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Ukrainian lawmakers approve gay rights bill

Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a bill that bans discrimination of gays, key legislation intended to help pave the way for visa-free travel between Ukraine and the European Union.

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Turkish police use water cannons to disperse participants at LGBT pride rally

Turkish police used water cannons and tear gas against LGBT pride marchers trying to rally in Istanbul's central square on Sunday, forcing the thousands of demonstrators to gather several blocks away.

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Kyrgyzstan passes draft anti-LGBT ‘propaganda’ bill that’s worse that Russia

The legislation passed through an initial reading in October, but had been stalled until Wednesday's vote. Another parliamentary vote is required before the legislation is submitted to Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev, whose signature is necessary for…

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PHOTOS: Thousands attend high-profile LGBT pride event staged in Latvia’s capital

Participants in colorful outfits waved rainbow flags and standards from Spain, Britain, Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia, among others, as they marched and danced to loud music in central Riga.

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More than a dozen injured after assailants attack gay pride rally in Kiev

At least 25 people were detained and more than a dozen were injured after assailants attacked a gay pride rally in Kiev on Saturday, throwing flares, smoke bombs and tear gas at marchers and police.

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Vienna’s gay-themed traffic lights to remain, says local official

The lights show couples — a man and a woman, two women or two men. Set up recently at 47 crossings, they were to be taken down in June, after the conclusion of several gay-friendly events.

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Gay Prime Minister of staunchly Catholic Luxembourg marries partner

The prime minister of Luxembourg has married his partner a year after the tiny, staunchly Roman Catholic nation's parliament approved a law allowing same-sex marriage.

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Vienna traffic signals go red and green, gay and straight

Some Vienna pedestrian traffic lights are suddenly not only red or green. They're also gay or straight. And Austria's right-wing Freedom Party is livid.

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Gay Luxembourg Prime Minister to marry partner: Sources

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel is to wed his partner Gauthier Destenay next week, just a few months after the tiny country legalized same-sex marriage.

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European court: Bans on gay, male blood donors is sometimes OK

Wednesday's ruling was closely watched by activists and by governments that have lifetime bans on gay male blood donors, including the United States.

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