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March 5, 2013

Malawian asylum seeker who claimed of being at risk of homophobic persecution deported from UK

An asylum seeker from Malawi, who claimed he was at risk of homophobic persecution and said that the authorities in Malawi are looking to punish him for the actions of his father in the killing of a religious leader, has now been deported from the UK.

March 5, 2013

Mississippi: Family of gay murdered mayoral candidate say he was ‘beaten, dragged and burned’

The family of a murdered gay mayoral candidate in the US state of Mississippi has said that he was beaten, dragged and burned, and do not believe it was a random act.

March 5, 2013

Japan: Lesbian pair are first same-sex couple to get married in Tokyo Disney

Two women in Tokyo have become the first gay couple to tie the knot in Disneyland, and say they hope the symbolic ceremony will prompt Japan to think about LGBT discrimination.

March 5, 2013

Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia: ‘The Catholic Church has been damaged by hypocrisy’

The Archbishop of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia, has admitted that the Catholic Church stands accused of hypocrisy over the Cardinal O'Brien affair.

March 5, 2013

UK: Lawyer calls for police investigation into the sexual conduct of Cardinal O’Brien

Cardinal Keith O’Brien, the former leader of the Scottish Catholic Church, could end up facing a criminal inquiry following allegations of sexual misconduct involving several priests.

March 5, 2013

Poll: New York City council speaker could become city’s first openly gay and first female mayor

A new poll has been released which suggests that New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, could be in with a chance of becoming the first openly gay, and first female mayor of the city.

March 5, 2013

LGBT Catholics displaced by cancelled Soho masses welcomed into Jesuit church

LGBT Catholics of the Soho Masses who were displaced by the discontinuation of LGBT specific services in Soho began what was described as their "new phase" of worship, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday.

March 4, 2013

US: Health spa refuses to allow ‘abnormal’ gay and transgender customers

A Virginia spa has stated that it has a policy not to accept “abnormal sexually orientated customer” after it kicked out a trans woman.

March 4, 2013

Russia’s only lesbian glossy magazine goes on sale – but homophobes call it ‘filth’

A magazine for lesbians has gone on sale in Russia, providing the only publication of its kind to the LGBT community there.

March 4, 2013

Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia urged to start new dialogue with gay community

The Archbishop of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia, is being asked to meet with members of the LGBT community, in order for the Scottish Catholic Church to start a fresh dialogue on gay equality.