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April 18, 2013

Gay police officer featured on Boston Marathon bombing Sports Illustrated cover

An openly gay police officer of the Boston Police Department who was present during Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, has been featured in an iconic image which has been used on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated magazine.

April 18, 2013

Nick Clegg notes Section 28 in denial of David Cameron’s claim that ‘we are all Thatcherites now’

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has strongly denied David Cameron's claim that "we are all Thatcherites now", and cited Section 28 as one of the things former prime minister Margaret Thatcher got wrong.

April 18, 2013

European Parliament relaxes visa restrictions on Ukraine despite looming anti-gay bill

Efforts to halt the European Parliament’s decision to relax visa restrictions on Ukraine, due to the country’s support for homophobic legislation have failed.

April 18, 2013

US: Senator claims the media has ‘bamboozled’ the public into thinking gay relationships can be happy

A Republican Senator in Iowa surprised colleagues by using time set aside for free discussion to declare that society, and in particular children, were "bamboozled" by portrayals of fulfilling gay relationships in the media.

April 18, 2013

Gloucestershire: British Transport Police seek to identify youth over homophobic incident

Police are appealing for help in identifying a youth after a train manager was the victim of homophobic abuse in Gloucestershire.

April 18, 2013

French President Francois Hollande condemns anti-gay attacks

President Francois Hollande has condemned displays of homophobic violence in France.

April 18, 2013

France: Prime Minister calls for calm amid tensions over same-sex marriage bill

The French Prime Minister has called for calm as violent protests marred the start of the National Assembly's fast track debate on the marriage equality bill, which may see it become law by the end of this month.

April 18, 2013

France: 4 people detained over gay bar attack

France’s Interior Ministry says four people have been detained on suspicion of carrying out an attack at a gay bar in Lille.

April 18, 2013

Peru: Father named ‘Hitler’ accused of setting his gay HIV positive son on fire

A father in Peru has been accused of setting his son on fire after learning he was gay and HIV positive.

April 18, 2013

Paraguayan presidential candidate: If my son married a man ‘I would shoot myself in the testicles’

A hopeful for the Paraguayan presidential race Horacio Cartes, has caused controversy after saying that, if his son were to marry a man, he would "shoot [himself] in the testicles".