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February 18, 2013

UK: Anti-abortion group claims extending IVF to gay couples is ‘social engineering’

The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has denounced plans to provide gay couples with greater access to IVF treatment and says it amounts to "politically correct social engineering."

February 18, 2013

Baseball player who used homophobic slur: ‘I made a mistake and I am different now’

A baseball player in the US has again apologised for a "mistake" he made when writing a homophobic slur on his face during a game, and has said that he wants to put the past behind him.

February 17, 2013

Gay rights group: ‘Sports in the US have reached a tipping point against homophobia’

The decision of 25-year-old former Leeds United football player Robbie Rogers, to come out last week, has been commended by gay rights activists, who have described this as a "tipping point" for sports.

February 17, 2013

France: Subway shop limits Valentine’s Day offer to straight couples only

The owner of a Subway franchise in the French city of Angers has received heavy criticism for refusing to offer a Valentine's Day special offer to gay couples.

February 17, 2013

Final gay Catholic mass held in Soho after Archbishop banned services

Tonight marks the final ever 'Soho mass' for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Catholics at its central London church. LGBT Catholics will be offered 'pastoral support', but not the opportunity to worship Jesus instead.

February 17, 2013

8-year-old writes to the Welsh Secretary to say she has been brought up ‘perfectly well’ by lesbians

An eight-year-old girl has written to the Welsh Secretary David Jones to tell him that she has been brought up "perfectly well" by her two lesbian mothers.

February 17, 2013

Comment: Most letters to me, a Church of England bishop, are in favour of equal marriage

Alan Wilson, the Bishop of Buckingham, the first Church of England bishop to come Out4Marriage reveals that most of the correspondence that he receives is in favour of same-sex couples marrying.

February 16, 2013

US Radio Host: Gay rights should not ‘trump the rights of Christians’ to not see gay people

A US Christian radio host has spoken out about a school at which some students requested a heterosexual-only prom, and said that "not everybody wants to see" gay people.

February 16, 2013

US Government allows first burial of same-sex military spouse in national cemetery

The US government has permitted the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a military veteran in a nation cemetery, however whether or not this will affect other gay military couples is unknown.

February 16, 2013

Gay author offers to write Superman for DC comics to ‘balance’ hiring of anti-gay writer

A gay author has written an open letter to DC Comics requesting that an openly gay writer be hired to write for a Superman comic, following a controversial decision to hire an anti-gay writer for the series.