World
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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 2013Russia: Moscow Pride organisers file court appeal over declined application to hold events + The organisers of several gay pride events in the Russian capital city Moscow, have filed a complaint with a local court, as the applications to hold the events were denied. -
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 2013ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 51 ILGA-Europe has unveiled its European LGBT rights map for this year. -
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. -
16 May 2013Fiji: LGBT rights campaigners say discrimination remains a major issue 1 Whilst holding week-long events to raise awareness, Fiji campaigners for LGBT rights have said that, despite some slow progress, there is still a long way to go, and that discrimination against LGBT people remains a problem. -
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 2013Moscow security official: Attempts to hold gay pride march will be ‘thwarted’ 4 The Mayor's office in Moscow has refused an application to hold a gay pride even in the city later this month, security officials said because of a "negative attitude" to the application, and that attempts to hold an unofficial march will be "thwarted".
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15 May 2013Rapper Macklemore speaks out about writing pro-equal marriage anthem 7 Rap star Macklemore has spoken out in a rare interview about his reasons for writing a song with a strong pro-equal marriage message, saying he wants to "challenge society" and issues that others "are afraid to address". -
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 2013Zambia: Trial of gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona delayed + The trial of a prominent gay rights activist in Zambia has been postponed, as his lawyers argued that the charges brought against him were too vague and that the case should be heard by the High Court. -
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". -
15 May 2013The Wanted joke they would ‘dabble’ with gay sex 6 Jay McGuiness, of the band The Wanted, has joked that most of his band mates would "dabble" with gay sex. -
14 May 2013US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay 62 Linda Harvey, the US radio host who has previously claimed that gay people are not human, has claimed that LGBT news publications are turning children gay. -
14 May 2013US: Minnesota officially legalises equal marriage as Governor signs bill into law 6 Minnesota became the twelfth US state to allow equal marriage, as Governor Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill into law, allowing same-sex unions. -
14 May 2013Poll: Over half of voters in Arizona want to legalise equal marriage 4 A new poll has found that over half of voters in the US state of Arizona are in favour of allowing same-sex couples to marry. -
14 May 2013New Zealand MP who gave viral pro-equal marriage speech now will not appear on Ellen 2 A New Zealand MP whose powerful speech following the country’s vote to legalise equal marriage went viral, will not appear on the Ellen show, despite being invited by host Ellen DeGeneres.
