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February 18, 2013

UK theatre producer David Cecil: Most Ugandans are not homophobic and it is not a terrible place

British theatre producer David Cecil has spoken of how he was taken from his family in Uganda for staging a play with a gay character, but says that the majority of Ugandans are not homophobic.

February 18, 2013

Cameroon: Lawyer vows return to defending gay rights despite death threats to his children

A Cameroonian lawyer who received threats that his children would be "sacrificed" for his defence of gay people has said he hopes to return to his work in Cameroon rather than seek safety with his family in the US.

February 18, 2013

US: Massachusetts issues rules respecting identity of transgender students

The Massachusetts Department of Education has said that students should be able to use facilities like bathrooms and join sports teams according to the gender they identify with.

February 18, 2013

US: Republican senator attacks Illinois same-sex marriage bill as ‘discriminatory’ towards straight people

Republican Illinois Senator Kyle McCarter took to his Facebook page last week and condemned the state Senate’s 34-21 vote approving a bill to try to legalise same-sex marriage.

February 18, 2013

Leader of Plaid Cymru: MPs should not vote against equal marriage simply over the size of their postbag

The leader of Plaid Cymru is not impressed by those MPs who voted against this month’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill simply on the basis of the amount of negative letters they received.

February 18, 2013

Peter Tatchell praises Muslim MPs for supporting equal marriage and blasts anti-gay fatwas

A small number of Islamic clerics, who have been issuing fatwas against the decision of several Muslim MPs to vote in favour of the same-sex marriage bill, have been criticised by Peter Tatchell.

February 18, 2013

US: Black Keys drummer receives homophobic abuse from Justin Bieber fans over feud

The drummer of US band the Black Keys, has faced a tirade of homophobic abuse over Twitter from Justin Bieber fans, after he changed his picture and username, and pretended to be him.

February 18, 2013

Church which turned away Oscar Wilde to open its doors to displaced LGBT Catholics

The church which turned away Oscar Wilde after he was charged with sodomy and gross indecency is now to open its doors to LGBT Catholics, after the announcement that the Soho masses would come to an end.

February 18, 2013

US: NFL Footballer Tim Tebow to speak at anti-gay Dallas megachurch

An American football player for the New York Jets best known for during-game prayers, has been invited to speak at a church in Dallas, the leader of which has been criticised for denouncing homosexuality in the past.

February 18, 2013

Malta: Catholic bishop slams homophobic letter that denounces the idea of same-sex love

Malta’s Auxiliary Bishop, Charles Scicluna, has stepped in to condemn a provocative letter written by zealous Catholic churchgoer Joe Zammit who claims there can only be lust and not love between gay people