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December 18, 2013

Brazil: Senator will defy government by calling for vote on LGBT discrimination bill

A Brazilian Labor Party legislator will call for a vote on an LGBT discrimination bill on Wednesday, ignoring written warnings against it by the Minister for Institutional Relations.

December 18, 2013

Obama won’t attend Russian Winter Olympics in Sochi but will send gay inclusive delegation

US President Barack Obama has named two gay sports stars as part of America's delegation to the Winter Olympics in Russia - but in a significant move has confirmed that he will not be attending the event himself.

December 17, 2013

US: University of Maryland insurance plans may soon include cover for gender reassignment

Gender reassignment surgery may be covered by the University of Maryland's student insurance plans.

December 17, 2013

US: Pennsylvania judge in equal marriage challenge case rejects state appeal

A federal judge in the US state of Pennsylvania has refused a state appeal to cease a case challenging the state's ban on equal marriage.

December 17, 2013

US TV host Jay Leno compares Sochi Olympics to Nazi Germany

US television host Jay Leno has made a stark comparison between the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Nazi Germany.

December 17, 2013

Campaigners remember Chelsea Manning on 26th birthday

Vigils have taken place in London, Philadelphia and Germany for Chelsea Manning on her fourth birthday behind bars.

December 17, 2013

Star of BBC sitcom denies calling PinkNews reader a ‘Batty man’ on Twitter

An actress who starred in the BBC One sitcom The Wright Way and played a lesbian character in the show has strenuously denied making homophobic comments on Twitter and says her account was hacked.

December 17, 2013

Video: Google celebrates equal marriage with gay couple’s wedding in Zeitgeist roundup

Google has celebrated the marriage of a same-sex couple in its Zeitgeist video of 2013.

December 17, 2013

Video: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Martina Navratilova back Free & Equal campaign

A United Nations campaign group has released a video featuring UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, tennis legend Martina Navratilova and NBA star Jason Collins speaking on the importance of defending LGBT rights.

December 17, 2013

Author: ‘Homophobia came into India, not homosexuality’

An Indian novelist and poet has reacted to assertions that homosexuality was "imported" into the country, to say that it was in fact "homophobia came into India, not homosexuality".