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April 8, 2013

Wheatus criticise The Wanted for ‘hateful and homophobic’ tweet about One Direction

US rock music group Wheatus, has slammed UK boyband the Wanted, after one of its members tweeted a 'homophobic' message about a member of rival band One Direction, and used the hashtag #itgetsbetter.

April 8, 2013

Vatican advisor: Pro-equal marriage Catholics should not take Communion

A legal advisor to the Vatican has said that Catholics who support same-sex marriage should not approach for communion, with the Archbishop of Detroit adding that to do so would be to commit "perjury".

April 8, 2013

US: Second Illinois GOP lawmaker announces support for equal marriage bill

A second Republican in the Illinois House has announced his support for a bill to legalise equal marriage, and has said that he thinks others will follow.

April 8, 2013

US: Electronic Arts notes anti-gay campaign as reason for ‘Worst Company in America’ award

Video games company Electronic Arts (EA) is a highly likely contender to win the award for the Worst Company in America, for the second year running, and the company's COO said he thought an anti-gay campaign was partly to blame, but said he was "proud" of the company for supporting issues such as equal marriage.

April 8, 2013

US: Lady Gaga turned down $1 million to perform at Republican Party convention

According to details of a new lawsuit filed, it has been revealed that Lady Gaga turned down $1 million to perform at the US Republican Party Convention (RNC) in August.

April 8, 2013

US: Saturday Night Live opens with Kim Jong Un ‘evolving’ on same-sex marriage

'Saturday Night Live' satirised the current focus on same-sex marriage in the USA in an opening sketch featuring North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un coming out for marriage equality.

April 8, 2013

Margaret Thatcher, a controversial figure on gay issues, dies aged 87

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was a controversial figure in moves towards equality and who was hailed by some as a gay icon, including the artists Gilbert and George, died of a stroke this morning.

April 8, 2013

South Africa: Gay couple hope their traditional wedding will inspire the black community

A gay couple in South Africa have married in a wedding ceremony uniting their Zulu and Tswana traditions, which they say they hope will send a message to others that "Being gay is as African as being black."

April 8, 2013

Bryan Fischer to caller: ‘Get out of gay-friendly church before it destroys your family’

The American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer, has advised a caller who phoned into his radio programme to "get out" of a church which accepts gay people as it will "destroy" her children.

April 8, 2013

Video: David Letterman says opposition to equal marriage is ‘beyond embarrassing’

US television host David Letterman has voiced his annoyance at the equal marriage debate in America, saying it is "beyond embarrassing" that opposition to it remains, and says that it is "absolute stupidity" to oppose it.