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March 15, 2013

Peers in House of Lords urge decriminalisation of homosexuality across the Commonwealth

Peers in the House of Lords have called on the British government to push for all Commonwealth countries to decriminalise homosexuality following criticism for the Commonwealth charter's "vague" anti-discrimination clause.

March 15, 2013

US: Maryland gender identity bill fails to pass Senate committee

A bill which aimed to tackle discrimination in employment, credit, housing and public accommodations, based on gender identity or expression, failed to pass the committee stage of Maryland's Senate.

March 15, 2013

Scotland: Gay clergy row Aberdeen minister returns to former church

An Aberdeen minister and his congregation who quit the Church of Scotland over the 2009 ordination of a gay minister are to be temporarily allowed back into their former church building.

March 15, 2013

France: Plans for anti-same-sex marriage Champs Elysees march refused by police

French police have refused permission to hold a mass anti-equal marriage march on the Champs Elysees, one of Paris' most famous landmarks.

March 15, 2013

Terrence Higgins Trust: Half of HIV prevention funding cut in London

The Terrence Higgins Trust has described the Department of Health’s new sexual health framework as a “starting point” – but warns it comes against a cut of around £1.2 million to the Pan-London HIV Prevention Programme.

March 15, 2013

Scotland: Court hears of lesbian couple attacked and called ‘dykes’ in street

A lesbian mother has told a court she and her girlfriend were subjected to homophobic abuse by a gang of teenagers in a street.

March 15, 2013

US: Hardline anti-equal marriage Senator reverses position over son’s coming out

A Republican Senator previously known for his staunch opposition of marriage equality has done a complete u-turn on his position, saying his son's coming out as gay made him change his mind.

March 15, 2013

US: Hardline anti-equal marriage Senator reverses position over son’s coming out

A Republican Senator previously known for his staunch opposition of marriage equality has done a complete u-turn on his position, saying his son's coming out as gay made him change his mind.

March 15, 2013

US: Hardline anti-equal marriage Senator reverses position over son’s coming out

A Republican Senator previously known for his staunch opposition of marriage equality has done a complete u-turn on his position, saying his son's coming out as gay made him change his mind.

March 15, 2013

Devon: Man jailed for stamping on head of stranger in homophobic attack

A 20-year-old man in Devon has been jailed for stamping on a stranger's face in a homophobic attack.