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'Her legacy carries on, every day, in the countless lives that she touched'

Russian city has been passing repressive laws directed at LGBT community

Introducing bill to lift restriction of benefits of legally married gay and lesbian soldiers anbd veterans

AP uses couples or partners to describe people in civil unions or same-sex marriages

American international and ex Leeds United football star Robbie Rogers says he’s gay, coming out after 25 years, and quitting soccer

Labour MP Chris Bryant has asked the Welsh Secretary David Jones to retract his comments saying gay people 'clearly' could not raise children

Study finds 76% of HIV positive people cancel their insurance even though they are likely to be covered

Conservative MP David Jones said gay people are unable to provide a 'warm and safe environment' for children

Missouri teen is not allowed to bring his date as the county handbook states 'boys can only invite girls'

DC is nearly twice as gay as Hawaii while North Dakota is the least gay state

Councilor Gillian Wharton-Slattery will ask Kerry County Council in Ireland to back a motion supporting marriage equality

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission has told UK MPs all registrars should be required to carry out ceremonies for same-sex couples

On Valentine's night crowds of gays and lesbians have kissed in squares, supermarkets, post offices and hospitals to protest against the 'lack of rights'

The American scout group's application form says it will not hire homosexuals 'in any capacity', but 'conviction of a crime is not an automatic bar to employment.'

Opposition party says the police are failing to protect LGBT people in Turkey

An England-wide survey shows gay youth come out in their early teens, revealing progress in terms of visibility and equality 

Transgender women in the Philippines join day of action to end violence against women and girls

Two women requested a marriage certificate at Bang Rak district office in Bangkok to bring attention to the issue of same-sex marriage in Thailand

Malibu school had previously rejected a gay-straight alliance on campus

Says denying all Texans marriage rights 'is detrimental to their families'

Measure passes by 34-21 vote on Valentine's Day

Group of US senators send letter to president to end stalemate on ENDA

Belarus's ministry of justice rejects gay rights group registration, while its members are subject to harassment from the authorities

A research of LGBT parenting in Ireland found that many gay parents face legal and social difficulties

New Time Out survey reveals what London does between the sheets, and gay sex seems to be very high on the list

A court appeals committee instructed Israel's defense ministry to compensate a 3 year-old girl who lost her lesbian mother's partner in a fire incident

After fliers were given out saying 'Sorry, no same-sex delivery', protests from students forced the school to change its mind

Supporters of marriage equality in Minnesota are holding a Valentine's Day rally at the Capitol calling for its legalization

A 23-year-old man is being charged with robbing and killing his 53-year-old lover in a Queens motel