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September 6, 2013

Amnesty International: Ukraine’s attempt to ignore anti-gay discrimination is ‘unacceptable’

The Human Rights organisation Amnesty International has said that Ukraine's recent bid to release itself from EU obligations to legislate against homophobia is an "outrageous" attempt to deny equal rights in the country.

September 6, 2013

Photos: InterTech Diversity Forum panel discussion on LGBT start-ups at Google London

The first in a series of panel discussions featuring LGBT members of the start up community took place at Google's Central Saint Giles offices in London on Wednesday evening, hosted by the InterTech Diversity Forum.

September 6, 2013

Malta: Law restricting IVF to opposite-sex couples slammed as ‘unashamedly homophobic’

Gay rights activists in Malta have criticised a new IVF law as "unashamedly homophobic" because it denies access to medical services to all but opposite-sex couples.

September 6, 2013

US: Hawaii democrats to meet Governor to discuss draft equal marriage legislation

House Democrats in the US state of Hawaii are set to meet Governor Neil Abercrombie and the attorney general to discuss draft equal marriage legislation for the state.

September 6, 2013

US: Pennsylvania state to pay $400 per hour to private lawyer to defend equal marriage ban

The US state of Pennsylvania is to pay at least $400 (£250) an hour to a private law firm who will defend a 1996 state law banning equal marriage in a legal challenge brought against it.

September 6, 2013

John Barrowman: ‘I didn’t wake up one morning and decide to be gay’

Addressing fans at a recent science-fiction convention, John Barrowman said that being gay is "not a choice," and that he did not wake up one morning to say, "I'm going to have coffee, eggs, bacon, and I'm going to be gay."

September 6, 2013

US: San Antonio passes anti-discrimination law for gay and transgender citizens

Leaders in San Antonio, Texas approved a law yesterday providing nondiscrimination protections against gay and transgender residents.

September 6, 2013

US: Columnist says accepting gays in the Boy Scouts of America will descend it into ‘darkness of sin’

A columnist for the conservative World Net Daily website has attacked the vote taken earlier this year by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) who voted to allow openly gay scout members for the first time.

September 6, 2013

Comment: This week saw a promising start for equal marriage legislation in Scotland

The Equality Network's Tom French reflects on the first day of evidence heard by the Scottish Parliament around equal marriage legislation yesterday, saying it was a promising start to the bill's journey.

September 6, 2013

US: Radio host says it’s okay to attend gay weddings if you call for the couple to be ‘put to death’

Radio host Kevin Swanson has said during a broadcast that it is okay for Christians to attend same-sex weddings, as long as they hold up a sigh saying the couple should be put to death.