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January 11, 2013

Chilean Bishop says gay ‘domestic partnerships bring the destruction of human beings’

A Chilean Bishop spoke out earlier this week to say that domestic partnerships, as per recently proposed legislation, would bring the "destruction of human beings".

January 11, 2013

Celebrity Big Brother’s Paula Hamilton says Sam Robertson is a ‘closet queen’

Former Celebrity Big Brother contestant, Paula Hamilton, caused controversy by suggesting that actor, Sam Robertson, was secretly gay, and that he needed to come out.

January 11, 2013

Poll: Strong support across Europe for equal marriage and adoption – but France divided

A majority of people in several European countries believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to get married and adopt children, but in France the public is divided, according to a poll.

January 11, 2013

US: Brooklyn Dad starts new Boy Scout troop which allows gay members and girls

A father of two from Brooklyn, New York, has started his own Boy Scouts troop, to allow his son to be a member without having to accept the Boy Scouts of America's anti-gay policy.

January 11, 2013

South Africa: Campaigner links man’s death to homophobic killings

A gay rights group believe a gang allegedly targeting gay men in Johannesburg may have started operating in South Africa’s capital, Cape Town.

January 11, 2013

Comment: I wish the Guardian’s Suzanne Moore would stop digging

In a comment piece for PinkNews, Zoe Stavri argues that Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore should apologise for her recent transphobic outburst.

January 11, 2013

Survey: Big drop in Americans who say being gay is a sin

Americans who believe being gay is a sin are now a minority, according to new research, which links the trend to President Obama’s decision to support equal marriage.

January 11, 2013

Gay former NFL player says there are many ‘semi-openly’ gay US athletes

An openly-gay former National Football League (NFL) player has said that he thinks there is at least one gay "significant contributor" in the NFL.

January 11, 2013

Serbia: Court makes landmark ruling against homophobic discrimination

A court in a city in northern Serbia set a legal precedent when it fined a man for discriminating against a work colleague because he was gay.

January 11, 2013

US: Illinois Senate could ‘fast track’ and approve equal marriage ‘very soon’

After the new General Assembly was sworn in in Illinois this week, the House Sponsor of a bill to legalise marriage equality in the state said the measure could come to a vote "very soon".