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Russia

17 arrested at Moscow gay pride protest

Russian police have arrested 17 people in central Moscow after they gathered to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and

17/05/2015

France

French Protestant Church backs gay marriage

France’s United Protestant Church (EPUdF) has voted to allow pastors to bless same-sex marriages. The move comes two years after Paris legalised gay

17/05/2015

Luxembourg

Gay wedding for Luxembourg PM a first for serving EU leader

The prime minister of Luxembourg has become the first serving leader in the EU to marry someone of the same sex

15/05/2015

Austria

'Gay traffic lights' introduced in Vienna

Austria’s capital is gearing up to host the Eurovision song contest by turning the city into a beacon of tolerance. Across Vienna, special traffic

13/05/2015

USA

US Supreme Court to consider whether gay marriage is a constitutional right

Demonstrators from both sides of the argument gathered outside the US Supreme Court as it prepared to hear whether same-sex marriage should be a

28/04/2015

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Gay pride parade in Tokyo

27/04/2015

USA

US anti-same sex marriage march in Washington

Several thousand protesters have marched in Washington against same-sex marriage as the US Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the divisive issue on Tuesday.

26/04/2015

Germany

German court fines father who 'tried to marry gay son off to Lebanese girl'

12/03/2015

Slovenia

Slovenia becomes 11th EU nation to approve gay marriage

The Slovenian Parliament has adopted by 51 to 28 votes a new law that authorises same-sex weddings

04/03/2015

Culture news

Irish singer Hozier takes on the Catholic Church and goes viral

Irish singer-songwriter Hozier expresses frustration at Catholic Church's stance against homosexuality in viral hit 'Take Me To Church'.

12/02/2015

Slovakia

Slovakia: Referendum to further limit gay rights ruled invalid

A gay rights referendum in Slovakia has been ruled invalid after it failed to attract big enough voter turnout. Conservatives were hoping to

08/02/2015

World News

Protest in Vienna after café ejects kissing lesbian couple

A kiss is just not a kiss it seems for some in Austria. More than a thousand people joined a gay rights protest in Vienna on Friday after a lesbian

17/01/2015

Italy

Italy court grants legal rights to child born to lesbian couple

07/01/2015

USA

Sunshine and love Florida lifts statewide ban on same- sex marriage

Florida becomes the 36th US state to allow same sex marriage with the county of Miami-Dade leading the way. The ruling came after a judge lifted her

05/01/2015

USA

US ban on gay blood donations to be changed

A ban on gay men donating blood in the US is to be eased. Only men who have had sex with another man in the past year will be banned. The Food and

24/12/2014

United Kingdom

Elton John weds after new UK gay marriage law comes into force

21/12/2014

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Philippines pride

14/12/2014

World News

EU's top court rules against 'gay tests' for asylum seekers

The European Union’s Court of Justice has ruled that refugees claiming asylum on the ground of homosexuality should not have to undergo tests and

03/12/2014

Poland

First openly gay mayor Robert Biedron elected in Poland

01/12/2014

France

Nicolas Sarkozy comes out against same-sex marriage, alienates allies

17/11/2014