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‘Homophobia, no! Socialism, yes!’ chant hundreds of Cubans in pro-gay march

The Cuban government sponsored an anti-homophobia march led by gay rights advocate and daughter of Cuban president Mariela Castro

50,000 Chileans march in the streets for gay rights

A quarter of a million people took to the streets of Chile’s capital Santiago over the weekend to campaign for same-sex civil unions and gender identity laws

Police ‘are accomplices’ in rape and killing of Russian gay activist

LGBT activists are accusing Russian authorities of being complicit in the violent murder of a 23 year-old gay activist

Italian educator working in North Africa deported for being gay

Eritrea has labeled professor Paolo Mannina ‘a dangerous individual who is potentially destabilizing to the moral order and public of the country’

Georgia politician arrested for leaking gay sex tape

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Gela Khvedelidze is in custody for illegally posting a sex tape of a threesome allegedly involving a journalist

World’s best tennis pros: gay player would be ‘no problem’

Roger Federer and Andy Murray, rated two of the world’s best tennis players, say there would be no issue with a tennis pro coming out of the closet

80% of homophobic discrimination not reported, Northern Ireland Equality Commissioner says

Anti-discrimination organization tries to reach out to LGBT Northern Irish through social media

Landmark decision: Hong Kong court rules that transsexual woman can marry

After a five year battle, 'W' has won right to marry her boyfriend, lawyer calls judgment a 'resounding victory'

New Zealand Families Commissioner announces she is joining anti-gay political party

MP says Christine Rankin's announcement that she is joining the Conservative Party is a conflict of interest

Let my girl use the girls' toilets, says Aussie mum of trans child

Mother of trans child in Queensland, Australia, is fighting for her to be treated like any other girl

Anti-gay landlord refuses home to lesbian couple

An Isle of Man lesbian couple refused home by landlord and told that that it is within his legal right to discriminate against gays

GLAAD wishes all the great moms out there a wonderful Mother's Day

On this Mother's Day, GLAAD celebrates those special moms who have made an impact on the struggle for equality

Manhunt continues, medical bill fundraiser launches for assaulted NY gay couple

An online campaign has been started to help pay the medical bills of a gay couple violently beaten for holding hands on a New York street

‘I’ll shoot you’ for teaching marriage equality, tweets professional wrestler

Pro wrestler Jay Briscoe posted a violent message in response to Delaware legalizing same-sex marriage

Happy Mother’s Day! The New Yorker honors lesbian moms in this week’s cover

This week’s illustrated cover of the American magazine shows two lesbian moms celebrated by their children with flowers and a card

'Friends' murder and mutilate young Russian who came out as gay

The badly mutilated body of a young gay man has been found in the Russian city of Volgograd following Victory Day celebrations

US Congress recognizes first gay spouse of a member with official ID

Husband of Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan, Philip Frank, has become the first ever same-sex spouse to receive a spousal ID for the US House of Representatives

Philadelphia mayor signs comprehensive gay rights bill

Mayor Michael Nutter's signature puts the US city Philadelphia in vanguard for gay equality

Minnesota state House Speaker Paul Thissen was uncertain about marriage bill passing

House Speaker Paul Thissen talks about how Minnesota turned toward same sex marriage

Killing, burning and shooting threats directed at campaigner fighting Belize sodomy laws

Caleb Orozco is fighting to overturn Belize’s anti-sodomy law that punishes gay sex with 10 years in prison

Told to 'stop acting so gay,' McDonald's employee stages store-front protest

Sean Bailey believes his manager at a busy New Zealand McDonald's, who discriminated against him for being gay, should receive further disciplinary action

Discover America’s most homophobic states through Twitter

Students at Humboldt State University have mapped out hate speech on Twitter, showing which regions use homophobic hate terms the most

Manhunt underway in second NY anti-gay assault in one week

Police are on the lookout for three more suspects after two were arrested in the second NY gay bashing in five days

New Zealand B and B refuses to let lesbian couple share a bed

A New Zealand bed and breakfast travel lodge is facing a backlash after it turned away a lesbian couple because they wanted to share a bed

Australian Christian candidate says he will push for marriage equality if elected

A Christian Australian Labor Party candidate says allowing same-sex couples to marry would be one of his priorities if elected later this year

American Family Association spokesman refuses to say whether he has same-sex attractions

Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association has refused to comment on whether he has ever experienced same-sex attraction in a live radio interview