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May 2, 2013

NFL player: I respect Jason Collins but ‘why does everybody have to announce their sexuality?’

An NFL player has spoken out to congratulate NBA star Jason Collins for coming out as gay, but has questioned why gay athletes felt the need to "flaunt" their sexuality.

May 2, 2013

Former NFL player: Unlike the NBA, ‘football isn’t ready’ for a gay player

A former NFL player and Super Bowl MVP, has spoken out on the news that NBA star Jason Collins had come out as gay, and said that "football isn't ready", for openly gay players.

May 2, 2013

Rupert Everett swears on ITV’s Loose Women as he mentions HIV scare story

Rupert Everett accidentally swore on live television earlier on Thursday as he re-told the story of how he was convinced he had contracted HIV during the 1980s.

May 2, 2013

New Zealand: McDonald’s worker told ‘If you turn anyone else in the store gay, I will punish you’

It emerged during a New Zealand protest against conditions for workers of fast food chain McDonald's that gay staff members faced discrimination and harassment, with one man claiming several coworkers had left their jobs over the problem.

May 2, 2013

US: ‘Ex-gay’ activist: I admit using Grindr, but I never used it for sex

An "ex-gay" preacher, who claimed to have been "cured" of his homosexuality, who in February admitted to using the gay dating app Grindr, has spoken again to say that he did use it, but never for sex.

May 2, 2013

US: University basketball league ‘believes strongly in supporting equality’

A US University basketball conference has reiterated its support for equality, and has said it supports gay players who wish to come out and continue playing.

May 2, 2013

US: Anti-gay pastor Greg Laurie to lead National Day of Prayer events at the Pentagon

LGBT campaigners say a pastor who has preached against equal marriage shouldn't be allowed to lead today’s National Day of Prayer events at the Pentagon and Capitol Hill.

May 2, 2013

Video: Anti-gay group: Homosexuality is ‘three times more dangerous’ than smoking

A new video by US anti-gay Christian organisation Faith 2 Action, claims that homosexuality is "more dangerous" than smoking, and attempts to parody a pro-LGBT children's book, by suggesting that accepting same-sex parents is the same as encouraging children to smoke.

May 2, 2013

South Africa: Married lesbian couple told to split up or face their son being expelled from school

A married South African lesbian couple have been told they should split up and walk away from their "lifestyle", or remove their son from his Christian school.

May 2, 2013

London: Barking & Dagenham LGBT Network alarmed over increase in anti-gay crime

A rise in reported homophobic crime in the east London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has alarmed LGBT community activists.