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28 April 2013Australia: MP calls for election day referendum on equal marriage 30 An independent Australian MP has proposed that the issue of equal marriage be put to voters in a referendum, as soon as this September, in a move supported by the Green Party. -
28 April 2013Japan: Thousands march in Tokyo in support of LGBT rights 3 Thousands marched in Tokyo this weekend as Japan kicked off its first Rainbow Week, which aims to reach out to LGBT people in the country. -
28 April 2013US: Gay rights groups disappointed as immigration reform bill leaves out same-sex couples 10 Gay rights organisations pushing for same-sex couples to be included in an immigration reform bill in Washington, have expressed worry as a version of the bill introduced this month makes no mention of same-sex couples. -
28 April 2013US: Republican donor group lends financial clout to equal marriage efforts 4 A national group of donors to the US Republican Party is funnelling new money into an effort to lobby Republican lawmakers into voting in favour of legalising equal marriage. -
27 April 2013US: Bill prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination to be introduced in South Carolina 12 The US State of South Carolina is looking to make discrimination against LGBT people in the workplace illegal. -
27 April 2013‘Desperate Housewives’ actor Tuc Watkins: I always knew I was gay and would be a dad 4 Actor Tuc Watkins came out in a discussion of how he always "knew" he was gay, and that he wanted to be a parent. -
27 April 2013US: Bill introduced in Washington would allow businesses to discriminate against gay people 53 A bill introduced by Washington state legislators on Thursday is seeking to allow businesses to be exempt from anti-discrimination laws in cases that contradict with the owner's "sincerely held religious beliefs, philosophical beliefs, or matters of conscience." -
27 April 2013Iceland: World’s first openly gay prime minister quits politics 38 General elections will be held in Iceland today as the country's prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, stepped down from politics yesterday. -
27 April 2013US: San Francisco Pride backtracks on announcement of Bradley Manning as grand marshal 11 Reports that San Francisco Pride would honour Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning as an honorary grand marshal of their parade have been promptly denied by organisers. -
26 April 2013Belize: Supreme Court set to debate anti-gay sex law next month 9 The Supreme Court in Belize will debate the country’s criminal code which outlaws same-sex sexual activity, next month. -
26 April 2013US radio host: Beware of plan to ‘homosexualize the Scouts’ through ‘boy-on-boy homosexual promotion’ 18 A US radio host has spoken out against the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) recent announcement that it may lift its ban on gay members, but retain its ban on gay scout leaders, to say it would be "dangerous", and would "homosexualize" the organisation. -
26 April 2013US: Fourth grade student on equal marriage: ‘If it creeps you out just get over it’ 5 An essay by a fourth grade student in the US which was posted on the internet has gone viral, as it tells opponents to equal marriage to "get over it", if it "creeps them out". -
26 April 2013Caribbean: Anglican bishops warn against equal marriage and ‘redefining’ human sexuality 29 Anglican leaders meeting on the Caribbean island of Barbados have warned against efforts to bring equal marriage to the region. -
26 April 2013Sweden: High school to open gender-neutral changing room 1 A high school in Sweden is opening a gender-neutral changing room, in order to cater for trans, students and those who "aren't comfortable being divided into gender stereotypes." -
26 April 2013Mormon Church: We’re happy with Boy Scouts of America’s gay compromise 14 The Boy Scouts of America’s decision to suggest lifting the ban on gay youth members, but maintaining a ban on gay adult leaders is a compromise welcomed by the Mormon Church. -
26 April 2013MEPs welcome European Court of Justice ruling on anti-gay Romanian football owner George Becali 7 A European Court of Justice preliminary ruling on the homophobic conduct of a football club owner in Romania has been welcomed by MEPs. -
26 April 2013US State Department bars Raul Castro’s daughter from visiting Philadelphia to pick up LGBT rights award 15 The daughter of Cuba’s president is being prevented by the US State Department from visiting Philadelphia in order to pick up an LGBT rights award. -
26 April 2013US: Openly gay basketball star lands endorsement deal with Nike 2 An openly-gay basketball star in the US, who came out last week in an interview, has signed an endorsement deal with sports giant Nike. -
26 April 2013US: Philadelphia City Council passes landmark bill for LGBT benefits 2 The City Council in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has approved a bill which has been hailed as landmark legislation for strengthening LGBT rights in the city. -
25 April 2013US: Attacker used dating apps to rob and rape gay men 4 Police in the US state of Washington say a man used gay dating phone apps to set up encounters with gay men at remote locations and then robbed them at gunpoint.
