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Just weeks after organizers had been told they would be permitted to hold the first ever gay pride parade in the Russian capital, Moscow authorities on Tuesday rejected their application, citing a risk of public disorder. [ Read more → ]

The future of Uganda's infamous Anti-Homosexuality Bill -- dubbed the "Kill the Gays" bill -- remains in limbo after parliament adjourned Friday without debating or voting on the controversial bill. [ Read more → ]

Amid global criticism of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill -- dubbed the "Kill the Gays' bill -- proponents have removed a controversial death penalty clause, however the proposed legislation likely still includes the criminalization of all homosexual acts. [ Read more → ]

Uganda's infamous anti-homosexuality bill, which earlier this week was thought likely to be voted upon on Wednesday, now appears to have been dropped from the agenda of the current session of the Ugandan Parliament. [ Read more → ]

A Ugandan parliament committee on Monday held a second day of hearings on an anti-homosexuality bill that attracted worldwide condemnation for its harsh penalties, which include a death penalty provision. [ Read more → ]

Disagreement over marriage versus civil unions could drive Rhode Island's LGBT activists against each other. An unknown source is funneling millions of dollars to anti-gay groups in fifteen states. And, we'll talk about Target's role in Minnesota's double-ban on marriage, and share some good news from Brazil, Scotland, and Taiwan. [ Read more → ]

Brazil's Federal Supreme Court on Thursday voted to recognize same-sex unions in a landmark case for gay rights in a country with the world's largest population of Roman Catholics. [ Read more → ]

Moscow authorities gave permission on Tuesday to allow the first ever gay pride parade to be held in the Russian capital. [ Read more → ]

Taiga Ishikawa has been elected Japan’s first openly gay politician after winning a seat in the Tokyo ward assembly in local elections on Sunday. Prior to his victory, no openly gay politician had ever won office in Japan. [ Read more → ]

The parliamentarian behind Uganda’s infamous anti-homosexuality bill that attracted worldwide condemnation, has said the most controversial part of the legislation — the death penalty provision — is likely to be dropped from the bill. [ Read more → ]

Marriage equality advocates are planning a demonstration at Buckingham Palace on Monday to raise awareness that that same-sex couples in Britain are still banned from getting married, and to deliver a giant wedding card to Prince William and Kate Middleton ahead of their wedding on Friday. [ Read more → ]

A Toronto comedian and a Vancouver restaurant to pay $22,000 in compensation for the comedian's anti-gay, profanity-laced verbal attack on two lesbian audience members. The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal said the comments were discriminatory. [ Read more → ]

Malaysian school authorities have sent 66 Muslim teenage boys to a correctional camp to learn "masculine behaviors" after their teachers identified them as effeminate. [ Read more → ]

Hungarian lawmakers approved a new constitution Monday that was blasted by rights groups and the political opposition for measures considered extremely conservative. [ Read more → ]

Gays in the tiny Balkan country of Montenegro have begun preparations for their first gay pride parade planned for May 31, but with some trepidation. [ Read more → ]

Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the locked doors of a London pub Friday evening to to attended a 'kiss-in' protest after a gay couple claimed they were thrown out for kissing. [ Read more → ]

Pop-star Ricky Martin has been publicly criticized by religious leaders in his native Puerto Rico for setting a bad example for his children by openly discussing his homosexuality. [ Read more → ]

British health officials said Sunday that gay men will soon be allowed to donate blood for the first time, provided they are not sexually active. [ Read more → ]

Archeologists have unearthed the skeleton of a late Stone Age man they believe -- based on how he was buried -- is the first known gay caveman. [ Read more → ]

A Dublin, Ireland, gay couple became the public face of civil unions in the Irish State on Wednesday when they were among the first gay couples legally joined under legislation that passed last year allowing same-sex civil partnerships. [ Read more → ]