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August 23, 2013

Disgraced Cardinal Keith O’Brien blocked investigation into sexual abuse within school

The disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien who earlier this year admitted sexual misconduct also blocked an investigation into sexual and physical abuse at a school, during his time at the Catholic Church in Scotland.

August 23, 2013

BBC asks whether tougher bans for homophobic football fans are an ‘overreaction’

A Twitter question from BBC Newsbeat has asked followers whether bans for football fans who use homophobic language is an "overreaction", and questions whether homophobic chants constitute "abuse", or whether it is just "banter".

August 23, 2013

New police policy set out to tackle ‘frighteningly often’ occurrences of homophobia at football matches

A new policy for tacking homophobic abuse by football supporters has been set out, which names homophobia as the last major form of discrimination at football mateches, and which, including a "robust prosecution policy" for dealing with both online and offline abuse.

August 23, 2013

President Mugabe uses inauguration speech to say: ‘Homosexuality a filthy, filthy disease’

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has launched an attack on the West and Zimbabwe's LGBT community.

August 22, 2013

US radio host: Gays are ‘empty’ inside and want to ‘absorb the personality and identity of others’

A US radio host has again spoken out against gay and lesbian people, this time saying that they are "empty", and therefore want to "absorb the personality and identity of another person,"

August 22, 2013

Why did the Daily Star ‘out’ actor Charlie Condou as a gay parent given that it wasn’t a secret?

Openly gay Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou, has become involved in a confusion started by a Daily Star front page which suggested that his children were a secret, despite him regularly writing a popular column about them.

August 22, 2013

Belgian fashion designer launches pro-gay boxer shorts to humiliate Putin

Belgian designer Kristof Buntinx has launched a new range of boxer shorts featuring Russian symbols that will be marketed at gay men.

August 22, 2013

Olympic Committee President: We are content with reassurances from Russia over anti-gay legislation

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released a statement saying it is content with the reassurances given by Russia over an anti-gay law signed in June for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

August 22, 2013

Politician who said gay relationships not in ‘any way equal’ to straight ones, guilty of abusing three wives

An MSP who has in the past voiced strong opposition to gay rights, including comparing gay rights campaigners to Nazis, has been found guilty of domestic abuse over three decades.

August 22, 2013

US: New Mexico county begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite same-sex marriage ban

A county in New Mexico has begun issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite the state not recognising same-sex marriages.