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November 7, 2013

IOC President tells UN: ‘I oppose any type of boycott of the Winter Olympics’

The President of the International Olympic Committee has once again dismissed calls for a boycott of the Sochi Winter Olympics because of Russia’s anti-gay laws during a United Nations debate.

November 6, 2013

Man accused of killing Brighton gay man worked as rent boy

The man accused of murdering a 62-year-old gay man in Brighton previously worked as a rent boy, a jury has heard.

November 6, 2013

Illinois Governor to sign equal marriage into law this month

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says he will sign legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state later this month.

November 6, 2013

Russia: Neo-nazi gang subject South African boy to homophobic and racist torture

A video showing a South African boy in Russia reportedly being tortured in a homophobic and racist fashion by an alleged neo-Nazi gang has been published online.

November 6, 2013

US: Houston Mayor Annise Parker wins third and final re-election

Annise Parker was re-elected on Tuesday to her third and final term as mayor of Houston, Texas.

November 6, 2013

Irish Labour MEP calls for equal marriage referendum to be held next year rather than 2015

Dublin MEP Emer Costello has called for Ireland’s equal marriage referendum to be held on the same day as European and local elections in 2014 – rather than the planned date of 2015.

November 6, 2013

US: Former school football coach says he lost his job because he was gay

A former football coach for a school in California has said he was harassed and fired from his job because he was gay.

November 6, 2013

Terrence Higgins Trust urges gay men to make a pledge against rising HIV

Terrence Higgins Trust is calling on gay and bisexual men to help halt the spread of HIV by making a small pledge of support on its new ‘It Starts With Me’ website.

November 6, 2013

US: Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally says Illinois equal marriage is ‘bad legislation’

Chicago Cardinal Francis George, who once compared gay rights campaigners to the Ku Klux Klan, has come out in opposition to the recent passing of same-sex marriage in Illinois, calling it "bad legislation."

November 6, 2013

Gay director John Waters: Heterosexual porn has become ‘obscene’

Cult director and writer John Waters claims heterosexual porn - unlike gay porn - has now lost the notion of love-making; illustrated by the often violent portrayal of women.