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April 27, 2013
LGBT military organization protests National Day of Prayer pastor

OutServe-SLDN asks US Defense Department to reconsider having Pastor Greg Laurie participate in the National Day of Prayer.

OutServe-SLDN is asking the US Defense Department to reconsider Pastor Greg Laurie as the headline speaker at next week's National Day of Prayer.

The advocacy organization that works with LGBT military members, veterans and their families insists the minister's anti-gay past makes him an unacceptable speaker for an open military.

April 19, 2013
Students fight gay bullying with Day of Silence

Across the US and the world, students are raising awareness of homophobia in schools by staying silent

Students are staying silent to raise awareness of homophobia in schools today (19 April).

The National Day of Silence has over 8,000 schools and universities in the US, and many more across the world, participating by not saying a word.

Organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), many students are posting pictures of themselves on the National Day of Silence Facebook.

February 27, 2013
Lesbian teen sues school after being suspended for pro-gay activism

A 16-year-old US student was banned from participating in the National Day Of Silence, aiming to combat homophobic bullying

A lesbian teen is suing a Florida school district for suspending her for participating in an event raising awareness of LGBT bullying.

Last April, Amber Hatcher, 16, requested to participate in the National Day of Silence, a gay and lesbian supporters education network (GLSEN) sponsored event.

On a day every April, students remain quiet for the entire day to raise awareness of homophobic bullying and harassment.

October 4, 2012
Gay wedding goes ahead in China despite official hindrance

Lu Zhong and Liu Wangqiang have become the first gay couple to publicly say ‘I do’ in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian

China’s Fujian province has seen its first ever public gay wedding between two young men, who had already made history by getting engaged in nearby Guangdong province.

Lu Zhong and Liu Wangqiang, 24 and 20 respectively, wowed their hometown of Ningde on Tuesday (2 Oct), a day after the national day, as their cascade of wedding cars paraded the city’s roads and parks and showcased their love.

September 9, 2012
Entire school signs pledge against saying ‘that’s so gay’

The entire student body of an Australian high school has pledged not to use the word ‘gay’ in a derogatory way, becoming only the second in Australia to do so

A South Australian state high school has marked Wear It Purple Day, Australia’s national day supporting LGBT youth, by its entire student body signing a pledge to not use the word in a derogatory manner going forward.

Over 800 students at Wirreanda High School in the Adelaide suburb of Morphett Vale signed the pledge on Friday – becoming the second school to do so in the state.

The students all signed a banner with the slogan, ‘Pledge – It’s not okay to say “it’s gay.”

July 27, 2012
Iran gays celebrate national LGBT day

Iranian LGBT activists celebrate the country's third national day of sexual minorities 

Iran’s LGBT community celebrated its third national day of sexual minorities today (27 July).

They used it to send a message of love and solidarity.

Activists in Iran took photos, wrote blogs and recorded themselves to show that they exist everywhere, and are proud of their sexuality.

July 9, 2012
Lao and proud: LGBT rights in Laos

Gay Star News talks to a prominent LGBT rights activist Anan Bouapha in the sleepy South-East Asian nation of Laos

At the end of last month Laos celebrated its first gay pride with an event at the US consulate.

Lao LGBT rights activist Anan Bouapha was one of the organizers. He talks to Gay Star News about the effect of the event and the situation for gay rights in Laos.

What’s been the effect of the LGBT Pride event at the US consulate?

May 22, 2012
Ohio student now allowed to wear 'Jesus Is Not a Homophobe' T-shirt at school

Court rules in favor of Maverick Couch, an openly gay student who had previously been threatened with suspension for his attire

Maverick Couch got a lot more than he bargained for when he wore a a T-shirt to classes at Waynesville High School in Ohio last year with the slogan 'Jesus is not a homophobe' on it.

After being called into the principal's office, he agreed to turn the shirt inside out. It also had a rainbow Ichthys (or 'sign of the fish') on it. But Couch went home and slept on it and decided to wear the same shirt to school the next day. He was then threatened with suspension.

April 20, 2012
Kuala Lumpur anti-LGBT rally going ahead on Saturday

An anti-LGBT rally will go ahead on Saturday despite being denied permission to meet at KL's central square

An anti-LGBT rally in Kuala Lumpur is going ahead tomorrow (Saturday) despite being denied permission to assemble at Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square), the site of the annual National Day parade and where Malaysian students have demonstrated for a free education this week.

April 4, 2012
School district to allow 'Jesus Is Not a Homophobe' T-shirt - for one day only

Lambda Legal still proceeding with lawsuit on behalf of gay student

A school district in Ohio said Wednesday (3 April) that a gay student  an wear his T-shirt bearing the slogan 'Jesus Is Not a Homophobe' on National Day of Silence on April 20.

The Wayne Local School District made the concession a day after Lambda Legal filed suit and a motion for a temporary restraining order on behalf of Maverick Couch, an openly gay junior who was threatened with suspension if he wore the T-shirt.

April 3, 2012
School sued over student's right to wear pro-gay T-shirt

Ohio school claimed 'Jesus Is Not a Homophobe' shirt was sexual in nature

Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on Tuesday (3 April) against a high school in Ohio after a student was barred from wearing a T-shirt stating 'Jesus Is Not a Homophobe' to school on National Day of Silence.

The openly-gay student, Maverick Couch, was called into the principal's office of Waynesville High School last April and told to turn his T-shirt inside out. In addition to the slogan, the shirt also had a a rainbow Ichthys (or 'sign of the fish').