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Russian children’s rights commissioner: Only Italy can adopt Russian children
MOSCOW — Russia’s Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights says that currently only Italy matches the two main criteria for adoption of Russian children – a bilateral agreement with the Russian Federation and a ban on same-sex marriage.
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Same-sex couples in Australia capital allowed to wed ahead of court ruling
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s first same-sex weddings can take place this weekend after the nation’s highest court decided to rule next week on the law allowing gay marriage in the national capital.
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Former ‘X Factor’ contestant terrorized by Russian anti-gay extremists
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — A former contestant of the Ukrainian franchise of the British talent competition, “The X Factor,” was attacked and physically abused by Russian anti-gay extremists last week, according to prosecutors and the victim’s attorney.
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Croatians vote to ban same-sex marriage in country-wide referendum
ZAGREB, Croatia — A majority of Croatians have voted in a referendum to ban gay marriages in what is a major victory for conservatives in the newest European Union nation.
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World Health Organization apologizes for claiming HIV cases were deliberate
LONDON — The World Health Organization has apologized for a claiming in a September report that half of the new HIV cases in Greece were acquired deliberately by people trying to claim government benefits.
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Cameroon man sentenced to nine years in prison for same-sex relationship
LIMBE, Cameroon — A Cameroon man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for breaking that nation’s laws against homosexuality.
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Popular gay dance club in Moscow targeted with second attack this month
MOSCOW — A Moscow dance club popular with the LGBT community suffered its second attack in as many weeks when unknown assailants late Saturday night released an as yet identified noxious gas inside the main portion of the club.
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Gay rights activists in India rally, demand end to discrimination
NEW DELHI — Gay rights activists sang songs and carried rainbow-colored flags while marching to the beat of traditional Indian drums Sunday, as they paraded through India’s capital to demand an end to the stigmatization of gays in the deeply conservative country.
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Australian Governor-General backs same-sex marriage
SYDNEY, New South Wales — In a landmark speech, the Governor-General of Australia on Friday publicly endorsed same-sex marriage
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Bomb threat disrupts opening of St. Petersburg LGBT Film Festival
ST. PETERBURG, Russia — Queer Russia is reporting that a bomb threat has delayed the opening of the St. Petersburg LGBT Film Festival.