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June 14, 2013

US: President Obama urges Congress to pass bill to end anti-LGBT workplace discrimination

US President Barack Obama on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation to ban anti-LGBT discrimination in the workplace, saying "I want to sign that bill."

June 13, 2013

US: GOP Senator says he thinks businesses should be able to sack people for being gay

A US Senator has said during an interview that he thinks gay people should not have any "special protections" against being fired from their jobs based on their sexual orientation.

June 13, 2013

Former BP CEO Lord Browne to write new book on homophobia in business

Drawing on his own experiences, Lord Browne, the former chief executive of BP, is writing a new book entitled ‘The Glass Closet’ on the need to end homophobic discrimination in the work place and in corporate life.

June 13, 2013

Scottish trans woman ‘forced’ to leave town after she was branded a ‘witch’

A trans woman from the Scottish town of Johnstone has spoken of the torment she faced after being ridiculed for her appearance to the point that she felt "forced" to leave the town.

June 13, 2013

US: Psychotherapists slam ‘gay cure’ app still available from Google app store

An app still available in the Google Play app store, despite an international outcry, which prompted Apple to remove it from its app store in under 24 hours, has been condemned by LGBT psychotherapists as dangerous.

June 13, 2013

Mixed martial arts fighter: ‘Equal marriage could lead to incest, bestiality and child marriages’

A US mixed martial arts fighter says allowing gay couples to become legally married is the first step on a path that could lead to people marrying animals, children or their siblings.

June 13, 2013

Dale Cregan sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering gay police officer and her colleague

Dale Cregan has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of two police officers – one of whom was planning to enter into a civil partnership.

June 13, 2013

Russia: Fans warn anti-gay law poses 2018 World Cup violence risk

Football fans have expressed fears over the recent anti-gay bill in Russia which follows numerous homophobic beatings and murders in the country.

June 13, 2013

US Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8: Six possible outcomes

As the US Supreme Court appears poised to make a ruling on two cases around equal marriage, here is a short history of the legislation and a breakdown of the six possible outcomes the court might make.

June 13, 2013

US: Gay Jewish activist wins $3.5M lawsuit against cousin for ‘brutal’ childhood abuse

The Brooklyn Supreme Court has awarded $3.5 million (£2.2 million) to a gay activist who accused his cousin of carrying out "brutal" sexual abuse against him as a child - but he says it was "never about the money".