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March 12, 2013

US: Boy Scouts of America to survey members and staff on whether to lift gay ban

The Boy Scouts of America is putting the question of whether it should lift its national anti-gay policy to those it will directly affect - the members, volunteers and staff.

March 12, 2013

New York: Gay club dancer and teacher fired for using email account to arrange Craigslist dates

A teacher who sent out sexually explicit emails of himself wearing only boxer shorts has been fired.

March 12, 2013

Travel: A weekend in Dublin

PinkNews.co.uk’s food and travel writer Sam Feller has travelled to Dublin to see what the city has to offer gay tourists, and how attitudes to homosexuality are evolving in amongst an ever changing political landscape.

March 12, 2013

US $1.5 million study launched to find out why 75% of lesbians are obese

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is to spend $1.5 million (£1.01 million) on a study to learn why 75% of lesbians are obese and why gay men are not.

March 12, 2013

Bahamian Prime Minister: Equal marriage is ‘something I don’t believe in’

The Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie, has said that he does not agree with equal marriage, and that it is not an issue which his government will be considering.

March 12, 2013

US: Tax-exempt status revoked for ‘gay cure’ group

A US group which claims to want to help people "struggling with unwanted sexuality, and which specialises in "pray away the gay" treatment has had its tax-exempt status revoked.

March 12, 2013

US: Colorado House gives final approval to civil unions bill

In its third reading, the Colorado House of Representatives has approved legislation to introduce civil unions for same-sex couples.

March 12, 2013

US gay religious group says the Catholic Church must stop harming LGBT people

As cardinals begin voting for a new Pope, an American LGBT religious organisation says the successor to Pope Benedict XVI must “end the immense harm the Catholic Church has caused” to LGBT people.

March 12, 2013

Video: Microsoft releases TV advert featuring lesbian wedding

Microsoft have released a new ad that features a woman marrying her female partner, while a friend offers congratulations on her updated relationship status.

March 12, 2013

Anderson Cooper: ‘Being gay is a blessing’ and I ‘couldn’t be more proud’ of my sexuality

Anderson Cooper has spoken out about coming out as gay, and has said that he "couldn't be more proud" of his sexuality and "being gay is a blessing."