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March 3, 2013

Student Pride debate featuring Ben Cohen and John Amaechi speaks out against homophobia in sport

The panel on a debate at National Student Pride yesterday emphasised the importance of tackling homophobia and transphobia in sport, said they had seen some change, but that much more action needed to be taken.

March 2, 2013

Ben Cohen claims Gareth Thomas was dropped from Reebok sponsorship for being gay

Rugby star and gay rights advocate Ben Cohen has spoken at a Student Pride event in Brighton, during which he claimed openly gay former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas, told him he was dropped from sponsorship by Reebok when he came out as gay.

March 2, 2013

Ellen writes open letter to the Supreme Court urging it to strike down Proposition 8

American TV host Ellen has made her opinion known to the Supreme Court which, later in March, will begin to take on the case of whether to overturn Proposition 8, California's statewide ban on equal marriage.

March 2, 2013

Richard Wilson: Magazine gay list ‘blatantly outed’ me, but I don’t mind people knowing I’m gay

Actor and director Richard Wilson, has opened up about being gay in a new interview, after he was named by Time Out in a list of influential gay people.

March 2, 2013

NFL player Scott Fujita: ‘A gay football player would not be an issue at all in the locker room’

NFL player Scott Fujita has spoken out about the issue of a lack of gay players in professional sport, and has said that he thinks it would "not be an issue at all" to have a gay player in the locker room.

March 2, 2013

Australia: Hundreds of thousands expected for biggest Sydney Mardi Gras so far

As the 35th Mardi Gras kicks off in Sydney, organisers expect hundreds of thousands of people in what is expected to be one of the biggest in the event's history.

March 2, 2013

US: NFL players Kluwe and Ayanbadejo file Supreme Court brief in support of equal marriage

Two top NFL players, both equal rights advocates, have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, urging it to strike down Proposition 8, the Californian ban on equal marriage.

March 1, 2013

Sweden: Married Ugandan men receive permission to stay after death threats from home

The couple whose separation in Uganda and eventual reunion and marriage in Sweden made international news have learnt that they have both been granted asylum.

March 1, 2013

Obama: If I were a Supreme Court judge, I’d remove laws banning same-sex marriage

President Obama has said that if he sat on the US Supreme Court, he would most likely rule that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional.

March 1, 2013

Finland: Parliamentary committee narrowly rejects equal marriage bill

The Finnish parliament's Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted narrowly to reject a bill to legalise equal marriage.