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June 13, 2013

Former Talksport presenter furious after being branded a ‘homophobic radio z-lister’

Former Talksport broadcaster Mike Mendoza has launched a furious rebuke on his Facebook page after he was confronted at a market by a man accusing him of being homophobic.

June 13, 2013

Tory Lord Mawhinney tables ‘traditional marriage’ amendment for equal marriage bill

Lord Mawhinney has tabled a new amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, urging for heterosexual marriages to be lawfully described as “traditional marriage”.

June 13, 2013

US: Major League Soccer teams up with anti-discrimination campaign

The football league representing the highest level in the US, Major League Soccer (MLS), has announced that it is upping efforts to tackle anti-LGBT discrimination by joining up with the You Can Play Project.

June 13, 2013

US: Southern Baptist Convention officially ‘disapproves’ of Boy Scouts inclusivity but doesn’t cut ties

On Wednesday, the largest Protestant denomination in the US, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), adopted a resolution to disapprove of the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) recent decision to allow gay youth members.

June 12, 2013

New Zealand: Female rugby fan abused by three men for asking homophobic chants to stop

A female rugby fan in New Zealand has said she was verbally abused, and tapped on the head, after asking other fans at a rugby match to stop using the words "homos" and "faggots".

June 12, 2013

US: Teacher sacked for being a lesbian will not be reinstated at Catholic school

The Ohio high school teacher sacked after her female partner was named in her mother's obituary will not be reinstated, the district's Superintendent has ruled.

June 12, 2013

US: Lesbian family drama produced by Jennifer Lopez sees viewership surge for second episode

A television drama featuring a lesbian couple and their family, on the US ABC network has seen a massive surge in ratings for its second episode, despite conservative groups protesting against it airing.

June 12, 2013

US: Boston police adopt new rules for treatment of transgender people

Boston police have issued new guidelines on the treatment of transgender people by officers.

June 12, 2013

Republican Mike Huckabee: ‘Every fear’ over same-sex marriage has come true

Mike Huckabee, Fox News presenter, former governor of Arkansas, and 2008 Republican presidential candidate, warned on Monday that "every fear" over same-sex marriage has come true, including "television commercials portraying same-sex couples".

June 12, 2013

Lord Dear proposes new amendment to equal marriage bill concerning ‘traditional marriage’

Lord Dear is proposing a new amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill), protecting those who believe marriage is “the union of one man and one woman for life to the exclusion of all others.”