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Footballers lead Pride march in Melbourne

'There is homophobia in sport,' says Australian Football League player Brock McLean

Equality activists deliver petition with 1.4 million signatures to Boy Scouts of America

They are urging BSA board to overturn ban in gays this week

Rick Santorum continues attack on gays, weighs in on proposed end to Boys Scouts ban

Says allowing gay scouts and leaders will 'murder' the organization

Opponents slam Tennessee’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

A bill forcing adults in schools to 'out' gay students has angered parents, teachers, and politicians

New Archbishop Welby speaks against gay marriage on first day

As predicted, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby’s first day as head of Church of England has been marked by his opposition to gay marriage

Asylum seekers making sex videos to prove they are gay

Leading legal expert claims the UK has failed in protecting LGBT asylum seekers as they find new ways of 'proving their sexuality'

Bakery refuses to make wedding cake for lesbian couple

Bakery owner refused couple saying 'marriage is a religious institution ordained by God'

Vatican says it's against gay hate but same-sex marriage is 'sick'

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia says the church should fight to legalize homosexuality worldwide but attacks 'the sick egalitarianism of these days'

Two men from Mali saved from execution for having gay sex

Two men from Gao, Mali have been saved by French troops from execution for allegedly having gay sex

Top gay Christian says new archbishop’s plan to attack gay marriage is ‘horrific’

Reverend Sharon Ferguson comments as church document claims letting gay wed would destroy ‘traditional institution of marriage’

Court tells Israeli state: ease gay couples’ surrogacy process

Israel’s High Court tells lawmakers to speed up and legislate procedures for gay couples seeking surrogacy

Bullied gay teen who hanged himself dies

Jadin Bell, a 15-year-old from Oregon, hanged himself on an elementary school playground after homophobic bullying

MPs having gay affairs plan to vote against marriage equality

Gay political pundit Iain Dale has said there are married MPs having gay affairs who plan to vote same-sex marriage

Mayor of Antwerp calls for ban on civil servants wearing rainbow t-shirts

The city's mayor said rainbow t-shirts conflict with the coalition government's policy of neturality

England’s new archbishop set to bash gay marriage

New Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is predicted to use his first day to attack marriage equality ahead of parliamentary vote

Thousands march for LGBT pride in Mumbai

Young LGBT people and straight allies speak on stage in Mumbai on Saturday to show their support for Pride, similar march in Hyderabad on Sunday

16,000 parents and teachers told to 'curb' LGBT behavior in Malaysia

Malaysian deputy education minister says LGBT behavior in children is 'like a disease'

President Obama wants Boy Scouts to accept gay members

In a pre-Super Bowl Sunday interview, President Barack Obama says the Boy Scouts should be open to gay members

Tory chairmen call for delay on gay marriage vote

Senior local Conservatives are urging the UK prime minister to delay any parliamentary decision on gay marriage until after the next election

Scots equality charity warns against anti-gay scare tactics

Anti-gay marriage campaign tactics have been slammed as scaremongering by Scotland's equality campaigners

Catholic group claims ‘gay’ dog rescued from death is anti-straight discrimination

The president of a Catholic group aimed at defending religious liberties has claimed that the rescue of a dog that was due to be put down because its owner thought he was gay shows anti-straight bias

Australian state election pledge to end historical convictions for gay sex

The Labor Party in the Australian state of Victoria has pledged to wipe convictions for homosexual acts that were prosecuted prior to decriminalization in 1981 and has called on the Liberal Party to do the same

Texas governor supports Boy Scouts anti-gay policy

Gov. Rick Perry calls for no change in the Boy Scouts anti-gay troop guidelines

Christine Quinn gets support from the Human Rights Campaign

New York City mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn is endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign

Cambridge raises Rainbow flag for LGBT History Month

Cambridge city raised the rainbow flag to mark the start of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) History Month

Illinois state leader wants marriage bill to get a vote on Valentine’s Day

Illinois same sex marriage legislation working its way to a possible Valentine's Day vote

National Assembly of France votes for gay marriage

The French National Assembly have voted within the last hour to approve gay marriage

No tax break for married couples

The UK government will not introduce a tax break for married couples in next month's budget, as an attempt to placate anti-gay marriage Tories

Australian Young Liberals call for conscience vote on marriage rights

The national youth wing of Australia’s opposition Liberal Party has called on the leadership to allow all its parliamentarians a conscience vote on same-sex marriage

Rutgers University to open student wellbeing center named for Tyler Clementi

Rutgers University announces the creation of a center for student wellbeing and suicide prevention named for student Tyler Clementi who killed himself in 2010 after being outed by a roommate