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May 5, 2013

Justin Bieber: ‘I’m gay’ claims hacked E! Online Twitter account

The Syrian Electronic Army, the group responsible for hacking both the BBC and the Associated Press, has used a compromised Twitter account to claim that pop star Justin Bieber is gay.

May 5, 2013

Jason Collins and Michelle Obama to appear at Democrat LGBT fundraiser

The first lady of the United States will appear along the recently-out NBA star Jason Collins at an LGBT fundraiser later this month.

May 5, 2013

Northern Ireland Alliance Party leader: ‘Straight majority shouldn’t decide what counts as anti-gay discrimination’

The leader of Northern Ireland's Alliance Party, David Ford, has spoken of his support for same-sex marriage, warning that it is dangerous for a majority to tell a minority what is and isn't discrimination.

May 5, 2013

Canada: Property agent fired for distributing homophobic leaflets

A Canadian property agent has been fired for distributing leaflets that attack same-sex marriage and gay parents.

May 5, 2013

Nigel Evans: Completely false allegations are from men who until yesterday I regarded as friends

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, has said the men who have made rape and sexual assault allegations against him were until yesterday people who he regarded as friends.

May 5, 2013

New Zealand: World’s first trans MP suffering kidney failure

A former MP who was the first openly transgender person in the world to hold the position has announced that she will not be making a planned return to politics, stating that she has chronic kidney failure.

May 5, 2013

UKIP Scotland spokesman under fire for saying ‘selfish’ gays want to ‘destroy our society’

The new energy spokesman for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in Scotland, has come under heavy criticism for saying that "selfish" gay people are "deeply hostile" to straight people, and that they are trying to "destroy our society".

May 5, 2013

Canada: Dozens protest as bridal shop refuses to allow trans woman to try on wedding dress

Dozens have protested at a bridal store in Canada, after a trans woman said she was told she could not try on a wedding dress because the owner said she looked like a man.

May 5, 2013

Australia: Three available seats in Tasmanian Upper House likely to be populated with equal marriage opponents

Equal marriage efforts in Tasmania looked to have taken a blow this week, as three available seats on the Legislative Council were set to be taken by equal marriage opponents.

May 4, 2013

Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans bailed following arrest over male rape allegations

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, has been bailed following his arrest on suspicion of the rape of one man and the sexual assault of another.