World
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11 June 2013Archbishop of Canterbury to meet with Pope Francis 29 United in their opposition towards equal marriage, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will meet Pope Francis for the first time later this week. -
11 June 2013Video: TV host: Gays will ‘tear up’ Boy Scouts for ‘a few kids that want to do sex with each other’ 24 A Christian television host has spoken on his online show to say that he thinks allowing gay members in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) will mean "tearing up" the organisation "to accommodate a few kids that want to do sex with each other". -
11 June 2013Tel Aviv: Prime suspect of 2009 LGBT youth centre shooting named 5 A court has lifted an order allowing for the name of the prime suspect charged in relation to the fatal 2009 shooting at a Tel Aviv LGBT youth centre to be published. -
11 June 2013Russia: Duma approves bill to criminalise insulting religious beliefs, following Pussy Riot protest 10 In the wake of a scandal caused last year by a protest by punk band Pussy Riot against Russian President Vladimir Putin, held in a Moscow cathedral, a law has been passed by the State Duma to criminalise insulting people's religious feelings. -
11 June 2013US: Gay 11-year-old succeeds with petition to have award rescinded from ‘Don’t Say Gay’ politician 3 A petition started by an openly gay 11-year-old boy from Tennessee, to revoke an award given to a state Representative who sponsored the state's controversial 'Don't Say Gay' bill, has succeeded. -
11 June 2013Jane Lynch and Lara Embry to divorce 13 Glee actress Jane Lynch is divorcing her wife of three years, it has been announced. -
11 June 2013Russian State Duma gives final approval to law banning ‘homosexual propaganda’ 29 Lawmakers in the Russian State Duma have given final approval to a bill to ban "homosexual propaganda" to minors, and the media. -
11 June 2013US: Gay couple to receive $147,000 in damages for harassment by apartment maintenance staff 3 The management company of an apartment complex in the US state of Iowa has been ordered to pay a substantial amount in damages to a gay couple who were discriminated against by an on-site maintenance man, and others who refused to stop the harassment. -
11 June 2013Russia: Protesters detained as lawmakers look set to pass law banning ‘gay propaganda’ 2 The State Duma in Russia looks set to give final approval to a law which would ban "homosexual propaganda" to minors, and includes harsh punishments including jail time and fines. -
11 June 2013Pope Francis: There is a ‘gay lobby’ at the heart of the Vatican ‘it exists’ 48 Pope Francis has admitted to the existence of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican's secretive administration, the Curia, according to AFP. -
11 June 2013Zambia: Gay couple facing sodomy allegations go on trial 4 A gay couple “charged with the offence of sodomy or having sex against the order of nature contrary to the laws of Zambia” have gone on trial. -
10 June 2013France: Man faces preliminary manslaughter charge over death of Clement Meric 14 A man is facing preliminary charges of manslaughter over the death of anti-fascist protester Clement Meric last week. -
10 June 2013Russia: LGBT film festival fined under ‘foreign agent’ laws 7 A Russian LGBT film festival has been targeted under "foreign agent" laws, and fined a substantial amount for allegedly failing to declare foreign funding, which organisers deny having received. -
10 June 2013Russia: State Duma could ban foreign same-sex adoption ‘as early as next week’ 5 The Russian State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament, could move to approve an amendment which would ban the adoption of Russian children by foreign same-sex couples, "as early as next week."
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10 June 2013US: Conservative group praises Nigeria for ‘fighting back’ with anti-gay laws 20 A conservative group in the US has praised Nigeria for “taking bold steps to fight back” against measures “to subvert public morality," though introducing new, harsher, anti-gay laws. -
10 June 2013Mother of recently out former Glee star: ‘I used to be a lesbian’, but my daughter should ‘choose’ to be straight too 16 The mother of former Glee star Charice Pempengco, who came out as gay in a recent television interview, has said that she "used to be a lesbian", but that she "chose" to be straight, and that her daughter should do the same. -
10 June 2013US: Gay 9/11 firefighter dies after long period of ill health 6 The funeral of a gay former firefighter who was among the first to respond to the 9/11 terror attack at the Pentagon will take place on Tuesday. -
10 June 2013Ireland: Record levels of new HIV cases for gay and bisexual men 4 Figures released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre show there were 166 newly diagnosed cases of HIV among gay and bisexual men last year in Ireland – the highest diagnosis rate recorded to date. -
10 June 2013Gay Dean again tipped to be first openly gay Church of England bishop 15 The openly gay Dean of St Albans Dr Jeffrey John, has been tipped as a strong contender to become the next Bishop of Monmouth, and would be the first openly-gay Anglican bishop. -
9 June 2013French Open targeted by anti equal marriage protest 21 A male protester attempted to disrupt the final of the French Open tennis competition in Paris this afternoon in opposition to the country's recently passed equal marriage law.
