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Bike rally through Vietnam capital marks end of annual gay pride week

Several hundred people participated in a bike rally on Sunday to mark the end of Hanoi's annual gay pride week and to advocate for LGBT rights in Vietnam.

12 November 2018

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Tens of thousands join annual gay pride parade in Taiwan

The parade comes just weeks ahead of a referendum that is set to decide whether same-sex marriages will be recognised on the island.

28 October 2018

United Kingdom

UK Supreme Court supports bakery in gay cake discrimination case

The bakery was found guilty of discrimination in 2015 and lost a subsequent appeal in 2016 after they refused to bake a cake iced with the words "Support Gay Marriage" accompanied with the image of Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie based on their religious beliefs.

10 October 2018

Romania

Romania's marriage referendum fails to attract enough voters

A referendum which sought to change Romania's constitution to make gay marriage less accessible has failed to meet the minimum turnout needed for the result to be valid.

7 October 2018

Romania

‘In their eyes, we are not a family’: Romanian couple explain referendum boycott

As Romania takes to the polls this weekend for a referendum on the constitutional definition of marriage, Florin Buhuceanu and Victor Ciobotaru are staying at home.

6 October 2018

Romania

Explained: Romania's referendum on stopping EU's gay marriage momentum

Gay marriage is already illegal in Romania but campaigners are trying to make sure the law cannot be unpicked.

4 October 2018

Germany

Students at Catholic school in Germany fight for gay teacher's rights

One topic is at the forefront of everyone's minds at a Catholic school in Borken, on Germany's border with the Netherlands: the decision of the school's management to backtrack on offering a trainee teacher a permanent position.

28 September 2018

Romania

Legal challenge over Romania’s ‘homophobic’ gay marriage referendum

The race is on to stop Romania's gay marriage referendum.

14 September 2018

Romania

Romania referendum on making gay marriage harder ‘immoral’

Campaigners have hit out after senators in Romania backed calls for a referendum that could make it harder for gay marriage to be legalised.

12 September 2018

India

'Gay sex ruling will take time to become reality on ground'

Whilst the gay sex ruling by India's top court is considered as "landmark," a freelance journalist for NBC tells Euronews "it'll take time for it to become a reality on the ground."

6 September 2018

India

After Supreme Court challenge gay sex is legalised in India

India's top court has struck down a colonial-era law that makes homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

6 September 2018

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India's Supreme Court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling

India's top court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex on Thursday (September 06) in a landmark judgement that activists hope will uphold the right to equality.

6 September 2018

United Kingdom

Disney casts straight actor Jack Whitehall in gay role, sparks debate

Social media users have been voicing their opinions as Disney cast heterosexual comedian Jack Whitehall as its first openly gay character in new film the Jungle Cruise.

13 August 2018

Russia

Russian police break up Gay Pride protest in St Petersburg

Russian police detained as many as 30 gay rights activists who took part in an unsanctioned rally in St Petersburg.

4 August 2018

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Gay Pride Revelers: US Has 'a Long Way to Go'

Celebration is mixing with defiance at New York City's annual march for gay pride on Sunday.

25 June 2018

France

'Gay couples are different so can only adopt children with issues'

Row after adoption chief in French region says gay couples should only expect to adopt a child no one else wants.

19 June 2018

Romania

Bucharest Gay Pride celebrates EU residency ruling

More than 5000 revellers took part in the Bucharest Gay Pride in the Romanian captial on Saturday. The theme for this year's event was for more rights and acceptance.

9 June 2018

Brazil

Sao Paulo on parade

Brazil puts on a spectacular Gay Pride Parade in a show of unity for LGBT rights

4 June 2018

Belarus

Belarus brands same-sex relationships as 'fake'

Attitudes towards LGBT people have hardened in Belarus in recent years, human rights defenders say.

22 May 2018

World News

Which European countries have the best and worst LGBT rights?

A new index says law and policy advances on LGBT rights have slowed down across Europe.

14 May 2018