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Rio 2016: Brazilian women's rugby player gets first Olympic marriage proposal

It was possibly the most romantic moment of the Rio Olympics so far.

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Colourful canal parade lights up Amsterdam Gay Pride

Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst was a star guest at the climax of Amsterdam Gay Pride.

World News

Trudeau becomes first Canadian PM to join gay pride parade

Justin Trudeau has become the first Canadian prime minister to march in a gay pride parade.

World News

Orlando massacre remembered at Madrid and Paris gay pride rallies

There was a large turnout for the annual Gay Pride rally in Madrid, a joyous event but this year one tinged with shock and anger after the Orlando massacre.

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USA

U.S. military repeals ban on transgender service members

The US Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter has lifted the Pentagon ban on transgender people serving openly in the United States military.

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Gay Pride parade banned in Istanbul

Police break up a parade marking Gay Pride week in Istanbul after the march was banned by the authorities.

Turkey

Turkish police detain LGBT activists after banning Gay Pride

Turkish riot police have detained seven LGBT activists who dared to celebrate Gay Pride Week in Istanbul.

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Gay Pride in London tinged with post-Brexit nerves

Tens of thousands of people take to the streets of London for the city’s annual pride celebration – a festive event, but one tinged with fears that rights may be lost once Britain leaves the European

Mexico

Mexico City Pride demands an end to discrimination

Tens of thousands of people have paraded along Mexico City's Reforma Boulevard to celebrate Mexico's lesbian,gay, bisexual and transgender community.

USA

Orlando gunman pledged allegiance to ISIL during 911 calls

Newly released transcripts of 911 calls made by Orlando gunman Omar Mateen reveal he threatened to strap hostages into explosives vests.

Turkey

Turkish police stop Istanbul gay pride event with tear gas and plastic bullets

Turkish police used tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators who gathered for a gay pride rally in Istanbul in defiance of a government ban.

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Thousands march at gay pride parade in Portugal

Thousands of people marched in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Saturday in the traditional Gay Pride parade.

USA

Funerals held for victims of Orlando gay club massacre

Funerals and memorials for victims of last weekend’s Orlando gay nightclub massacre have been held in the US state of Florida, and in Puerto Rico, home to many of the people…

USA

Orlando shooter - 'a home grown extremist'

US authorities say they have found no direct links between ISIL militants and the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

USA

Orlando shooter's father: "I condemn what he did"

What drove Omar Mateen to commit the worst mass shooting in US history?

World News

Clinton, Trump clash over Orlando mass shooting

Presumptive US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have clashed over the mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub over the weekend, which left at least 49 people dead and dozens…

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Poignant vigil held for Florida shooting victims

A vigil was held outside the White House to pay tribute to the 50 people killed when a gunman went on a shooting spree at a gay nightclub in Florida.

USA

ISIL admits one of its 'soldiers' to blame for Orlando gay club massacre

The massacre has been described as the biggest mass killing of LGBT people in the West since the Holocaust.

USA

Hundreds gather to give blood in Orlando

Officials say the response has been "overwhelming" - but there is frustration in the gay community as some are prevented from donating

Cult

Tony Awards: stars pay homage to Orlando victims

At the Tony Awards in Los Angeles, organisers dedicated the ceremony to the victims of the Orlando shooting.