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May 17, 2013

Italian Chamber of Deputies President: ‘Macho culture reduces gay people to caricatures’

In a speech on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy affirmed that promoting LGBT rights "does not mean stripping them from others".

May 17, 2013

US: Mixed martial arts fighter suspended for tweeting the word ‘fag’

An Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts fighter has been suspended after he tweeted defending a fellow fighter who lost his bonus as a fine for smoking marijuana, in which he included the word "fag".

May 17, 2013

Sunderland Football Club flies rainbow flag in support of IDAHOT

Sunderland Association Football Club has flown a rainbow flag in favour of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), and the city's mayor has celebrated the decision.

May 17, 2013

Scotland: Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets

A transgender woman has claimed she was threatened with being banned from a shopping centre, after someone complained about her using the ladies' toilets.

May 17, 2013

National AIDS Trust: ‘Passing equal marriage will help in the fight against the UK’s HIV epidemic’

The National AIDS Trust is repeating its call to legalise equal marriage “as an important step to challenging the homophobia which fuels the UK's HIV epidemic”.

May 17, 2013

France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill

France has overcome the final obstacle in efforts to become the 14th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.

May 17, 2013

Turkey urged to broadcast Eurovision following TV station cancellation over lesbian kiss

Turkey's official television station has been urged by human rights groups to broadcast the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, following reports that it had cancelled the broadcast due to a lesbian kiss by Finland's act on Thursday.

May 17, 2013

Foreign Office: LGBT rights is at the heart of our foreign policy

On International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, PinkNews.co.uk spoke to the Deputy Head of the British Mission in Croatia about the importance of LGBT rights in the Foreign Office's work abroad.

May 17, 2013

Downing Street rejects same-sex marriage criticism from Philip Hammond

A spokesman for David Cameron has rejected claims made by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond that too much parliamentary time is being spent on equal marriage.

May 17, 2013

Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters

A rally in the Georgian city of Tbilisi to commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), has been taken over by a violent mob of thousands who chased down demonstraters, forcing police to evacuate gay rights supporters.