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June 12, 2013

Largest Protestant denomination in US to vote on measure disapproving of Boy Scouts gay inclusion

The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the US, is expected on Wednesday to vote on a resolution which would express disapproval of the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) new policy accepting gay youth members.

June 12, 2013

Isle of Man Chief Minister: Discrimination case against lesbian couple makes Equality Bill ‘high priority’

Following the refused tenancy of a lesbian couple in May, Isle of Man Chief Minister Allan Bell weighs in on the "distressing" lack of legislation protecting the rights of same-sex couples.

June 12, 2013

New York: Mayoral candidate receives death threats after endorsement from anti-gay group

A New York City mayoral candidate says he's received death threats because of an endorsement from America’s leading anti-equal marriage group.

June 12, 2013

French Olympic swimmers pose as ‘imaginary gay couple’ for anti-homophobia campaign

Two male French Olympic swimmers have posed in an intimate shot as an "imaginary couple", as part of a campaign to tackle homophobia, which also features images of Eva Longoria and Lara Fabian.

June 12, 2013

Rylan Clark: I’ve had Twitter trolls say ‘get cancer and die’ you ‘gay fag’

Rylan Clark says he’s been subjected to a flurry of vile abuse on Twitter – ahead of his new presenting job on Big Brother.

June 12, 2013

Human rights groups condemn passage of Russian anti-gay ‘propaganda’ law

Human rights groups have heavily condemned the passage of a law yesterday through the Russian State Duma, which would ban "homosexual propaganda" across the country, as "outrageous and incredibly dangerous".

June 12, 2013

Croatia to stage twelfth pride march in protest for equal marriage

A Croatian gay pride parade will take to the streets on Saturday against a backdrop of a proposed referendum to define marriage as a heterosexual union.

June 12, 2013

MPs who voted against the Clause 20 sex education amendment

Tuesday’s vote on amending the Children and Families Bill to include statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education, making it mandatory for teachers to inform students about same-sex relationships, was voted down on party lines.

June 12, 2013

Labour’s Clause 20 sex education amendment fails in the Commons

A Labour amendment for mandatory sex and relationship education in schools failed to get the support of enough MPs last night and Children’s Minister Edward Timpson confirmed PSHE would remain a non-statutory subject.

June 12, 2013

Belfast: Man jailed over homophobic attack in gay bar toilet

A 27-year-old man who attacked a gay man in the toilets of a gay bar in Belfast, calling him a "gay bastard", has been sent to prison.