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May 28, 2013

US gay Catholic priest: ‘I can’t reconcile my silence as a gay priest, with anti-gay Catholic teaching’

Writing in his book, a gay Catholic priest in the US state of Missouri, has reflected on coming out as gay in within the church, and how he went against its official teachings against homosexuality to do so.

May 28, 2013

English Defence League rally in London gay bar

As part of their Bank Holiday weekend demonstrations, the English Defence League (EDL) arranged a rally in London's HalfWay to Heaven gay bar and were happy to find a "lot of lads" were present.

May 28, 2013

Chelsea Clinton: It is ‘fundamental’ to allow same-sex couples to marry

Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea, has said she wants to dedicate her time towards international health efforts and towards gay rights, including equal marriage, which she said was a "fundamental human imperative".

May 28, 2013

UK: Anti-gay Christians lose appeal at European Court of Human Rights

Two Christians, who claim that they were fired because they wouldn't work with gay couples, have lost their latest and final anti-discrimination case at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

May 28, 2013

France: Francois Hollande accused of introducing equal marriage ‘to satisfy lobby that financed him’

French President Francois Hollande, has been accused by one of the leaders of the anti-equal marriage campaign, of only introducing equal marriage "to satisfy the lobby that financed him".

May 28, 2013

Scottish equal marriage bill to arrive in Parliament next month

Scotland’s same-sex marriage bill will be introduced in the country’s Parliament next month, the Scottish Government has announced.

May 28, 2013

Denmark: Bid to rename square after late gay rights activist fails

A bid to rename a square in Copenhagen after the deceased founder of one of the world's first gay rights groups, has failed, with city officials citing a 50-year-old pornography scandal as one of its reasons.

May 28, 2013

Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska to star in adaptation of groundbreaking lesbian love story

Film producers the Weinstein Company have acquired the rights to 'Carol', an adaptation of the novel by Patricia Highsmith, which will star Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska.

May 28, 2013

US: Catholics told to fast and pray ahead of Supreme Court equal marriage rulings

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling on worshippers to fast and pray in the hope that it will help the US Supreme Court to rule against gay equality.

May 28, 2013

US: Gay-friendly retailer JC Penney in hot water over kettle that looks like Hitler

US retail giant JC Penney has found itself the subject of a viral image, after road users in the US pointed out that a billboard advertising one of its kettles, looks like Hitler.