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April 17, 2013

US: Ohio Boy Scouts donors urged to push to allow gay members

Members of a pro-gay advocacy group Scouts for Equality, has begun work to push gay-friendly donors to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), to question the organisation's ban on gay volunteers, members and staff.

April 17, 2013

Texas: El Paso Senator Jose Rodriguez urges repeal of sodomy law

A Democratic lawmaker is proposing that Texas repeals an anti-gay law overturned by the US Supreme Court a decade ago.

April 17, 2013

Video: New Zealand Parliament breaks into song as equal marriage bill is passed

As the Parliament of New Zealand passed a bill to allow equal marriage in the country, those in attendance of the reading broke into song, once it was announced that it had passed.

April 17, 2013

France: Newly appointed Archbishop of Paris continues anti-equal marriage legacy

The new Archbishop of Paris, the highest position in French Catholicism, has been appointed, and as the outgoing archbishop used his final speech to voice strong opposition to equal marriage, his replacement holds similar views.

April 17, 2013

Liturgy for same-sex blessings published by Church of Scotland

For the first time in its 450-year history, the Church of Scotland has published a liturgy – a formal ritual – for the blessing of those in civil partnerships.

April 17, 2013

Australian PM refuses to support equal marriage despite New Zealand victory

Australia’s Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, says she won’t be dropping her opposition to marriage equality, even though neighbouring New Zealand passed the measure on Wednesday.

April 17, 2013

European Parliament calls on European Commission to increase efforts against trans discrimination

The European Parliament has asked the European Commission to step up its work against discrimination faced by transgender people.

April 17, 2013

UK: Thatcher opponents stage funeral protests

A small group of protesters of Margaret Thatcher’s LGBT legacy have lined the route of the former PM's funeral in central London.

April 17, 2013

New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage

New Zealand has become the 13th country in the world to legalise equal marriage.

April 17, 2013

Video: First major college American football coach speaks out in acceptance of gay players

The first major college football coach has come out to invite gay athletes to play for his team, in a video advocating against homophobia in sport.