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Mourners call for increased tolerance after Orlando massacre

A vigil outside the White House on Sunday night remembered victims of the Orlando massacre.

USA

Profile of Orlando gunman Omar Mateen

Omar Mateen aspired to be a police officer and had once applied to join a police academy.

USA

Prayers and condolences pour in after Orlando shooting

As ordinary Americans across the country try to come to terms with events in Florida, there have been reactions from religious and political leaders alike.

USA

Distraught relatives search for loved ones following Orlando massacre

As soon as it was possible survivors fled the Orlando night club, where a gunman had mowed down dozens of people with a semi-automatic rifle.

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Gay Pride events across Europe call for equal rights for minority groups

Gay Pride events have been held across Europe this weekend.

Israel

Tel Aviv Gay Pride Week accused of "pinkwashing" Israeli abuses

Tel Aviv has become in the last decade a choice destination for the gay community on holiday, and Gay Pride Week which kicks off on Friday has become huge, with 200,000 people expected to…

Canada

Justin Trudeau raises Pride flag for 1st time on Parliament Hill

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Sao Paulo holds 'world's biggest' Gay Pride Parade

Brazil’s biggest city has held what is believed to be the biggest Gay Pride Parade in the world.

Mexico

Drive to legalise same-sex marriage across Mexico

President asks Congress to change the constitution to guarantee adults the right to marry without restrictions based on gender, sexual preference or other reasons.

Cuba

Gay rights marchers in Cuba celebrate progress

Hundreds of supporters of gay rights in Cuba have marched along the famous Malecon seafront in Havana, to celebrate the advances made in recent

Italy

Italy: approving same-sex civil unions 'a huge step forward,' say right groups

Italy’s lower house of parliament has approved a bill allowing same-sex civil unions. Gay couples will now be given the same legal protections as

Italy

Italian parliament backs same-sex civil union bill

Italy’s lower house of parliament has backed Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in a confidence vote called by the leader to force into law a bill on

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Biggest ever turn-out for Tokyo Pride

70,000 people turn out for Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade in the Japanese capital on Sunday. Organisers say it is the biggest to be held so far.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: US embassy worker and gay rights activist is hacked to death

The US State Department has expressed its outrage after two men – one of whom worked at the American embassy in Bangladesh and edited the country’s

China

China court rules gay couple cannot marry

Two men in China have had their request to marry rejected by a local court in the country’s first case of its kind. Accompanied by their supporters

World News

Norway to allow same-sex church weddings

After 20 years of discussion, the Lutheran Church of Norway has said "yes" to gay marriage.

France

Gay hairdressers can legally be called "faggots" in France

Industrial tribunal in Paris rules the word is insulting but not discriminatory

Cinema

'In Jackson Heights": our pick of the week

A look at Frederick Wiseman's bewitching documentary on a very cosmopolitan New York neighborhood.

USA

US: Georgia governor vetoes controversial 'religious freedom' bill

A US state governor is vowing to block a controversial, so-called religious freedom bill. Under it, no pastor in Georgia can be forced to perform a

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Australia: Gay Mardi Gras held in Sydney

The 38th Mardi Gras roared into life in Sydney on Saturday, with the famous “Dykes On Bikes” leading a parade that attracted thousands of spectators.