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June 21, 2013

UK: Gay man cleared of sexual assault having touched female police officer’s bottom in gay bar

A gay man from Middlesbrough who touched a female police officer’s bottom in a gay bar because he thought it was a joke has avoided a custodial sentence.

June 21, 2013

American Medical Association opposes lifetime ban on gay men donating blood

The ban preventing gay men from donating blood in the US should be lifted – according to the American Medical Association.

June 21, 2013

UK: Anti-gay Christian B&B owner takes case to Court of Appeal

A Christian guest house owner who was found to have discriminated against a Cambridgeshire gay couple has taken her case to the Court of Appeal.

June 21, 2013

Scotland: Review on civil partnerships for hetrosexual couples to be announced next week

Plans to allow heterosexual couples to be allowed to have civil partnerships in Scotland are expected to be unveiled next week as part of a review.

June 21, 2013

Tory MP David Burrowes: The equal marriage bill will lead to an ‘adulterer’s charter’

Conservative MP David Burrowes has accused the government of creating an “adulterer’s charter” as part of its equal marriage reforms.

June 21, 2013

Liverpool Pride announces Amelia Lily as headline act

X Factor, and UK top 40 singer Amelia Lily is to headline the Liverpool Pride in August, organisers have announced.

June 21, 2013

US: Brooklyn woman says she was raped at knifepoint ‘for being gay’

A woman has told police that she was raped at knifepoint in Brooklyn on Sunday, and that she was told by her attacker that he did it because she is gay.

June 20, 2013

Brighton: Anti-equal marriage ex-Green councillor to debate issue with pro-gay Tory MP

Former Green councillor Christina Summers who resigned from her party in protest at its decision to support equal marriage will debate the issue this evening alongside Conservative MP Simon Kirby.

June 20, 2013

Poll: 92% of Nigerians support proposed bill to criminalise same-sex marriage

A new poll has found that 92% of Nigerians are in support of a proposed bill to make same-sex marriages punishable with 14 year prison sentences.

June 20, 2013

Malta: Bill introduced to increase protections against sexual orientation discrimination

A private member's bill has been introduced in Malta in order to amend the country's Constitution to increase protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation.