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February 3, 2014

National Secular Society: Catholic adoption agency ruling ‘kicks a hole’ through gay rights law

The National Secular Society says a Catholic adoption agency in Glasgow should not be allowed to maintain its charitable tax status because it discriminates against same-sex couples.

February 3, 2014

Russia: Three men sentenced for stabbing and setting alight man they believed was gay

Three men in Russia have been sentenced for the brutal murder of a man they stabbed and set on fire because they suspected he was gay.

February 3, 2014

Scotland: Same-sex marriages ‘could start by July’

Same-sex couples in Scotland maybe able to start marrying sooner than expected, ministers have said.

February 3, 2014

Italian Prime Minister promises to raise Russia’s anti-gay laws at Olympics

Italy’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta says he will raise the issue of Russia’s anti-gay laws during his trip to the Winter Olympics.

February 3, 2014

UK: Reader tells newspaper: TV is obsessed with gays

The Bristol Post has published a letter from a reader complaining that broadcasters are obsessed with gay people.

February 3, 2014

Russian gay expat: No gay people in Sochi? ‘I laugh because I’ve been to Sochi’

A gay Russian expat who sought asylum in the US has spoken out against the Sochi mayor who claimed there are no gay people in his city, saying "I laughed out loud, because I've been to Sochi."

February 3, 2014

Ireland: Anti-gay marriage group win damages after drag queen calls them homophobes

Ireland's state broadcaster RTÉ has been forced to pay out €85,000 (£70,000) in damages to journalists and members of the Iona Institute, after they were labelled 'homophobes' on a chat show.

February 3, 2014

This drag queen’s brilliant response to homophobia will move you to tears

Ireland's "most fabulous" drag queen Panti Bliss has issued a remarkable speech about homophobia in the Irish national theater, the Abbey.

February 3, 2014

Study: Gay teens six times more likely to use steroids

A study in the US shows gay and bisexual teenagers are six times more likely to use steroids compared to their heterosexual peers.

February 3, 2014

Russia: Middle school girl accused of spreading ‘gay propaganda’ placed under supervision

A middle school in the Bryansk region of Russia has become the first ever minor to be accused of breaking the country's notorious anti-gay "propaganda" law.