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February 21, 2013

Northern Ireland: Bereaved mother appeals for information on death of her gay son

The family of a gay rights campaigner, who died in February 2012, have appealed for information about his last movements, particularly regarding a possible homophobic attack on him the morning of his death.

February 21, 2013

Russian Foreign Ministry to investigate US lesbian ex-wives who hid relationship to adopt child

The Russian Foreign Ministry says it will look into a custody case of a Russian child adopted by a US lesbian former couple who allegedly hid their marriage in order to adopt the child.

February 21, 2013

American football star Tim Tebow backs out of speech at anti-gay Dallas church

New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has cancelled a speech he was due to make at a controversial anti-gay church in Dallas.

February 21, 2013

Frank Ocean: It was ‘glorious’ to win my first BRIT Award

Bisexual R&B singer Frank Ocean has described winning his first BRIT Award as “glorious” and says that he felt as though he was skydiving.

February 21, 2013

Newspaper story of ‘historic’ lesbian wedding sparks outrage in rural Mississippi

A newspaper in Mississippi has defended its decision to run a cover story which featured what it called the first equal marriage in its county.

February 21, 2013

Comment: ‘Concern’ for the children of gay parents is just 2013′s acceptable face of bigotry

Writing for PinkNews, Christopher Gen argues that "concern" for the children of gay parents is just 2013′s acceptable face of bigotry; he argues that this isn’t a ‘gay rights’ issue – it’s a human rights one.

February 21, 2013

Puerto Rico: 200,000 rally against gay rights

A demonstration against equal rights for gay people in Puerto Rico earlier this week saw hundreds of thousands of people turn up.

February 21, 2013

US: Gay porn star arrested for masturbating on equipment at fire station

A gay porn actor has been arrested and charged after he was found masturbating on equipment at a fire station in Louisville, Kentucky.

February 21, 2013

Anti-gay group leader: Study doesn’t prove bullying is worse for LGBT kids, ‘if there is such a thing’

The leader of an anti-gay conservative group in the US state of Massachusetts has claimed that a recent study on anti-LGBT bullying in schools was "propaganda" and went on to doubt the existence of gay and trans students.

February 21, 2013

Laura Bush asks to be removed from same-sex marriage advert

Former first lady Laura Bush has asked an organisation to remove a video clip of her from an advert promoting same-sex marriage – with the group having failed to ask for her permission.