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Gay couple denied marriage license after anti-gay activist alleges they’re insane
A gay couple in Mexico was denied the right to marry after an anti-gay activist who gives mandatory pre-marital talks to couples preparing for civil wedding ceremonies, said the couple suffers from insanity.
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Ireland Catholic priest comes out as gay during sermon, gets standing ovation
Father Martin Dolan, a priest at the Church of St Nicholas of Myra for 15 years, took the unusual step of coming out in support of same-sex marriage, adding, “I’m gay myself.”
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Same-sex marriage now legal in Vietnam, but without government recognition
Although same-sex marriages can now take place under a revised law which went into effect New Year’s Day, the government still does not recognize them or provide legal protections in cases of disputes.
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Russia lists transgender people among those unfit to drive
New Russian road safety regulations bar transgender and transsexual people and others the government classifies as suffering for sexual and mental “disorders” from driving.
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Court in Italy grants legal status to child born to same-sex couple
A court in Italy has, for the first time, recognized the legal status of a child born to a same-sex couple.
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Judge to announce verdict next week in Egypt ‘gay bathhouse’ raid trial
The judge in the trial of 26 men arrested in Egypt in a televised raid by police looking for gays at a Cairo public bathhouse says he’ll announce a verdict next week after only three hearings.
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Same-sex couple kicked out of Uber taxi in London for kissing
An Uber spokesperson said the company does not tolerate any form of discrimination and that the driver “has been suspended from the Uber platform.”
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Central India city elects country’s first transgender mayor
Just nine months after a court in India ruled that transgender individuals could be recognized as a legal third gender, a city in central India has elected the country’s first transgender mayor.
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Defense lawyers criticize Egypt’s arrest of 26 alleged gay men in bathhouse raid
Defense lawyers for 26 men arrested in a televised raid by police looking for gays at an Egyptian bathhouse criticized the prosecution’s case when the trial resumed Sunday.
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Luxembourg becomes latest European country to legalize same-sex marriage
Jean Paul Olinger and Henri Lorenzo Huber were the first same-sex couple to marry in Luxembourg, and despite the public holiday Thursday, the Differdange town hall opened for the ceremony, officiated by mayor Roberto Traversini.