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December 9, 2013

Putin’s new TV network boss believes gays should be banned from donating sperm and organs

A TV presenter who said gay people should not be allowed to donate sperm or blood, and that their hearts should not even be used, as they are “unfit for extending anyone’s life”, will now run Vladimir Putin’s new TV network.

December 9, 2013

UK: Lesbian asylum seeker due to be deported to Uganda on Thursday

An asylum seeker who claims she is at risk of homophobic persecution is due to be deported to Uganda on Thursday.

December 9, 2013

Times claims Church of England ‘on the brink of appointing its first openly gay bishop’

The Church of England is on the brink of appointing its first openly gay bishop, according to The Times.

December 8, 2013

US preacher Rick Warren compares the ‘redefinition of marriage’ to George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four

Controversial US pastor Rick Warren has told CNN presenter Piers Morgan that same-sex marriage laws are attempting to "redefine marriage" in a manner similar to the dystopian reversal of meanings in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

December 8, 2013

Australia: First same-sex marriages held in ACT despite High Court challenge to equal marriage law

Australia’s first same-sex marriage ceremonies were celebrated on Saturday irrespective of a High Court challenge to the Australian Capital Territory’s equal marriage law.

December 8, 2013

Italy: Rainbow-themed Christmas lights blasted as ‘provocative and ideological’

Rainbow-themed Christmas lights set up in Rome to commemorate the recent suicide of a gay teenager have stirred controversy recently, after a far-right group blasted the idea as "provocative and ideological."

December 8, 2013

US: Gay teacher fired from Catholic school after applying to marry his partner

A gay teacher in New Jersey has said he was recently fired from a Catholic school he worked at for 12 years after applying to marry his partner - a move the school said "contradicts the terms of his teaching contract."

December 7, 2013

Three men jailed following self-styled ‘Muslim patrol’ harassment campaign in East London

Three men were jailed this week for taking part in a campaign of harassment against members of the community in Tower Hamlets, East London.

December 7, 2013

US judge rules bakery owner acted illegally in refusing service to gay couple

A judge in the US state of Colorado has ruled that a bakery owner who refused service to a gay couple because of their sexuality broke the law in doing so.

December 7, 2013

Waitress in anti-gay tip controversy apparently starts refunding donations

A waitress who was given thousands of dollars in donations after an apparently made-up story about being refused a tip by anti-gay customers, has reportedly been issuing refunds to some who donated to her.