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Bradley Manning declared as Pride’s People's Grand Marshal

San Francisco LGBT activists declared Bradley Manning as the People’s Grand Marshal, protesting against the city’s Pride leaders’ decision not to honor him

Late night New York City murder is being investigated as an anti-gay hate crime

Culprit in police custody for homicide where anti-gay slurs were allegedly used

China arrests gay activists during IDAHO events

LGBT rights advocates have been detained in at least two cities in China while engaging in IDAHO activities

Lesbian forced from partner, two kids by Texas judge's 'morality clause'

A lesbian woman has 30 days to evacuate her home after a judge ruled only relatives by ‘blood or marriage’ can be around her partner’s kids past 9 pm

London: ‘violated’ gay black police officer wins harassment hearing

An employment tribunal ruled this week that detective Kevin Maxwell suffered from homophobic and racist bullying in the police force

France’s first gay marriage: by the end of this month

Montpellier’s mayor proudly announced that the first gay marriage in France would take place in her city in just ten days time

Jamaican Education Minister says pro-gay material in schools would turn kids gay

Jamaica’s Education Minister has claimed that pro-gay materials in schools could ‘groom’ children towards becoming gay and would be offensive to ‘majority sentiments’

Australian Opposition leader under pressure after French marriage vote

Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott’s electorate office has been picketed by over 100 people calling for him to allow a free vote on marriage equality after France legalized same-sex marriage

Florist who refused to service gay wedding is now suing state of Washington for suing her

Barronelle Stutzman claims that it is she who is being discriminated against

GLAAD President Herndon Graddick resigns after just over a year in office

Had been conspicuously absent from recent events, does not give reason for departure

Church of England agrees gay marriage lock will protect it

Civil partnerships for straight couples are for people who are 'pursuing “equality” as an abstract concept’, Church of England claims

Smoke pellets and stones thrown at gay activists in St Petersburg

Russian city’s LGBT population holds demonstration for IDAHO despite propaganda law. Thugs attack

Same-sex couples win adoption rights for partners' children in Portugal

Portuguese parliament votes for partial adoption law for same-sex couples but stops short of full equality

France gives final yes to gay marriage

French Constitutional Council has validated same-sex marriage equality

UN chief tells world: Scrap your anti-gay laws

Ban Ki-moon speech delivered at The Hague as part of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO)

Thousands of anti-gay thugs attack Georgia IDAHO rally, 16 injured

Thousands of anti-gay activists and priests have injured IDAHO supporters and the police in a violent, homophobic counter-protest

Gaydar founder sells up and quits after 14 years

Gay dating site’s co-founder Henry Badenhorst exits business. New management team pledge to ‘reinvigorate the global dating scene’

Police shut down IDAHO gay march in Kenya

Police stop LGBT community from holding procession aimed at stopping homosexuality being a criminal offence

Gay Star News flashmob brings you sunshine for IDAHO

GSN teams up with London Gay Men’s Chorus and London Gay Big Band to spread the word about fighting homophobia and transphobia

One in two LGBTs in European Union face prejudice or hate

Lesbians, young people and poorer people face highest levels of discrimination and harassment in survey of 27 EU members states plus Croatia

Gay marriage: Straight civil partnerships under review for 2019

UK Culture Secretary and Equalities Minister Maria Miller says there will be a review into whether straight people will want a civil partnership

78 trans murders in 2013, mutilation common

New figures claim 78 trans people have already been killed in 13 countries this year and 1,233 in 59 countries since January 2008

LA pride honors allies and servants of the West Coast gay community

USA's first openly gay congressman and an 11-year-old transgender girl are among the award winners honored in this year's pride parade

All around Asia, LGBT people are calling for equal rights

Events in Burma, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapore Vietnam and India for IDAHO

Anti-LGBT villains of 2013 named by Human Rights Watch

Gambia president, Ukraine MP and American legal center named in Human Rights Watch's IDAHO 2013 Hall of Shame

Lawyers petition Chinese government for gay marriage

Lawyers take on campaign for same-sex marriage in world's most populous country

Third consecutive Gallup Poll shows more than 50% of Americans in favor of gay marriage

Current 53% level of support is essentially double the 27% in 1996

Historic lesbian kiss occurs at Eurovision Song Contest

Finland's Krista Siegfrids kisses one of her female dancers after semifinal performance

US Embassy in Israel bans gay Palestinian speakers

Not a single Palestinian was invited to speak at a reception held by the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel in honor of IDAHO

Anti-gay Twitter user demands ‘Straight Pride’ for ‘normal humans’

'Straight Pride UK' is calling for a march for heterosexuals against the England and Wales same-sex marriage bill