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Donna Summer dead at 63

Legendary singer who came to fame as the 'Queen of disco' had cancer

A message of hope and change for IDAHO from the Emirates

LGBT people in the Emirates marked the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia with a message of hope and appeal for dialogue and change

Protestors march on Turkish embassy for IDAHO

Montenegro sees rally for LGBT rights as French Caribbean island holds first LGBT march

Lesbian Paralympic athlete backs London Gay Games bid

Sitting volleyball champion Claire Harvey, due to compete in the London 2012 Paralympic Games, supports UK capital's bid to host Gay Games

World marks IDAHO with courage and pride

Activists defy anti-gay laws in Iran and Russia to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Almost half of Italians want same-sex marriage

Istituto Nazionale di Statistica released its first national survey on homosexuality in the Mediterranean country

Ex-EastEnders star Michael Cashman MEP makes gay marriage video

Cashman is first MEP to make Out4Marriage campaign video – Green Party leader Caroline Lucas MP also takes part

Eurovision websites hacked in gay hate attack

Azerbaijani group say 'no place in Azerbaijan for immoral gays'

IKEA Italia launches same-sex couples' welfare

Employees' benefits are extended to same-sex partners for the first time in Italy

Neo Nazis launch two arson attacks on Armenia gay bar

Gay bar DIY Rock Pub in Yerevan, Armenia gets petrol bombed and vandalized twice since start of May

Gay ‘cures’ are dangerous says American branch of World Health Organization

Pan American Health Organization says ‘reparative therapies’ are a ‘serious threat’ to lesbian, gay and bisexual people exposed to them

Promoter optimistic Lady Gaga Indonesia gig will go ahead

Police have refused permit for concert following threats from Islamic groups

Fiji’s first Pride march cancelled

Fiji’s first LGBT rights march cancelled because officials ‘did not realise they had given a permit for gays to march’

Over three-quarters of Chinese gay students bullied at school

New survey says 77% respondents were victims of school bullying based on sexual orientation or gender identity in China

Filipino boxer denies quoting Leviticus

Manny Pacquiao says that he supports gay rights, but opposes gay marriage

Kansas middle school teacher posts on Facebook that gays are going to hell

Jack Conkling writes that homosexuality 'ranks in God's eyes the same as murder, lying, stealing, or cheating'

Wanda Sykes calls Mitt Romney 'the Forrest Gump of candidates'

Lesbian comic also describes herself as "over the moon' over President Obama's support of gay marriage

Britain’s Commons Speaker Bercow calls for gay rights push

John Bercow highlights Britain’s opportunity to listen to and support LGBT rights activists worldwide at Kaleidoscope Trust event

Couple arrested for having sex on cruise ship docked in Dominica tell their story

'Many have taken this as an opportunity to attack our character and integrity'

Matthew McConaughey on gay fans, gay rumors and playing a male stripper

Hopes gays will flock to new film Magic Mike: 'I think they’ll come out more excited then they came in'

Danish priest refused to bury lesbian woman

Shocked daughter tells TV show how vicar refused to bury her 74-year-old mother because she was a lesbian

Can alternative gays save the world like Flash Gordon?

Three artists have just 14 minutes to save the world - how on earth will they do it?

First Italian to get PACS wants to marry again

Journalist Alessio De Giorgi says: 'I think Italian politicians will accept gay marriage only after the discovery of life on Mars'

Israeli government rejects gay marriage bill

Israeli government branded 'hypocrites' for rejecting equal marriage bill

Olympics have ‘failed’ on gay visibility, say critics

Concerns that LGBT contribution will be ‘invisible’ at 2012 Olympics and Paralympics in London

Will gay people be ‘invisible’ in London’s 2012 Olympics?

GSN investigates what London’s Olympic organizers have done to involve LGBT people, give them a presence at the games and leave a legacy for gay sport

Prayer vigils and parties around the world for IDAHO

From United States to the Fiji Islands and Italy, LGBT associations unite against gay hate and discrimination

'Offensive' Paddy Power trans advert loses race

Complaints about 'spot the trans' advert upheld in UK

Second masseur suing Travolta would settle for a discount

Male masseur suing actor for $2million said he would settle with a 90% discount

Danish minister likens gay marriage to 'killer snails'

Former Danish minister uses the example of Iberian 'killer snails' to argue against gay marriage