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May 23, 2013
Woolwich soldier terror killing blamed on UK being pro-gay

Westboro Baptist Church, who has blamed London terror attack and Oklahoma tornado on gays, have had their website hacked by pro-gay activists

The murder of a soldier in south-east London is being blamed on the UK’s acceptance of gay people.

The Westboro Baptist Church, an extremist US Christian organization, posted a message on Twitter saying ‘Fags Doom Nations’ yesterday (22 May).

They created a poster with images of the alleged killers, who are said to have hacked a victim to death while shouting ‘Allah Akbah’ (God is Great).

On the poster, they included phrases like ‘God Hates The UK’, ‘God Curses The Troops’ and ‘God Is Your Terrorist’.

May 21, 2013
Oklahoma tornado, killing up to 91, blamed on gay Jason Collins

Westboro Baptist Church is believed to be getting ready to protest the funerals of those killed by the 200mph winds

An Oklahoma tornado that has claimed the lives of up to 91 people is being blamed on Jason Collins.

Fred Phelps Jr, the son of the leader behind the infamous Westboro Baptist Church, has linked homosexuality to the destructive natural disaster.

He said Oklahoma sportsman Kevin Durant offended God by saying ‘no one has the right to judge’ the first openly gay basketball player.

Phelps tweeted: ‘OK Thunder’s Durant flips God by praising fag Collins. God smashed OK. You do the math. #GodH8sFags #FagsDoomNations #FearGod #GodH8sU’

April 24, 2013
Jeremy Irons to be met at film premiere by protesters upset with his anti-gay marriage comments

He said it could 'debase' the institution and lead to fathers marrying sons

Jeremy Irons said last week that he should have 'buttoned' his lip about marriage equality and there's a group called Gay USA that wholeheartedly agrees.

The group plans to protest tonight at the opening of Irons' film Trashed which is screening as part of the Energy for Tomorrow Conference in New York.

April 10, 2013
Gay TV personality Nate Berkus is engaged

Celebrated with fiance Jeremiah Brent in Peru atop Machu Picchu

Nate Berkus, who lost his partner in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, has found love again and is getting married.

Berkus confirmed today that he is marrying Jeremiah Brent, his boyfriend of more than a year.

Berkus, 41, proposed to Brent on Monday (8 April). The couple then celebrated atop the famed Machu Picchu in Peru where they are vacationing with friends.

April 5, 2013
'People think we are powerless and voiceless, but we have enormous power'

Sunil Pant has come along way from not even knowing the word for gay before he was twenty to getting LGBTI rights recognized by the Supreme Court in Nepal, and he's not going to let current troubles hold him back

It's not an easy time for Sunil Pant, founder of the largest LGBT rights group in Nepal, Blue Diamond Society (BDS). A government office has sat on the renewal of BDS's license, holding-up funding so that staff haven't been paid for months. LGBTI activists are also being harassed, which Pant links to the same government officer.

April 3, 2013
Valencia: Historic city and the oldest profession

GSN is unmoved by the industrious prostitutes but gets passionate about one of the great port cities of Spain

Prostitution is a resourceful and adaptable industry. I don’t know why I’m surprised – for any profession to survive and thrive within the economic booms and busts of our world, there is almost a chaos-theory inevitability that where there is a need someone will find a way to make money satisfying it.

March 20, 2013
Colombia celebrity model says eating chicken makes kids gay

Top Colombian model Natalia Paris has declared that eating chicken can ‘cause’ gayness in kids

Natalia Paris, a famous Colombian model and DJ, warned that children turn gay after eating chicken injected with 'feminine' hormones.

Paris, a celebrity in Colombia, stated on Sunday (18 March) that she ‘based’ her theory on ‘scientific reports’ showing chickens injected with ‘feminine’ hormones for accelerated growth turns kids gay.

March 10, 2013
Derry Londonderry earns its crown as the Capital of Culture

GSN escapes to Northern Ireland to experience some culture

I’d had one of those weeks where nothing seemed to be going my way. In a classic example of ‘fight or flight’, the only thing keeping me going was the prospect of a weekend away and a bit of distance from any potential aggravation. ‘Flight’ never really solves anything but it is at least a distraction.

