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Russian gay rights activist safe after mysterious kidnapping
Russia’s top gay-rights activist says he was kidnapped and pressured by his captors to withdraw a complaint against Moscow authorities from the European Court of Human Rights. Nikolai Alekseyev resurfaced early on Saturday in Moscow after being arrested at the capital’s Domodedovo airport late on September 15 as he prepared to board a flight to […]
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Spain marks 5th anniversary of legalized same-sex unions
Happy 5th birthday to the equality movement in Spain. This weekend in 2005, Spain passed a law to allow same-sex marriage, making it only the third member of the European Union to do so.
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Iceland’s gay prime minister marries longtime partner
Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir has married her long-term partner, her office said on Monday, making her the world’s first national leader with a same-sex spouse.
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Russian police arrest activists for staging unsanctioned gay pride rally
Russian police on Saturday detained at least five gay rights activists in a public courtyard in St. Petersburg, allegedly for holding an unsanctioned gay pride rally reports AFP.
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Iceland’s parliament unanimously approves gay marriage
Iceland, the only country in the world to have an openly gay head of state, passed a law on Friday allowing same-sex partners to get married in a vote which met with no political resistance, reports Reuters. The Althingi parliament voted 49 to zero to change the wording of marriage legislation to include matrimony between […]
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McDonald’s airing gay-themed ad in France: ‘Come as you are’
McDonald’s is running a new ad on French TV that features a gay teen and his father, who is unaware of his son’s orientation. The ad shows a gay teen seated at a McDonald’s table, talking to his boyfriend on his cell phone. He hangs up when he sees his father coming. The father, unaware of his son’s sexual orientation, proceeds to joke about the son’s all-male class at school. “It’s […]
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Lithuanian court overturns ban on gay pride event
Lithuania’s first gay pride parade can go ahead as planned on Saturday, an appeals court has ruled. Earlier this week, a lower court outlawed the parade after the chief prosecutor argued that anti-gay groups could cause violence. As in many other former Soviet republics, gay rights is a sensitive issue in Lithuania, which has repeatedly […]
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Portugal parliament votes in favor of gay marriage, rejects gay adoption
Portugal’s parliament Friday approved plans to legalize gay marriage, less than three decades after revoking the country’s ban on homosexuality, but rejected proposals to allow same sex couples to adopt. The bill passed with limited public controversy in what has traditionally been one of Europe’s most socially conservative countries. Reports AFP: After less than three […]
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European Parliament condemns Uganda’s ‘kill the gays’ bill
The European Parliament adopted a resolution Thursday condemning Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality legislation that is said to have the support of the government.
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Portugal expected to pass gay marriage legislation
Portugal is poised to become the sixth European country to allow gay marriage, reports the Associated Press. It is expected to be voted on by lawmakers in January, and observers believe the law is almost certain to pass, as left-wing parties who are supportive of gay marriage occupy a majority of seats. If it’s approved, […]