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April 26, 2013

US: Fourth grade student on equal marriage: ‘If it creeps you out just get over it’

An essay by a fourth grade student in the US which was posted on the internet has gone viral, as it tells opponents to equal marriage to "get over it", if it "creeps them out".

April 26, 2013

London: Exhibition of LGBT stories told through the barber’s chair

A Camden-based hairdresser is running an exhibition to tell the stories of LGBT clients who open up to her while sitting in the barber's chair.

April 26, 2013

Yvette Cooper: ‘Parliament does not have enough openly gay and lesbian MPs’

Labour's Yvette Cooper has called on British businesses and the world of politics to do more to celebrate diversity and not merely to “tolerate” LGBT staff.

April 26, 2013

US: Bill to ban ‘ex-gay’ therapy to be introduced in New York

Two Democratic Senators in the US state of New York have announced plans to introduce legislation to outlaw the practice of controversial "gay conversion therapy".

April 26, 2013

Staffordshire: UKIP election leaflet mocks bisexuals and warns of explicit ‘Homosexual Sex Education’

The name of a UKIP candidate has appeared on an election leaflet that mocks bisexuals, blasts the government’s same-sex marriage bill, and warns that it will lead to explicit “Homosexual Sex Education”.

April 26, 2013

Vladimir Putin: Russia may change its law to stop foreign gay couples from adopting our orphans

Russian President Vladimir Putin, has confirmed reports that the country may change its agreements for the foreign adoption of Russian children, in the light of France legalising equal marriage, to prevent gay, married couples from adopting.

April 26, 2013

National AIDS Trust: Tweet us your ‘birds and bees’ cupcakes

National AIDS Trust (NAT) is holding a 'birds and bees'-themed competition to get people talking about safer sex and HIV, as part of the Bake Aware campaign.

April 26, 2013

US: ‘Ex-gay’ 1990s ambassador says he’s always been gay and apologises for campaign

The former face of an "ex-gay conversion therapy" campaign from the 1990s, has left his wife and said he has always been gay, despite claiming throughout the campaign that he had "turned" straight.

April 26, 2013

Caribbean: Anglican bishops warn against equal marriage and ‘redefining’ human sexuality

Anglican leaders meeting on the Caribbean island of Barbados have warned against efforts to bring equal marriage to the region.

April 26, 2013

Sweden: High school to open gender-neutral changing room

A high school in Sweden is opening a gender-neutral changing room, in order to cater for trans, students and those who "aren't comfortable being divided into gender stereotypes."