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Tens of thousands protest for gay adoption rights in Rome

Full equality was the demand of tens of thousands in Rome on Saturday, protesting that a bill to allow civil unions for gay and lesbian couples

Italy

Italy's Senate votes to recognise same-sex civil unions

Italy’s Senate has voted to legally recognise civil unions, as the last holdout in Western Europe took a compromise step to give some rights to

Italy

Italian Senate approves watered-down bill allowing civil unions

The Italian Senate has approved a much-opposed civil partnerships bill after the government used a confidence motion

Italy

Pope says it's not what God wants, but Italian Senate says Yes to civil unions

The country's Senate has approved a bill on the issue by 173 to 71 votes.

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Germany

Shelter for gay refugees opens in Berlin

A gay rights group in Germany has opened a new shelter in Berlin for homosexual refugees who are often harrassed by fellow refugees.

Italy

Renzi drawn into Italian civil unions bill debate

With the Italian parliament in deadlock, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has been drawn into the debate over legal recognition and protection for gay

Portugal

Portugal overturns presidential veto on gay adoption

Portugal’s parliament has overturned a presidential veto on a bill legalising adoption by same-sex couples. The motion was supported by the ruling

Italy

Rome rally defends traditional family as Italy debates same-sex unions

A mass rally was held in Rome on Saturday in defence of the traditional family, as Italy debates whether to grant legal recognition and limited

Italy

Italy: Gay dad calls for his partner to be given adoption rights

Every child should be raised by a mum and a dad? Try telling that to Rome-based gay couple Marco Puccioni and Giampietro Preziosa, who are bringing

Italy

Italy: Senate debates civil partnership legislation

The long-awaited debate on the rights for unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples

Italy

'Wake up Italy,' marches take place in favour of same-sex civil unions

Thousands have taken to the streets of Italy in favour of same-sex civil unions. Their chosen slogan was “Wake up Italy, it’s time to be civilised,”

Switzerland

Joe Biden urges executives at Davos to end LGBT repression

The US vice president has put gay rights at the heart of this years World Economic Forum in Davos. Joe Biden urged chief executives to drive change

World News

China officially ends one-child policy from January 1

China officially says goodbye to its one-child policy. The country signed a bill on Sunday allowing all married couples to have a second child from

Greece

Greece votes for same-sex civil partnerships

Greek lawmakers have voted to extend civil partnership agreements to same-sex couples with 193 of the country’s 300 parliamentarians supporting the

Slovenia

Slovenia rejects gay marriage

People in Slovenia have voted against a law that would have allowed same-sex couples to get married and adopt children. Very disappointed that

Iran

In Iran, you can't be gay but you can be transgender

In Iran – you can’t be gay, but you are allowed to be transgender. A loophole in the law means the strictly-religious country performs more

Vatican

Homosexuality, divorce & remarriage up for discussion at Vatican synod

Pope Francis has urged bishops to put aside personal prejudices and has called for frankness, courage and humility within the Catholic church. His

Vatican

Polish priest dismissed from Vatican post after coming out as gay

A Polish priest has been removed from a Vatican post after telling a newspaper he is gay. Krzystof Charamsa says it is time for the Catholic Church

Cinema

Roland Emmerich gay film controversy

German director Roland Emmerich’s latest offering, ‘Stonewall’, a drama about the birth of the gay rights movement, is courting controversy. Named

USA

Kentucky county issues gay marriage licences after clerk's jailing

A county in the American state of Kentucky has begun issuing marriage licences to same-sex couples, after they had been blocked by the county clerk’s