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| Nov.15 |
 Australia |
Australians decisively support same-sex marriage The non-binding postal vote showed 61.6% of people favour allowing same-sex couples to wed
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| Oct.1 |
Berlin |
Germany gay marriage: Couple are first to marry
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| Sep.4 |
Australia |
Australian court hears challenges to same-sex marriage vote
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| Jul.26 |
 Washington |
Trump's transgender military ban 'not worked out yet' 
The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president's ban on transgender people serving in the US military
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| Jun.30 |
 Berlin |
German lawmakers vote to legalize same-sex marriage| A landmark decision which just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her longstanding opposition to a free vote | |
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| Jun.15 |
Serbia |
Serbia to have first gay prime minister
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| Jun.2 |
Ireland |
Leo Varadkar: Ireland set to have first gay PM |
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| May.17 |
Kansas |
Chelsea Manning, who gave U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks, leaves prison |
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| Nov.7 |
Australia |
Australia senate stops gay marriage vote |
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| Sep.13 |
Kansas |
Chelsea Manning ends hunger strike |
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| Jun.24 |
Washington |
US military 'to lift transgender ban' |
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| Jun.16 |
Florida |
Orlando shooting: Obama condemns LGBT discrimination Discrimination against LGBT people must be tackled at home and abroad, President Obama has said after meeting relatives of Orlando attack vi...
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| Jun.12 |
Washington |
Obama: Gay nightclub shooting 'an act of terror and hate' US President Barack Obama has described Sunday morning's gun attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, as 'an act of terror and an act of...
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| May.25 |
Texas |
Eleven US states oppose transgender schools edict
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| Apr.25 |
North Carolina |
North Carolina LGBT law fuels demonstrations |
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| Feb.24 |
Sydney |
1978 Mardi Gras activists get official apology |
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| Feb.22 |
Southern California |
Hollywood has 'inclusion crisis' suggests study |
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| Jan.2 |
Tel Aviv |
Tel Aviv shooting: Netanyahu warns Israeli Arabs |
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| Dec.21 |
Washington |
US FDA partially lifts gay men blood donation ban |
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| Oct.4 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis opened Church synod amid gay row
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| Oct.3 |
Vatican |
Vatican acts after Polish priest reveals homosexuality
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| Sep.12 |
Ukraine |
Elton John: I want to meet Putin over gay rights |
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| Sep.8 |
Kentucky |
Kim Davis released from jail in dispute over gay marriage |
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| Sep.5 |
Kentucky |
Kentucky gay marriage row: Rally for jailed clerk |
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| Sep.4 |
Kentucky |
'Holdout' Kentucky county issues gay marriage licences
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| Aug.2 |
Jerusalem |
Jerusalem Gay Pride: Israel teenage stabbing victim dies |
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| Jul.13 |
USA |
Boy Scouts of America votes to end ban on gay adults |
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| Jun.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
US Supreme Court rules gay marriage is legal nationwide | The US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States | |
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| May.23 |
Ireland |
Church needs 'reality check' after Ireland's gay vote
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 Ireland |
Ireland same-sex referendum to approve gay marriage | Figures suggest the Republic of Ireland has voted to legalise same-sex marriage in a historic referendum | |
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| May.22 |
Ireland |
Same-sex referendum: High turnout reported |
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| Apr.28 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Supreme Court hears same-sex marriage arguments |
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| Apr.8 |
Washington |
Obama calls for end to 'gay conversion therapies' |
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| Mar.31 |
Southern U.S. |
Arkansas lawmakers pass 'religion freedom' bill |
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| Jan.16 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
US Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage
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| Nov.1 |
Cairo |
Jail time after same-sex wedding video surfaces
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| Oct.18 |
 Vatican |
Pope's synod setback on gay policy| Pope Francis has suffered a setback as proposals for wider acceptance of gay people failed to win a two-thirds majority at a Catholic Church synod | |
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| Oct.13 |
Vatican |
Synod signals Catholic shift on gays Senior clerics taking part in a review of Catholic teachings on the family have called on the Church to adopt positive stance on homosexuali...
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| May.10 |
Denmark |
Austrian drag act Conchita Wurst wins Eurovision |
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| Feb.26 |
Arizona |
Arizona governor vetoes 'anti-gay' bill |
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| Feb.25 |
 Uganda |
Uganda tabloid names 'homosexuals' Red Pepper has named the country's '200 top homosexuals', a day after President Museveni signed into law a bill toughening penalties for gay...
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| Feb.16 |
Uganda |
Uganda's president to sign anti-gay bill |
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| Jan.28 |
Hong Kong |
Tycoon's daughter defends sexuality |
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| Jan.17 |
Sochi |
Putin cautions gay visitors to Sochi |
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| Oct.28 |
Sochi |
Putin: 'Gays welcome at Sochi Olympics'
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| Jul.29 |
Vatican |
Pope: Who am I to judge gay people?
