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August 21, 2013

Stonewall Cymru welcomes investigation by Welsh Government into Section 28 school concerns

Stonewall Cymru has welcomed the Welsh Government's decision to investigate claims that two schools in Wales have sought to ban the promotion of homosexuality.

August 20, 2013

Nickelodeon star Lucas Cruikshank reveals he’s gay and asks why straight people don’t come out too

The US children's TV presenter Lucas Cruikshank has publicly come out as gay in a YouTube video shot with British actress Jennifer Veal.

August 20, 2013

US Columnist: Gay rights have ‘hijacked the civil rights movement’ and ‘destroy black communities’

A US columnist has written about her opposition to the withdrawal of a performance of an "ex-gay" gospel singer at a Martin Luther King memorial last weekend.

August 20, 2013

New book on the life of gay footballer Justin Fashanu to be released in the UK

A British journalist and writer based in Canada has written a book about the life of the late gay footballer Justin Fashanu.

August 20, 2013

US: Amusement park cancels wedding contest after protest as it excluded gay couples

A US amusement park has cancelled a wedding contest following a protest by a gay couple who complained as it excluded same-sex couples.

August 20, 2013

Essex gay dads say local church supports them in gay wedding legal fight

A gay couple in Essex have launched a legal challenge to the Church of England’s ban on same-sex marriage and say they have the support of their local parish.

August 20, 2013

US: Pennsylvania court to hear arguments in case stop clerk from issuing same-sex marriage licences

A court in the US state of Pennsylvania will next month hear arguments around the case of a county clerk who is being sued by the state because he issued marriage licences to same-sex couples.

August 20, 2013

BHA: UK Government must ‘urgently update’ sex education policies over Section 28 fears

The British Humanist Association has cautiously welcomed the Department for Education's decision to investigate claims that more than 40 schools have polices in place reminiscent of Section 28 legislation.

August 20, 2013

Welsh Government launches probe over fears schools have reintroduced Section 28 policies

The Welsh Government is to investigate reports that two schools in Wales still have sex education policies which ban the promotion of homosexuality.

August 20, 2013

US: Hawaiian faith leaders sign resolution calling on passage of equal marriage law

More than a dozen faith leaders in Hawaii have signed a resolution calling on lawmakers to pass a law to legally recognise same-sex marriages.