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September 18, 2013

Hillary Clinton: ‘Our communities and institutions are strongest when standing up for equality’

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave an impassioned speech emphasising the importance of standing up for gay rights on receiving an honourary doctorate from St Andrews University.

September 18, 2013

Nick Clegg celebrates ‘equal marriage at last’ despite ‘dinosaur opposition’ in the House of Lords

Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg has celebrated equal marriage for England and Wales during his speech to close the Lib Dem annual party conference.

September 18, 2013

California court to decide whether gay juror was wrongly dismissed from HIV drug case

A federal appeals court in San Francisco will today consider whether a constitutional ban on excluding someone from a jury due to race or gender should be extended to cover sexual orientation.

September 18, 2013

Gay man jailed for attacking husband on wedding day following row about mother-in-laws

A 22-year-old man in the northern French city of Alencon has been jailed for attacking his new husband just hours after tying the knot.

September 18, 2013

Yorkshire bar apologises for identifying two straight male patrons as ‘gay guys’ on till receipt

A bar in Yorkshire has come under heavy criticism from gay rights groups after one of its employees identified two straight, male customers as "gay guys", on a receipt.

September 18, 2013

Mayor of London: I won’t end twinning arrangement with Moscow despite anti-gay laws

Boris Johnson believes it would be wrong to break the capital's cultural ties with Moscow because of anti-gay legislation passed by the Russian Parliament - although the senior Tory "is deeply concerned" by the situation.

September 18, 2013

Team GB Olympic hockey stars have civil partnership ceremony

Two members of the British women's field hockey team who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games have entered a civil partnership.

September 18, 2013

Desmond Tutu: God makes me fight for gay rights

The former Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, has said that he fights for gay rights because "It’s God catching me by my neck."

September 18, 2013

G4S apologises to LGBT Lib Dem group after demanding to see banner

Security firm G4S has apologised to LGBT delegates at the Lib Dem conference after it was accused of trying to stifle freedom of expression.

September 18, 2013

Gay MP Nigel Evans appears in court over sex charges

Nigel Evans, the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, has made his first court appearance after being charged with sex offences.