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| Jun.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Historic US rulings for gay marriage | The US Supreme Court has struck down a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California | |
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| May.29 |
Southern France |
First gay couple to wed in France |
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| May.26 |
Southern France |
Lesbian drama wins top Cannes prize |
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| May.16 |
European Union |
EU poll highlights homophobic abuse |
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| Apr.29 |
Washington |
NBA: Jason Collins comes out as gay |
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| Apr.23 |
 Paris |
France approves gay marriage law France has become the 14th country to approve a law allowing gay marriage. The bil was passed by 321 votes to 225 in the French parliament
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| Mar.27 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
US court hears second gay marriage case |
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| Mar.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Supreme Court to hear Defense of Marriage Act case |
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U.S. Supreme Court |
US court weighs gay marriage ban The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether the state of California can ban same-sex marriage
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| Jan.13 |
Paris |
Paris rally against gay marriage |
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| May.9 |
Washington |
Obama supports same-sex marriage US President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to we...
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| Jan.27 |
Uganda |
Gay rights activist bludgeoned to death |
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| Dec.22 |
Washington |
Obama signs law ending military gay ban US President Barack Obama has signed a landmark law allowing gay people serving in the military to be open about their sexuality
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| Dec.18 |
U.S. Senate |
US soldier gay ban set for repeal |
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
US judge rejects gay military ban US District Judge Virginia Phillips last month ruled the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy unconstitutional
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| Oct.10 |
Belgrade |
Anti-gay riot erupts in Belgrade
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| Sep.21 |
U.S. Senate |
Bid to repeal US gay ban falters |
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| Aug.4 |
California |
US judge rejects gay marriage ban
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| Jul.15 |
 Argentina |
Argentina legalises gay marriage Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to legalise gay marriage after the Senate voted in favour
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| Jan.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Gay marriage ban challenged in fed. Court |
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| Dec.28 |
Argentina |
First same-sex marriage in Latin America
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
Obama to end military gay policy |
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| Oct.8 |
Paris |
Culture minister admits sex with 'boys' French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said he will not resign over his admission in a book that he paid to have sex with 'boys' in Thailand
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| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
Gay men 'attacked, executed in Iraq'
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| Aug.1 |
 Tel Aviv |
Gunman attacks gay centre A lone black-clad gunman killed 2 people and wounded at least 10 at a gay support centre before escaping
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| Jul.19 |
Central Africa |
Alarming Africa male gay HIV rate |
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| Jul.1 |
 New Delhi |
Gay sex 'not criminal' in India A court in the Indian capital has ruled that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act
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| Feb.1 |
 Iceland |
First gay PM for Iceland cabinet Iceland has announced a new government that will be headed by Johanna Sigurdardottir, the modern world's first openly gay leader
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| Dec.23 |
Vatican |
Gay groups angry at Pope remarks |
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| Jul.24 |
Iraq |
Gays terrorized by threats, rape, murder |
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| Oct.13 |
Vatican |
Vatican bars prelate in gay row The Vatican has confirmed newspaper reports that a high-ranking priest has been suspended
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| May.12 |
Rome |
'Pro-family' groups rally |
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| Dec.17 |
USA |
Episcopal Church splits over sexuality |
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| Nov.14 |
South Africa |
S Africa approves same-sex unions
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| Nov.29 |
Vatican |
Vatican issues gay policy document
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| Jun.28 |
Canada |
Same-sex marriage approved
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| Oct.18 |
London |
Church wants gay bishop apology
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| Jul.14 |
U.S. Senate |
Ban on same-sex marriage failed in Senate |
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| May.16 |
Massachusetts |
Massachusetts recognizes gay marriages
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| Feb.24 |
Washington |
Bush calls for gay marriage ban |
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| Feb.13 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Gays rush to wed in San Francisco
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| Nov.18 |
Massachusetts |
Court rules against gay marriage ban
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| Nov.3 |
Nigeria |
African Church anger over gay bishop |
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| Nov.2 |
New Hampshire |
Gay bishop consecrated Episcopal Church consecrates openly gay bishop Rev. Gene Robinson Sunday as bishop of the New Hampshire Diocese
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| Oct.4 |
Vatican |
Pope warns Archbishop on gay priests
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| Aug.8 |
England |
World summit called over gay bishop |
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| Aug.5 |
New Hampshire |
Anglicans elect gay bishop
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| Jul.31 |
Vatican |
Drive to curb gay marriage |
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| Jun.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Supreme Court overturns gay sex ban
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| Jan.4 |
Netherlands |
Lesbian 'has clone baby 2' |
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| Aug.1 |
Berlin |
Germany's first gay couple wed |
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| Jul.18 |
Bavaria |
Germany approves gay rights |
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| Apr.19 |
New England |
Vermont approves same-sex unions
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