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European Parliament renews call for anti-discrimination laws for LGBT people
STRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament has formally called on countries in the European Union to find an agreement on the draft legislation — proposed more than three years ago — to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation across the EU.
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Denmark expected to legalize same-sex marriage in 2012, says minister
COPENHAGEN, Denamrk — The Danish government is set to introduce a bill in early 2012 that will allow gays and lesbians to marry, positioning Denmark to become the eighth country in Europe to recognize same-sex civil marriages.
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First transgender person may serve in Poland’s Parliament
Anna Grodzka is looking at the possibility of being the first transgender person to win a seat in the Polish Sejm (Parliament), after a new anti-clerical party stormed the national parliamentary elections winning an unprecedented third place finish.
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Russian police detain dozens during Pride event in Moscow
MOSCOW — Police detained dozens of anti-gay protesters and gay rights activists during a gay pride rally in central Moscow on Saturday.
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Serbian government orders cancellation of Sunday’s Belgrade Pride events
BELGRADE, Serbia — Fearing a repeat of last year’s violence in the Serbian Capital, authorities have banned Sunday’s planned LGBT pride parade and all related public activities.
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European Parliament calls for end of classifying gender dysphoria as mental disorder
The European Parliament has petitioned the World Health Organization to cease classifying transgender people as mentally ill, and to eliminate the current classification pf “gender dysphoria” as a “mental and behavioral disorder” in the WHO’s International Classification of Diseases.
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Gay Irish senator gets nomination to run for Irish presidency
The independent Senator who represents Trinity District in Ireland’s parliament, the Seanad Éireann, garnered the support of the Irish capital city’s town council Tuesday evening to secure his nomination as a presidential candidate, entering a race already occupied by six other candidates.
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Berlin’s openly gay mayor re-elected for a third term
The mayor of the German capital city has been reelected for a third term. Klaus Wowereit, who became the first openly gay leader elected to a German political state office winning his first term as Berlin’s mayor in 2001, is known for his populist style of leadership favored by the city’s citizens.
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Secretly Gay-Affirming Pastors: You Are Not Alone
Yesterday I received this email (which I use here by permission): Dear John, Hi. My name is [deleted]. I am nearly 48-years-old, and am married with two grown children. I am also a Methodist minister in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I have come to believe that I live in a black hole which is unknown to […]
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Prague to host its first gay pride, Czech president defends anti-gay sentiments
The Czech Republic’s capital city is hosting its first ever Gay Pride event starting Wednesday — the five-day Prague Pride Festival of Tolerance — to be held from August 10-14, and which will culminate with a carnival parade in the center of the city on Saturday, August 13.