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Russian conductor Valery Gergiev denies supporting anti-gay legislation

6 Nov 2013: London Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor issues statement following gay rights protests in London and New York

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Gay rights in the US, state by state

Interactive: Gay rights laws in America have evolved to allow — but in some cases ban — rights for gay, lesbian and transgender people on a range of issues, including marriage, hospital visitation, adoption, housing, employment and school bullying. The handling of gay rights issues vary by state and follow trends by region.

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Gergiev's credibility has been shot to pieces

6 Nov 2013:
Can - and should - we distinguish between Gergiev's political and artistic beliefs? I don't think we can anymore, writes Philip Clark
Ballot measures: New Jersey and Washington raise minimum wage

6 Nov 2013: Voters across the country faced ballot measures Tuesday ranging from whether to approve seven casinos in New York to the fate of Houston's iconic Astrodome. Here's a look at some of the questions.
Illinois poised to become largest US state to legalize gay marriage

5 Nov 2013: Under the bill, which House approved 61-54 before sending it to the Senate, gay weddings could be held in Illinois as of June
Dutch king visits Russia after 'year of friendship' that turned frosty

5 Nov 2013:
Putin snub, arrests and assault make relations awkward while gay rights issue adds to diplomatic discomfiture
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act is seriously flawed

5 Nov 2013:
Nancy Goldstein: Everyone from Apple's Tim Cook to US politicians is trying to get on the LGBT 'bandwagon', but workplace issues remain for gays
Ireland to hold referendum on gay marriage

5 Nov 2013: Vote on whether to allow same-sex-couples to legally marry in Republic to be held in mid-2015, says Irish government
Sharley McLean obituary

5 Nov 2013: Other lives: Lesbian activist who founded the Hyde Park Gays and Sapphics
Irish deputy PM pushes for gay marriage referendum date

5 Nov 2013: Leader of Republic's Labour party says it would be 'important to win this referendum' which could be held as early as mid-2014
Battle to end anti-gay job discrimination given boost in US Senate

5 Nov 2013: Procedural vote to move to debate viewed as a key test of support for bill, which passed the Senate by 61 votes to 30
Gay rights protesters to picket LSO's pro-Putin conductor Valery Gergiev

4 Nov 2013:
Activist Peter Tatchell urges Gergiev to speak out over Russia's new homophobic laws but orchestra distances itself from outcry
Conservative Americans are more terrified of sex than violence

4 Nov 2013:
Sarah Jane Stratford: There's been plenty of outcry in the US over lesbian sex in Blue is the Warmest Colour. Brutality onscreen, however, is fine
Senate to back gay rights effort but bill faces battle to pass in House

4 Nov 2013:
Sixty senators now support Enda to end LGBT discrimination, but passage could be thwarted by John Boehner's refusal to back it
The Charioteer by Mary Renault – review

3 Nov 2013:
A compelling atmosphere of 'amazed discovery' characterises Mary Renault's 1953 landmark of gay literature, writes Rachel Cooke
Reed and sexuality

1 Nov 2013: Letters:
US gay rights groups urge viewers to skip Ender's Game film

1 Nov 2013:
Events across US being held to counter release of the film adaptation of book by same-sex marriage opponent Orson Scott Card