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March 5, 2013

US: Man receives anti-gay abuse and hit in the head for walking pink coloured poodle with boyfriend

A man in Oregon has been hit in the head with a bolt-cutting tool by a stranger who yelled anti-gay slurs after seeing the victim walk a pink coloured poodle.

March 5, 2013

Rylan Clark and Rita Ora to headline London gay outdoor festival

Rylan Clark, former X Factor contestant and Celebrity Big Brother winner, and singer Rita Ora, are to headline a gay outdoor music event in London this summer.

March 5, 2013

Brighton: Vodka Revolution bar accused of refusing entry to man with Student Pride sticker

An incident is alleged to have taken place in Brighton, in which a man was refused entry to a club for wearing a Student Pride badge by a bouncer who called it a "disgusting thing".

March 5, 2013

Carly Rae Jepsen pulls out of Boy Scouts performance due to anti-gay policy

Singer Carly Rae Jepsen has answered calls to pull out of a performance at a Boy Scouts of America jamboree because of its anti-gay policy, and said she will not perform because she believes in equality.

March 5, 2013

Equality Network: The Catholic Church needs to separate the issue of sexual orientation and abuse’

The Equality Network, a Scottish LGBT rights group, says the fundamental problem facing the Catholic Church is its public message on issues of sexual morality, not simply the hypocrisy of any one individual.

March 5, 2013

Comment: The bullied become the bullies: Bullying within the LGBT community

University of Edinburgh student, Stuart McAlpine, reflects on bullying within the LGBT community, and recommends a need to address such bullying.

March 5, 2013

US: Gay solider Bradley Manning nominated for 2013 Nobel Peace Prize

The gay US soldier accused of leaking large numbers of secret documents to Wikileaks, Bradley Manning, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

March 5, 2013

US: Gay couple asked to leave shopping centre for kissing and holding hands

A gay couple was asked to leave a California shopping centre for innocently kissing and holding hands in public, it is claimed.

March 5, 2013

Yorkshire: Man admits to breaching sexual offences prevention order after searching for gay porn and Tom Daley images

A man has admitted to breaching the terms of a sexual offences prevention order after he told police officers that he had been searching the internet for gay pornography and images of Olympic diver Tom Daley.

March 5, 2013

Video: Witnesses allege police brutality at Sydney Mardi Gras 2013

A video and several witness accounts alleging police violence at Sydney Mardi Gras 2013 have emerged.