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April 5, 2013

Stephen Colbert mocks Jeremy Irons for equal marriage incest comments

Political satirist Stephen Colbert mocked Oscar winning actor Jeremy Irons for comments made earlier this week suggesting that fathers might marry their sons in order to avoid inheritance tax, if equal marriage were made legal.

April 5, 2013

UK: Judges accused of asking lesbian asylum seekers ‘inappropriate’ questions such as ‘Have you read Oscar Wilde?’

New research shows LGBT asylum seekers are regularly being asked “inappropriate and insensitive” questions by judges.

April 5, 2013

US: University Athletic Director follows basketball coach and is fired for abuse video

The Athletic Director of Rutgers University has been sacked following the dismissal earlier this week of a basketball coach who was caught on camera subjecting students to homophobic and physical abuse.

April 5, 2013

US: NFL’s Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo honoured with equality award

NFL players Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe were honoured on Thursday with an award from Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), for their work advocating for the LGBT community.

April 5, 2013

US: Two further Democratic Senators come out for equal marriage

Two further Democratic Senators from conservative states have announced their support for marriage equality in Facebook posts, leaving only four of their colleagues still opposed or unsure.

April 5, 2013

US: Senator Bill Nelson declares support for marriage equality as ‘God created us all with rights’

Florida Democrat Bill Nelson has changed his position on same-sex marriage, adding to a recent outbreak of support which has seen the Senate tip in favour of marriage equality.

April 5, 2013

Paraguay: Judge refuses to recognise gay couple’s marriage

A judge in Paraguay has refused to register the marriage of a gay couple who legally tied the knot in neighbouring Argentina.

April 5, 2013

US: Gay TV reporter fired from station over ‘big homo dads’ joke

A fired gay reporter at a Minneapolis-St Paul TV station has acknowledged his attempt at a joke was irresponsible and says "I feel like I’ve kicked myself in my own butt".

April 5, 2013

US: Brendon Ayanbadejo denies being cut by his team for supporting equal marriage

Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker, and equal marriage advocate, Brendon Ayanbadejo, said he does not think he was cut by the team for his open support for equal marriage.

April 5, 2013

Actor Alan Cumming blasts Jeremy Irons for his ‘ignorant’ anti-gay marriage views

Scottish actor Alan Cumming has criticised Jeremy Irons after he suggested equal marriage in Britain could lead to fathers marrying their sons.