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June 26, 2013

Obama phones Supreme Court plaintiffs to congratulate them on overturning ban on same-sex marriage

US President Barack Obama has applauded the decision of the Supreme Court that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, phoning the people who brought the case to tell them "you guys should be very proud of today."

June 26, 2013

Australia’s first lesbian cabinet minister elected Senate leader

Penny Wong has been elected unopposed as leader of the Australian Senate.

June 26, 2013

Independence Day 2 director confirms film will include gay character

Roland Emmerich, the director of blockbuster film Independence Day, and its upcoming sequel, has let slip in an interview that the the new film will include a gay character.

June 26, 2013

Boris Johnson opens Pride with joke about gay men taking their future husbands ‘up the Arcelor’

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, praised the organisers of this weekend’s Pride in London festival on Tuesday evening, and also made a risqué joke about gay men taking their husbands up the "Arcelor" on their wedding day.

June 26, 2013

Ireland: Gay Senator David Norris reveals he has cancer

Independent Senator David Norris who unsuccessfully stood for Ireland’s presidency in 2011 says he is undergoing treatment for cancer.

June 26, 2013

Jamaica: Gay rights activist attempts constitutional challenge to anti-sodomy law

A gay rights activist in Jamaica, was granted a court hearing on Tuesday, as he hopes to bring a constitutional challenge to the country's anti-sodomy law.

June 26, 2013

US Supreme Court rules ‘no standing’ on Proposition 8, reinstating equal marriage in California

The US Supreme Court has just struck down Proposition 8, the US State of California's ban on same-sex marriages.

June 26, 2013

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel pays tribute to gay troops in Pride speech

Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has paid tribute to gay members of America’s armed forces in a speech to mark Pride month.

June 26, 2013

US Supreme Court rules that DOMA is unconstutional

The US Supreme Court has issued its opinions in the challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, to say that it is unconstitutional.

June 26, 2013

US Representative: Straight people will pretend to be gay if equal marriage becomes legal

A US Republican Representative has weighed in on the imminent ruling by the Supreme Court on two landmark equal marriage cases, to say that the court should uphold the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), because without it, straight people would pretend to be gay to get married "for practical reasons".