February 25, 2013
Bahamas Bishop: 'Bad' families are creating a 'homosexual avalanche'

Bishop Simeon Hall said family problems makes people gay in the Bahamas and that gay marriage 'deteriorates' the 'social order'

Simeon Hall, a Bahamas Bishop, said that spousal abuse, incest and rape in families causes gayness which is apparently is on the rise in the Caribbean islands state.

Hall stated ysterday (24 February)  that the family structure must be overhauled to prevent a ‘homosexual avalanche’ in the Bahamas.

He was quoted in the Tribune 242 as saying: ‘Strong, loving functional families are the last bastion against the homosexual avalanche.

February 24, 2013
Anti-gay leader Cardinal Keith O’Brien accused of ‘acts’ with his priests

Four priests say Britain’s leading Catholoic homophobe made ‘inappropriate’ advances and contact, one claims a ‘relationship’. O’Brien disputes accusations

Four priests, one who has now left the church, have accused Scotland’s Cardinal Keith O’Brien of ‘inappropriate behavior’ over 30 years.

The Cardinal’s spokesman has said their claims are contested. He is apparently taking legal advice.

O’Brien has previously compared gay marriage to slavery, claiming it is a ‘violation of human rights’ and slammed its planned introduction by the Scottish and parliament and Westminster as ‘madness’.

According to The Observer, which broke the story, the four are all based in the diocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.

February 18, 2013
Nate Berkus reflects on the death of his partner in tsunami in Sri Lanka

'It made me a better person, it made me a more compassionate person'

Nate Berkus became a familiar face to viewers of The Oprah Winfrey Show more than a decade ago as an interior designer who was a frequent guest on the show.

But it wasn't until December 2004 that his personal life became a lot more public. He and his partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea were vacationing at a beach resort in Sri Lanka when the Indian Ocean tsunami hit. While Berkus survived, Bengoechea went missing and is presumed dead.

Berkus appeared on Winfrey's daytime show a month later to talk about his ordeal and the loss of his love.

February 8, 2013
Forget the zombies, Voodoo is gay friendly

As the US marks Black History Month, we learn how Voodoo can give freedom to LGBT Haitians

As I celebrate Black History Month I’d like to recognize one of my indigenous West African ancestral religions that's not homophobic – even if some of the practitioners are.

To the disbelief of many – it's Voodoo (also sometimes called Vodou, Vodoun or Vodun).

Haitian Voodoo is an ancestral folk religion whose tenets have always been queer-friendly, accepting people of all sexual orientations and gender expressions.

February 5, 2013
Pat Robertson: Ending Boy Scouts gay ban could lead to 'predators' and 'pedophiles as scout masters'

US Televangelist has long history of anti-gay remarks

With his long history of anti-gay comments, it's not surprise that televangelist Pat Robertson would speak out against the Boy Scouts of America allowing openly gay members and scout leaders.

But on his 700 Club television show Tuesday (5 February), Robertson did more than speak out against gays, he lumped them together with pedophiles.

January 31, 2013
Chris Culliver faces members of the media after anti-gay comments cause a furor

San Francisco 49er cornerback: 'I was really just ... not thinking'

Two days after his anti-gay comments were made public, San Francisco 49er cornerback Chris Culliver is still trying to explain himself.

January 15, 2013
UK trans media storm: Observer withdraws Burchill article and Moore apologizes

'We got it wrong' says Observer editor and Suzanne Moore apologizes, no apology from Julie Burchill

The editor of UK's Observer newspaper has withdrawn an article riddled with trans slurs, apologized and said 'we got it wrong'.

'On this occasion we got it wrong and in light of the hurt and offense caused I apologize and have make the decision to withdraw the piece,' said John Mulholland in a statement released yesterday.

January 11, 2013
Pastor blames Noah’s flood on wedding songs for gay people

American preacher Scott Lively, who supports Uganda's 'Kill The Gays' bill and on trial for crimes against humanity, has blamed 'history's worst disaster' on gays

An American pastor who is currently on trial for crimes against humanity in Uganda has taken a step further in his war against gay people.

Scott Lively, who supports the African country’s ‘Kill The Gays’ bill, gave an interview with Sandy Rios of the American Family Association a day after appearing in court.

He claimed Noah’s Biblical flood was punishment from God for the ‘writing of wedding songs to homosexual marriage.’

