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January 10, 2013

UKIP Parliamentary candidate forced to resign for supporting gay equality

Just a day after it emerged that the chairman of the UKIP's youth wing, Young Independence had been removed from office for supporting same-sex marriage, a UKIP Parliamentary candidate has been forced to resign following his support for equal marriage.

January 10, 2013

Gay playwright Tony Kushner receives Oscar nomination

Tony Kushner has received an Oscar nomination for Lincoln, his current film about the former US president's life.

January 10, 2013

Turkish newspaper calls gay people ‘dirty deviants’ after student protest

A nationalistic newspaper in Turkey, Yeni Akit (The New Covenant) has described gay people as 'dirty' and 'deviants'.

January 10, 2013

Sweden ends forced sterilisation rule for people who undergo gender reassignment

Sweden has ended a law which made forced sterilisation compulsory for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery, in order for the state to recognise their gender identity.

January 10, 2013

US: Gay former ambassador forgives Chuck Hagel for anti-gay remarks

Former US ambassador James Hormel has forgiven Chuck Hagel for previously describing him as “aggressively gay” and is now supporting his defence secretary nomination.

January 10, 2013

MPs sign petition encouraging government to allow gender-neutral passports

A petition, which has been signed by some MPs including the former equality minister, has been started to urge the UK government to allow the possibility of gender-neutrality on passports.

January 10, 2013

US: Anti-gay pastor pulls out of Obama inauguration

Reverend Louie Giglio, who had been announced as the pastor to give the benediction at President Obama’s second inauguration, has now pulled out of the ceremony, after criticism of his previous anti-gay comments.

January 10, 2013

US: Radio host Rush Limbaugh refuses to apologise for equal marriage ‘paedophila’ slur

Rush Limbaugh is refusing to apologise for suggesting America’s growing acceptance of equal marriage could also pave the way for the “normalisation” of paedophilia.

January 10, 2013

Video: Bryan Fischer defends anti-gay evangelist who said gay rights brought Noah’s flood

Bryan Fischer, of the American Family Association has come to the defence of an anti-gay evangelist who is being sued for supporting a Ugandan bill to intensify punishments for homosexuality, and claimed that "the left" is trying to "destroy" him.

January 10, 2013

Anti-gay evangelist Scott Lively: Gay marriage in biblical times caused Noah’s flood

Anti-gay evangelist, Scott Lively, has said in an interview that he thinks gay rights are bringing the "wrath" of God, which is a sign that the world is nearing the "End Days", just like before Noah's flood.