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June 27, 2013

US: Judge stops deportation of married gay man minutes after Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA

A New York City immigration judge immediately stopped the deportation of a gay Colombian man who is legally married to an American citizen soon after Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.

June 27, 2013

Sunderland: Homophobic attack report may have been false, say police

Police investigating last week's reported homophobic crime attack on two women in Sunderland say the incident may have been falsely reported.

June 27, 2013

Video: Scottish Government says ‘It’s Time’ for equal marriage

Scotland's Health Secretary Alex Neil has released a video on behalf of the Scottish Government to mark the introduction of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill in the Scottish Parliament.

June 27, 2013

Northern Ireland: Health Minister’s appeal dismissed paving way for civil partners to adopt

Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots' challenge against a senior judge’s ruling on adoption rights for couples in civil partnerships has been dismissed.

June 27, 2013

Boris Johnson apologises for ‘up the Arcelor’ gay pride gala dinner joke after criticism by Labour MPs

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has apologised for making a controversial joke at a gala dinner for Pride in London about gay men taking their husbands up the “Arcelor” on their wedding day.

June 27, 2013

US: Republican Representative plans constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a Kansas State Representative says he will try to override the step towards equal rights for same-sex couples by amending the constitution.

June 27, 2013

Bill published to make same-sex marriage legal in Scotland

The Scottish Government has published the Marriage and Civil Partnerships Bill (Scotland) that will enable same-sex couples to marry in Scotland.

June 27, 2013

US: High school basketball coach ‘blown away’ by team’s reaction as he comes out as gay

A high school basketball coach has made headlines, by standing in front of his team and coming out as gay.

June 26, 2013

Big brands come out in support of Supreme Court DOMA and Prop 8 decisions

Following the US Supreme Court's decision in favour of same-sex couples in two landmark cases today, many large brands came out to show their support of the decision.

June 26, 2013

Video: ‘We won everything we asked and hoped for’ says Edith Windsor, anti-DOMA champion

Edith Windsor, whose lawsuit against the United States government resulted in today's historic ruling by the Supreme Court has said that she "won everything we asked and hoped for."