December 31, 2012
2012 in gay news - part three

From a Hong Kong tycoon promising millions to the man who can win the heart of his lesbian daughter to the first gay marriages in Maine and Washington, GSN counts down the best news of the year

In 2012, gay people and their rights have made international headlines like never before.

From the Hong Kong tycoon who promised millions to the man who could win the heart of his lesbian daughter, gay rights have come to the forefront.

We have had a look at the year and found the most important, shocking, hilarious and weird stories, and this is the best from September to December.

December 10, 2012
Europe backs ban on visa-free travel if Ukraine passes anti-gay law

The European Commission says 'homosexual propaganda' bill contradicts EU rules on visa liberalization

The European Commission has confirmed it may punish Ukraine for voting for an anti-gay 'propaganda' law by not allowing it visa-free access to member countries.

The Ukrainian Parliament pushed forward the bill, number 8711, with a landslide vote in October.

If it is passed, the new legislation would give up to five years jail to people importing, producing or spreading positive messages about lesbians, gays and bisexuals.

December 3, 2012
Making a splash: San Francisco Tsunami Aquatics

GSN meets one of the world’s first LGBT aquatics clubs

With major events such as the Gay Games and the World Out Games now well established fixtures on the sporting calendar, and a growing number of LGBT sports clubs in countries around the world, GSN catches up with one of the teams that started it all - San Francisco Tsunami Aquatics.

December 3, 2012
Pat Robertson: General MacArthur would be 'rolling over in his grave' over gay wedding at West Point

Televangelist's on-air remarks latest in series of anti-gay comments

Following a news report on his 700 Club television show about a same-sex wedding that took place at the US Military Academy over the weekend, anti-gay televangelist Pat Robertson weighed in on how he believes military heroes from the past would have felt about it.

Said Robertson: 'General Douglas MacArthur rolling over in his grave, Ulysses S. Grant rolling over in his. Robert E. Lee rolling over in his. What have they done to our cherished institution?'

November 27, 2012
Elton John breaks Chinese censorship to honor Ai Weiwei at Beijing gig

Veteran performer dedicates show to dissident artist after meeting him in Beijing

Chinese concert goers might find they have less opportunities to see Western performers after Sir Elton John dedicated his Beijing stadium show to dissent artist Ai Weiwei, a persistent thorn in the side of the Chinese communist government.

Western musicians have to submit set list and song lyrics to the government, and promise not to make controversial statements, before given permission to perform in the one-party state.

After a 2008 Bjork concert in Shanghai, in which she chanted 'Tibet, Tibet', many Western acts were refused permits to play in China.

November 27, 2012
Malaysian Muslims protest Elton John concert over gay marriage

Anti-gay Islamic party claim Sir Elton's concert in Kuala Lumpur will corrupt young people in Malaysia

An anti-gay Islamic group in Malaysia plans to protest a concert by Elton John, claiming the veteran pop star will 'drag' young Muslims into 'vice'.

The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) will picket the British singer's gig in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (1 December) over his gay marriage to partner David Furnish.

The group also accuse Sir Elton's tour in Asia of promoting 'hedonism' and claims it will have a negative impact on young Malaysians.

November 21, 2012
JET program develops support network for its gay and lesbian teachers in Japan

Stonewall AJET is an LGBT network that has grown from the Japan Exchange and Teaching program

Now in its 26th year, the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program is an international teaching exchange that in 2012 saw over 4,000 teachers from 40 countries travel to Japan to teach languages - making it one of the world’s largest exchange programs.

November 20, 2012
Lost in Tokyo

GSN channels our inner Scarlett Johansson and explores the Japanese capital

This was my first visit to Japan and I was excited.

I flew Virgin Atlantic from London’s Heathrow to Tokyo Narita Airport (grabbing some Yo Sushi! for breakfast to help me start to connect with the Japanese culture).

November 17, 2012
New York City's homeless LGBT teen center finds a temporary home

Ali Forney Center, New York City's LGBT homeless center, raising money for new home.

New York City is still reeling from effects of storm Sandy. The Ali Forney Center, a nonprofit that works with homeless LGBT teenagers, had one of it satellites destroyed by severe water damage. The organization has found a temporary home as it continues to raise funds for a new building.

The New York City LGBT Community Center has opened its doors to Ali Forney,