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US: Judge rules that equal marriage must be recognised in state of New Mexico 27 Aug 2013 | 06:02 pm
A judge in the US state of New Mexico has indirectly ruled that equal marriage be made legal, as he ruled that prohibiting same-sex marriages is a form of sexual discrimination.
Gay sitcom Vicious gets second series 27 Aug 2013 | 05:17 pm
ITV sitcom Vicious, featuring gay actors Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi, has been recommissioned for a second series.
Kenya criminalises homosexuality but allows for straight polyandry and polygamy 27 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm
When opponents claim same-sex marriage could lead to polygamy maybe they should look at Kenya – the country criminalises homosexuality – yet two Kenyan men have signed an agreement to marry the same w...
Associated Press issues reporting memo for Chelsea E Manning stories 27 Aug 2013 | 03:29 pm
The Associated Press has sent out a memo to all of its journalists and subscribers ensuring they use the correct female pronouns in stories involving Chelsea E Manning.
Ricky Martin: ‘I used to bully people I knew were gay’ 27 Aug 2013 | 02:41 pm
Ricky Martin has admitted that he use to bully gay people before he came to terms with his own sexuality.
IOC Vice President: There will be no discrimination at the Sochi Winter Olympics 26 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm
A Vice President of the IOC says he’s confident the rights of LGBT athletes and spectators will be protected at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Ireland: Non-sexually active gay man told he cannot donate blood 26 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
A young gay man in Ireland claims he has been discriminated against from giving blood, despite never being sexually active.
Colin Murray: I regret that Clare Balding was insulted on my BBC show 26 Aug 2013 | 09:07 pm
Colin Murray has spoken for the first time about his regrets on allowing homophobic jokes to be made at the expense of sports presenter Clare Balding on his former Five Live radio show.
Rap star Macklemore: ‘Gay rights are human rights. There is no separation’ 26 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
Rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis performed their pro-equal marriage track “Same Love” alongside Jennifer Hudson and Mary Lambert at Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards.
Brighton: Gay vegetarian raises awareness of CJD following diagnosis 26 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
A 28-year-old gay vegetarian living just outside of Brighton has been diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of Mad Cow Disease.