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Pride organization bombs with gay joke on promo poster
The poster was one of several that Pride of London had to apologize for, removing them from their website. But the internet never forgets.
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It’s official: Leo Varadkar is now Ireland’s first gay prime minister
He’s also the youngest, and the first of both Irish and Indian descent.
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Scottish Episcopalians make history with vote in favor of same-sex marriage
The Scottish Episcopal Church is the first mainstream branch of Christianity in the U.K. to welcome same-sex weddings.
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Hundreds protest outside Russian embassy for gay men in Chechnya
Meanwhile, the female journalist who broke the story has gone into hiding because of death threats.
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UK grants license for scientists to create babies using DNA from 3 people
The technique is intended to prevent women from passing on fatal genetic diseases to their children.
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Man who attacked couple with shopping cart for hugging guilty of hate crime
A judge sentenced Samuel Edward Parke to pay $600 to a lesbian couple for attacking them with his shopping cart.
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Will Northern Ireland’s political upheaval be good news for marriage equality?
The leading Protestant party won’t have enough votes to block legislation, a power long employed to block gay rights legislation backed by all other parties.
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Afghan refugees told to go back to Kabul and pretend to be straight
The UK issued new guidelines for LGBT Afghan refugees arguing that someone could live in the closet in Kabul safely.
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Court rejects straight couple’s discrimination claim over civil union rejection
They say they and other couples face discrimination because only same-sex couples are eligible for civil partnerships.
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Clergy vote shows there is no compromise on LGBTQ rights in Anglican church
Clergy members voted against a report because it maintained opposition to same-sex marriage, while others thought it wasn’t homophobic enough.