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July 7, 2013

New Zealand: Green Party urges government to protect trans prisoners

New Zealand's Green Party has urged the government to speed up its review of policy concerning transgender prison inmates. The party warns that the drawn-out review has put the safety of trans people at risk.

July 6, 2013

Gymnast Louis Smith: I’d go for Will Smith if I were gay because he’s very family orientated

Artistic gymnast Louis Smith has spoken during an interview to say that he think it is easier for gay gymnasts to come out than other sports, and that he would go gay for Will Smith.

July 6, 2013

US: LGBT groups call for Capital One to drop Alec Baldwin as spokesman over homophobic tweets

A coalition of LGBT rights activists have called on credit card provider Capital One to sack actor Alec Baldin as its spokesman, as he sent a string of homophobic tweets to a British journalist last week.

July 6, 2013

Australia: Bill will stop faith schools from expelling students based on sexual orientation

A private members bill will soon be introduced in the New South Wales State Parliament, which would remove the right of religious schools to expel students who come out as gay.

July 6, 2013

Belfast City Hall celebrates Pride in the only part of the UK where gays will be banned from marrying

The City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was lit up in rainbow colours last night to coincide with the start of Pride, but it will be the only of the UK's capital cities where same-sex couples will be banned from marrying once the law changes in Westminster and Edinburgh.

July 6, 2013

Northern Ireland: MLAs participate in fiece debate around LGBT issues

Intense debate was seen earlier this week at Belfast’s Europa Hotel on Tuesday when politicians participating in the panel at an annual Belfast Pride Talks Back event were taken to task on issues affecting LGBT people.

July 6, 2013

House of Commons Speaker John Bercow: My support for LGBT rights is ‘legitimate and essential’

In his third visit to Belfast as House of Commons Speaker, John Bercow told the audience of Amnesty’s annual Belfast Pride lecture that although Northern Ireland is “considerably behind” when it comes to LGBT rights, “if it’s won through in the rest of the kingdom it will prevail in Northern Ireland”.

July 6, 2013

Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick publicly comes out as gay

Michelle Hardwick, an actress best know for her role in soap Emmerdale, has spoken out publicly for the first time to say that she is gay.

July 6, 2013

Education Secretary Michael Gove: Using ‘gay’ as an insult is ‘outrageous and medieval’

The Education Secretary Michael Gove, has spoken at a conference on equality in education, to condemn the use of the word "gay" as derogatory, saying it is "outrageous and medieval".

July 5, 2013

Archbishop of Canterbury: Church opposition to equal marriage was ‘overwhelmed’ by equality supporters

Making his first speech to the General Synod of the Church of England as the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has admitted that the Church of England's opposition to equal marriage was "utterly overwhelmed" by those who support equality for same-sex couples.