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April 18, 2013

Peter Tatchell: Being invited to Lambeth Palace by Justin Welby represents LGBT progress

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, reflects on today's meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, leader of the world's 78-million strong Anglican Communion, during which he urged Welby towards an understanding of the gay community.

April 18, 2013

Comment: Don’t forget the rest of Europe in the fight for equal marriage

Writing for PinkNews, Adrian Trett says although equal marriage campaigners are scoring big victories in France and Britain, activists in other European nations need greater support in achieving the goal.

April 18, 2013

US: Basketball star Brittney Griner comes out as gay: ‘just be who you are’

US basketball star Brittney Griner has come out as gay, and offered advice for young women looking up to her to "just be who you are", and not worry about what other people might be thinking.

April 18, 2013

Governor of Montana to sign away obsolete gay sex ban

Governor of Montana, Steve Bullock, will sign into law a bill that decriminalises gay sex, 16 years after the state’s Supreme Court ruled it to be unconstitutional.

April 18, 2013

US: Gay Ohio teacher fired from Catholic school after naming partner in her mother’s obituary

Students and supporters have rallied behind a former teacher at a Catholic High School, who was fired when her school found out she was gay through her mother's obituary.

April 18, 2013

US: Major League Soccer player vows to use suspension for anti-gay slur ‘for the good’

A Major League Soccer player in the US who was suspended for three games after using an anti-gay slur, has again expressed remorse, and said that he wants to use the opportunity of the media "for the good", and to make amends for his actions.

April 18, 2013

Brighton: English Defence League to march near city’s gay bars

LGBT businesses in Brighton are concerned at the prospect of an English Defence League (EDL) march taking place on their doorstep this Sunday.

April 18, 2013

Video: New Zealand MP: ‘We are only legalising equal marriage, not declaring nuclear war’

The video of a New Zealand MP's impassioned speech following a vote to legalise equal marriage in the country, has gone viral, as he poked fun at those opposed to the measure, and emphasised its importance.

April 18, 2013

Vietnam: Health Ministry recommends legalisation of same-sex marriage

Vietnam's Health Ministry has recommended that the country's Law on Marriage and Family be amended to allow for same-sex marriages, saying that the pressure on LGBT people to stay in the closet can have serious health repercussions.

April 18, 2013

UK: Court of Appeal to review sentence of man who burnt gay teenager to death

The Attorney General's Office has told PinkNews.co.uk that a decision of a judge to hand down a three and a half year sentence for the killing of a gay teenager has now been referred to the Court of Appeal.