumes training with a US team. -
1 May 2013Russia: Parades to demonstrate for gay rights in Moscow and St Petersburg, despite anti-gay law 18 Parades of gay rights demonstrators will take to the streets of Moscow and St Petersburg today, despite a law in the latter, which prohibits the "promotion" of homosexuality. -
30 April 2013Peter Tatchell: ‘Pride ban on Bradley Manning is anti-democratic’ 9 Peter Tatchell has criticised the organisers of San Francisco Pride for allegedly revoking the nomination of Private Bradley Manning as Grand Marshal for this year’s event. -
30 April 2013Raul Castro’s daughter granted travel rights to attend LGBT conference 4 Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, has been given the go-ahead to attend an LGBT conference in the US, where she will receive an award for her contributions to gay rights, after initially being barred from travelling within the US. -
30 April 2013NFL player Chris Kluwe on why he supports the gay community: ‘It’s the right thing to do’ 5 NFL player and human rights campaigner Chris Kluwe has written an impassioned opinion piece in which he addresses the question of why, as a straight man, he supports the gay community. -
30 April 2013Obama: ‘I couldn’t be prouder of NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out as gay’ 19 President Obama says he told basketball player Jason Collins that he "couldn't be prouder of him" for coming out as gay while playing in a major US sports league. -
30 April 2013Video: Project launched to ‘eradicate homophobia’ from Christian teachings 22 A new project has been launched in the US, in an attempt to end homophobia in the Christian church, to reform Christian teachings on homosexuality, and to give gay Christians a voice in the church. -
30 April 2013Bryan Fischer: Jason Collins will be rejected by teammates for ‘eyeballing’ them in the shower 26 US Christian radio host Bryan Fischer, has weighed in on media attention surrounding NBA star Jason Collins' coming out, to say that teammates, and teams would reject him because he would be "eyeballing" men in the shower. -
30 April 2013US: ACLU demands apology for trans student after ‘prom queen’ controversy 2 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has set Friday 3 May as the deadline for a Pennsylvania school to apologise for having listed a trans student on a 'prom queen' ballot, when he had campaigned to be 'prom king'. -
30 April 2013US radio host: If they allow gay members, ‘what will Boy Scout leaders say to Jesus when they meet him?’ 22 A US Christian radio host has questioned what the "monster" Boy Scouts of America's leaders will "say to Jesus when the meet him", if they allow gay members. -
30 April 2013Video: ESPN reporter says Jason Collins’ coming out is an ‘open rebellion to God’ 37 A reporter on US television sports channel ESPN, has commented on the coming out of NBA star Jason Collins, to say that he thinks it is an "open rebellion to God", and that "lifestyle", is "a sin". -
30 April 2013UK: National AIDS Trust welcomes Danish HIV cure study 41 News that researchers in Denmark believe that they are on the brink of a “promising breakthrough” in finding a cure for HIV has been welcomed by the National AIDS Trust. -
30 April 2013NBA player Jason Collins: ‘I hope other sports stars will follow my lead and come out’ 7 In his first interview since coming out as gay, basketball player Jason Collins says he hopes other professional athletes will follow his lead. -
30 April 2013Sarkozy jabs Hollande’s equal marriage policy in rare speaking appearance 20 While giving a speech in Canada the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy made several oblique jabs at his successor, Francois Hollande, including suggestions that introducing equal marriage during an economic crisis was unwise. -
30 April 2013US: Lawmaker’s office says gay people should ‘just grow their own food’ if stores discriminate against them 22 The office of Washington Senator Mike Hewitt had an unusual response to a constituent who was concerned about his backing of a bill that would allow businesses to discriminate against gay people on the grounds of religious belief. -
30 April 2013Brazil: Catholic priest excommunicated after resigning over church opposition to homosexuality 23 A Catholic priest in Brazil has been excommunicated after he publicly resigned in protest against the church's opposition to gay rights. -
30 April 2013John Amaechi: The NBA is light years ahead of British football when it comes to dealing with gay players 8 British football still has a long way to go in accepting gay players, retired basketball star John Amaechi has said. -
30 April 2013Snoop Lion: There will be an openly gay rap star ‘in the near future’ 2 Snoop Lion, rap-turned-reggae artist, who has been vocal in supporting gay rights, but who has in the past noted the difficulty faced by a gay rap artist wanting to come out, has said that he thinks "in the near future" it will be much easier. -
30 April 2013US: NFL player tweets homophobic message hours after first NBA player comes out as gay 25 Just hours after the NBA's Jason Collins became first openly gay athlete in any major US team sport came out, a player from the NFL tweeted to say that he didn't understand why a male athlete would "wanna mess with other guys".
