World
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23 April 2013Leonardo DiCaprio donates $61,000 at GLAAD Media Awards 2 Actor Leonardo DiCaprio donated $61,000 (£40,000) to GLAAD during its 24th annual Media Awards at the weekend, in Los Angeles. -
23 April 2013Oklahoma: Gay politician attacked by three men outside bar 5 Police in Oklahoma are investigating an attack on one of the state’s first openly gay politicians. -
23 April 2013New Zealand: Conservative Party leader threatens to sue satirical website for ‘big gay rainbow’ article 12 The leader of New Zealand's Conservative Party has taken offence at a satirical news story written about himself, and another MP, who made a now famous speech around equal marriage, and has threatened legal action. -
23 April 2013Colombia: Pro-equality protests as Senate votes on same-sex marriage bill 11 Rainbow flags are out in force in Bogota ahead of a vote by the Senate, which is considering a marriage equality bill today. -
23 April 2013Rhode Island: Senate Republicans throw weight behind same-sex marriage bill 6 The five Republicans in the Rhode Island Senate are backing equal marriage as a legislative committee prepares for a pivotal vote on the issue. -
23 April 2013US Radio host: ‘LGBT supporters are misleading millions and homosexuality hurts all of society’ 42 US Radio Host Linda Harvey has again used her radio programme to express her anti-gay stance, saying that "homosexual behaviour hurts all of society", and encouraging listeners to "challenge the acceptance of homosexual behaviour". -
23 April 2013‘Vive la France!’ as campaigners celebrate equal marriage victory 40 Campaigners are celebrating the news that France has become the 14th nation in the world to legalise marriage rights for same-sex couples and Justice Minister Christiane Taubira says the first weddings could be held as soon as June. -
23 April 2013US: Nevada Senator comes out during debate around equal marriage ban 9 A Senator in the US state of Nevada came out as gay on Monday, during a legislative debate around a bill to repeal the state's ban on equal marriage. -
23 April 2013US: Nevada Senate passes bill to initiate repeal equal marriage ban + The Senate in the US state of Nevada passed a bill on Monday to begin the repeal of a voter-approved constitutional amendement banning equal marriage. -
23 April 2013French Parliament passes same-sex marriage and adoption in final vote 69 France has become the 14th nation in the world to legalise same-sex marriage, as their Parliament passed it in a final vote after months of debate and heated protest. -
23 April 2013US: Government says Family Research Council shooter should get 45 years 9 Prosecutors say Floyd Corkins who planned a mass killing at the headquarters of an anti-gay Christian lobbying group should spend 45 years in prison. -
23 April 2013France: Water cannons deployed in Paris ahead of same-sex marriage vote 35 Security is being stepped up around France’s National Assembly building in Paris ahead of today's landmark equal marriage vote. -
23 April 2013Singapore: Couple take country’s gay sex ban to Court of Appeal 17 A same-sex couple in Singapore have launched a legal appeal to overturn an archaic law criminalising sex between men. -
23 April 2013US: New York Boy Scouts troop rejects exclusion of gay adult scout leaders 1 A local troop of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in central New York, has commended the organisation for proposing to lift its ban on gay members, but has rejected the notion that it may maintain the ban on adult scout leaders. -
23 April 2013Paraguay’s new President apologises for saying he would ‘shoot himself’ if his son were gay 14 The newly elected Paraguayan President who said he would "shoot himself in the testicles", if his son got married to a man, has apologised for the comments. -
22 April 2013Malta: Gay and trans council appointed to advise on introduction of same-sex civil partnerships 11 A consultative council has been appointed by the ruling Labour government to give recommendations and prepare upcoming legislation relating to LGBT people. -
22 April 2013Paraguay: Politician who called gay people ‘monkeys’ elected president 10 Horacio Cartes, who compared gay people to "monkeys" and threatened to remove his private parts if his son married another man, is now Paraguay’s new president.
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22 April 2013US radio host: ‘STIs and anti-gay violence prove that God thinks homosexuality is wrong’ 44 A US radio host, and leader of a prominient anti-gay group, has spoken on the radio to say that he takes "reassurance" that the gay community are affected by violence, and by STIs, suggesting it is a sign from God that being gay is wrong. -
22 April 2013Video: German Football fans unite in demonstration against homophobia 5 Fans of a German football team coordinated efforts at a recent match, and demonstrated against homophobia in professional sport. -
22 April 2013Bill Clinton: My daughter Chelsea helped me change to support gay rights 9 In his acceptance speech at the GLAAD Media Awards last weekend, former US President Bill Clinton, noted his daughter's part in his change in stance on the issue of equal marriage.
