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May 24, 2013

Brighton: Footballers cleared of sexual assault as woman lied about being drugged at gay pride

Four Brighton footballers have been cleared of sexual assaulting a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room, as it was found that she had lied about several details, including that she had attended a gay pride event, and was drugged.

May 24, 2013

UK: Card Factory accused of homophobia for selling offensive ‘fag’ birthday card

The mother of a PinkNews.co.uk reader has spoken of her disgust after coming across an allegedly homophobic greeting card sold in a branch of Card Factory in Essex.

May 24, 2013

US Pastor: Why I support Jason Collins’ decision to come out as gay

Responding to an open letter from a fellow Chrisian columnist, a US pastor explains his reasons for writing in defence of openly gay NBA player Jason Collins, and emphasising a need for a dialogue on homosexuality within the church.

May 24, 2013

Petition urges Google search engine results to stop automatically linking ‘gayest’ with ‘worst’

An online petition is calling on Google to stop automatically including the word "worst" in the presentation of search results as a synonym when the word "gayest" is entered.

May 24, 2013

Nick Clegg and Francis Maude agree to fly rainbow flag from Cabinet Office for Pride week

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude and Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg both intend to demonstrate the government's commitment to equality by allowing the rainbow flag to fly from the Cabinet Office during Pride week in the capital.

May 24, 2013

Video: Book published to teach children to pray to Jesus for gay people to turn straight

Children's author Amber Dee Parker has created a book to teach children to oppose same-sex marriage entitled 'God Made Mom and Dad'.

May 24, 2013

Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle defends voting against equal marriage

Liberal Democrat MP Gordon Birtwistle has defended voting against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill and has cited opposition from a local mosque.

May 24, 2013

Australia: Man who stalked footballer and talked of ‘gay orgy’ jailed

A fake doctor who claimed he organised a "gay orgy" at the family home of an Australian rules football player has been jailed after pleading guilty to stalking.

May 24, 2013

Governor Rick Perry: ‘I am greatly disappointed’ that the Boy Scouts will allow gay members

Texas Governor Rick Perry, has voiced his disappointment at the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) decision to lift its national ban on gay youth members.

May 23, 2013

Question Time: Ian Paisley Jr defends saying he was ‘repulsed’ by gays and lesbians

The DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr was challenged on Question Time about his 2007 interview where he said that he was "repulsed" by gays and lesbians.