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April 23, 2013

Death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows, prompts poem by 7-year-old student

A seven-year-old student of transgender teacher Lucy Meadows, who was found dead last month, has written a poem as teachers and union members marched in remembrance in Lancashire.

April 23, 2013

Comment: The story of a gay man and his dad

Paul Burgess shares the powerful story of the journey his late father Cyril went on when it came to accepting his son’s sexuality.

April 23, 2013

Ian McKellen: ‘I’m accepted as a gay man and as happy now as I’ve ever been’

Actor and activist Sir Ian McKellen has spoken of how progress in gay rights has allowed him to come out and feel accepted, and says that aged 73 he is as content with life as he has ever been.

April 23, 2013

US: Government says Family Research Council shooter should get 45 years

Prosecutors say Floyd Corkins who planned a mass killing at the headquarters of an anti-gay Christian lobbying group should spend 45 years in prison.

April 23, 2013

Straight, married City trader subjected to years of ‘heartbreaking’ homophobic abuse

A straight, married father of two, and City trader, was subjected to a tirade of homophobic abuse, including being sent hardcore gay porn, and being called a "fat homo", an employment tribunal heard.

April 23, 2013

Marc Almond: ‘Why would gay couples want to get married in a church that thinks you are a sinner?’

Marc Almond has questioned same-sex couples who wish to get married in churches that refuse to welcome them “with open arms,” the singer also thinks it’s a mistake to expect religion to modernise.

April 23, 2013

France: Water cannons deployed in Paris ahead of same-sex marriage vote

Security is being stepped up around France’s National Assembly building in Paris ahead of today's landmark equal marriage vote.

April 23, 2013

Singapore: Couple take country’s gay sex ban to Court of Appeal

A same-sex couple in Singapore have launched a legal appeal to overturn an archaic law criminalising sex between men.

April 23, 2013

US: New York Boy Scouts troop rejects exclusion of gay adult scout leaders

A local troop of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in central New York, has commended the organisation for proposing to lift its ban on gay members, but has rejected the notion that it may maintain the ban on adult scout leaders.

April 23, 2013

Paraguay’s new President apologises for saying he would ‘shoot himself’ if his son were gay

The newly elected Paraguayan President who said he would "shoot himself in the testicles", if his son got married to a man, has apologised for the comments.