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March 25, 2013

100,000 sign petition for sacking of Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn over Lucy Meadows article

More than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for the sacking of Richard Littlejohn, the Daily Mail columnist who wrote an offensive article about a transgender teacher.

March 25, 2013

Vigil to take place outside Daily Mail offices in memory of Lucy Meadows as pressure intensifies on paper

Campaigners plan to stage a candle-lit vigil outside the offices of the Daily Mail at 6pm in memory of Lucy Meadows, a trans woman and teacher who died last week.

March 25, 2013

UK: Trafalgar Square protest speech claims same-sex marriage will lead to ‘colonialism again’

Anglican Mainstream's Chris Sugden, speaking at Sunday's anti-equal marriage protest in Trafalgar Square, claimed legalisation of same-sex marriage would lead to 'colonialism'.

March 24, 2013

US folk singer Michelle Shocked announces talk on ‘gay-bashing’, but not welcome at proposed venue

Singer Michelle Shocked, who caused an outrage last week over a sudden anti-gay tirade during a concert, Tweeted that she would give a talk on gay-bashing this weekend, only for the venue to respond that she wasn't welcome.

March 24, 2013

US: Top Republican advisor says 2016 presidential candidate may support same-sex marriage

Senior Republican Party advisor Karl Rove has said he could see the party accepting a pro-marriage equality leader by 2016, but predicted the Supreme Court will not deny states the right to make their own decisions on whether to legalise same-sex marriage.

March 24, 2013

France: Scuffles with police ensue as 300,000 march against marriage equality

An estimated 300,000 anti-marriage equality protesters marched through Paris today. Police used tear gas on crowds who tried to break through to the Champs Elysees, which they had been banned from marching on.

March 24, 2013

Hundreds of pro and anti same-sex marriage campaigners protest at Trafalgar Square

Hundreds of pro and anti equal marriage campaigners have met in a noisy protest at Trafalgar Square in central London that is still ongoing.

March 24, 2013

Keith O’Brien accusers deny being part of a ‘gay cabal’ seeking ‘revenge’

Four priests who have accused Cardinal Keith O'Brien of inappropriate sexual conduct, which led to his resignation, have denied that they are part of a "gay cabal" seeking "revenge" for his anti-gay stance.

March 24, 2013

LGBT activists gather from across Asia to plan for UN conference

LGBT activists from across Asia gathered this weekend to plan a strategy ahead of this summer's United Nations Human Rights Council meeting.

March 24, 2013

Poll: Ohio voters shift in favour of removing equal marriage ban

A new poll has shown that, since approving a constitutional ban on equal marriage in 2004, more than half of residents of the US state of Ohio now support equal marriage.