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January 9, 2013

Video: Canadian TV ad campaign asks why ‘faggot’ is considered an acceptable word

An advertisement for the University of Albertaʼs Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services's No to Homohphobes campaign asks why the word "faggot" can be so casually used in society.

January 9, 2013

New York: Trans teacher sues school after being told ‘you’re worse than gay’

A transgender teacher in New York City was allegedly fired from a Catholic school, having worked there for 32 years, after being branded "worse than gay."

January 9, 2013

US: Maine man could face hate crime charges for threatening gay men with a knife

A man from Maine who asked another man if he wanted to join him in "getting" two gay men walking in front of them, before showing the man and his girlfriend a knife, could face hate crime charges as well as criminal threatening and trespass charges.

January 9, 2013

US: Michigan court upholds policy allowing healthcare benefits to partners of gay state employees

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a policy from the Michigan Civil Service Commission which grants healthcare benefits to same-sex partners of state employees.

January 9, 2013

Gay Tory: UKIP are behaving like the Communist Party

The chairman of Conservative Future Ben Howlett says UKIP members who support equal marriage and are disgruntled with the party’s current row on the matter should consider joining the Tories.

January 9, 2013

US: Washington Judge says he will not perform same-sex wedding ceremonies

A Washington County Judge said he would not make himself available to perform same-sex weddings, citing "philosophical and religious reasons."

January 9, 2013

Witness accusing Big Brother star Jason Cowan of assault ‘thought he was gay’

Former Big Brother runner-up Jason Cowan allegedly sexually assaulted a woman who had earlier thought he was gay, a jury has been told.

January 9, 2013

US: Atlanta to host 25th National Conference on LGBT Equality

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has named Atlanta as the host city for the 25th National Conference on LGBT Equality this month.

January 9, 2013

US: Trans man to be ordained as Catholic Priest

A trans man is set to be ordained as a Catholic Priest in the US state of Minnesota by a church which combines traditional teachings with progressive values.

January 9, 2013

US: Judge rules Bradley Manning mistreated in military detention

A gay US solider will have 112 days taken off his possible sentence on the grounds that he was subjected to excessively harsh treatment in military detention.