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March 19, 2013

Video: Gay teen in viral coming out video urges New Jersey Senate committee to ban gay ‘cure’ therapy

A gay teenager from New Jersey gave an impassioned speech to a Senate committee considering a ban on gay conversion therapy in the state, after he started a petition with over 110,000 signatures against the therapy, and his recent coming out video went viral.

March 19, 2013

Study: Gay US student athletes twice as likely to get bullied compared to heterosexuals

Gay student athletes are twice as likely to get bullied compared to their straight teammates, and one in four said they felt pressured to remain silent about their sexual identity, according to a new survey in the US.

March 19, 2013

US: Gay conversion therapy ban passed by Senate committee New Jersey

A bill which would ban controversial gay "cure" therapy was approved by a Senate committee in the US state of New Jersey, after impassioned testimony from those who had undergone such practice.

March 19, 2013

Study: The Defense of Marriage Act may have cost the US Government over $6 billion

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) could cost the federal budget of the US over $6 billion between 2005 and 2014, according to a report which predicted that the federal law, which bans equal marriage, could be costing money.

March 19, 2013

Uganda’s president describes gay people as ‘deviants’

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says gay people can be viewed as “deviants” and has accused European countries of trying to promote homosexuality and sexual liberalisation.

March 19, 2013

US: Montana debates ending gay sex ban 16 years after ruling it unconstitutional

Legislators in Montana are debating whether to end a controversial ban on gay sex, ruled unconstitutional by the state's own Supreme Court in 1997, but face opposition from critics who say ending the ban will turn Montana into "Gomorrah".

March 19, 2013

US: The L Word director to make new LGBT documentary

Writer-Director of The L Word and The Real L Word, Ilene Chaiken, is to create a new documentary on LGBT individuals in Middle America.

March 19, 2013

Finland: 50,000 sign petition in one day forcing lawmakers to consider equal marriage

After taking just one day to gather 50,000 signatures on a petition in order to force lawmakers to consider an equal marriage bill, pensioners delivered the petition to parliament.

March 19, 2013

Florida: State appeals court makes key ruling in Facebook gay hate case

In an apparent first in Florida law, a state appeals court has ruled that posting threats on one's personal Facebook page can be prosecuted under state law.

March 19, 2013

Poll: 53% of Americans support equal marriage

A new poll by CNN has found that over half of Americans are in support of equal marriage, but that there are major generational and partisan divides, as well as a gender gap.