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.

19/06/2016

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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.

19/06/2016

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…

18/06/2016

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.

14/06/2016

USA

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

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

14/06/2016

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…

13/06/2016

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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.

13/06/2016

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.

13/06/2016

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

13/06/2016

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.

13/06/2016

USA

Mourners call for increased tolerance after Orlando massacre

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

13/06/2016

USA

Profile of Orlando gunman Omar Mateen

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

13/06/2016

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.

13/06/2016

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.

13/06/2016

World News

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

Gay Pride events have been held across Europe this weekend.

12/06/2016

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…

03/06/2016

Canada

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

02/06/2016

World News

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.

30/05/2016

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.

18/05/2016

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

15/05/2016