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April 3, 2013

Canada: Teen may change minds of school which declined to allow gay-straight alliance posters

A Canadian teenager who previously voiced his support for a bill to allow gay-straight alliances in his school district, said he was hopeful after a meeting with school administrators that he might be granted permission for the club after all.

April 3, 2013

US: Democratic Senator Tim Kaine shifts to fully support equal marriage

US Senator Timothy Kaine said on Tuesday that "labels are important" when considering the debate around equal marriage, and announced that he had shifted his position to fully support equal marriage.

April 3, 2013

UK: Government think tank gives cautious response to Border Agency reforms

The Institute for Government has commented on the decision to scrap the UK Borders Agency – which handles claims made by asylum seekers fleeing homophobic persecution.

April 3, 2013

US: University basketball coach fired for physical and homophobic abuse recorded on video

The basketball coach at a New Jersey University has now been dismissed, despite an earlier decision that he would not be, following the release of a video which showed him subjecting players to physical and homophobic abuse.

April 3, 2013

US: City becomes first in Arizona to allow same-sex civil unions despite warning of attorney general

A city in Arizona has defied legal threats and legalised same-sex civil unions, in a first for the deeply conservative state.

April 3, 2013

Spectator columnist: ‘Katie Price demeans marriage more than gay marriage ever could’

With her latest marriage to a 26-year-old stripper, Conservative writer and commentator Douglas Murray says Katie Price “demeans marriage more than gay marriage ever could.”

April 3, 2013

US: Republican chair claims straight people would pretend to be gay to cheat equal marriage law

A Republican chairwoman has claimed that, if equal marriage became legal, straight people would pretend to be gay, and marry each other in order to "abuse" the system.

April 3, 2013

New York: Former LGBT community leader jailed for stealing more than $300,000

The former head of an LGBT community centre in New York City has been jailed for embezzling more than $300,000 from the organisation.

April 3, 2013

US Representative: Equal marriage will force churches to hire ‘cross dressers and Satan worshippers’

During a discussion on the possibility of gun control in the US, a state Representative has compared the issue to equal marriage, claiming that once it is legal, polygamy and bestiality would follow naturally.

April 3, 2013

Italy: Scientist claims that vaccinating children makes them gay

An Italian scientist has voiced his opposition to vaccinations, claiming that through an "inhibition" of personality, they can make children "become" gay.