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Facebook removes page outing gay Ugandans

Social network takes down homophobic page after petition and campaign by gay rights groups

Turkey's new draft army bill still punishes gays and trans

Turkish government’s revised draft regulation for the army continues to criminalize gay and transgender people as ‘unnatural intercourse’ and will be used as reason for discrimination and punishment  

Philippines' gay rights group respond to Reproductive Health Bill

ProGay Philippines welcome final passage of Reproductive Health Bill, but are still concerned that LGBT people are being ignored

Gay and lesbian members of military discharged under DADT to get full separation pay

Class action lawsuit against US Defense Department gets settled

President Obama nominates Chuck Hagel for US Defense Secretary

Hagel remains under fire for anti-gay comments made in the past

Berlusconi says he supports gay marriage, Italian LGBT groups are sceptical

The former prime minister says he's in favor of same-sex marriage and he will introduce it if he wins the next general election, but gay groups doubt his words will be followed by action

US Supreme Court schedules oral arguments on gay marriage cases

Justices will hear Prop. 8 and DOMA challenges March 26 and 27

Cameroon 'gay' 'Baileys liqueur drinkers' win appeal

An appeal court in Cameroon has acquitted two men jailed for appearing 'gay' due to drinking Bailey's Irish liqueur

Glasgow Archbishop says gay marriage is 'morally defective'

Glasgow's Catholic Emeritus Archibishop slams Scottish government for planning to legalize gay marriage which he says is 'morally defective'

Doctor probed over trans patient complaints

Investigation into doctor who treats gender reassignment patients accused of being a 'witch hunt' by NHS

Christians come out for gay marriage in UK

A new group gives voice to 'marginalised' Christians who support equal marriage and gay rights

Kenya minister calls for school ban on 'gay' book

Education minister Mutula Kilonzo threatens to remove New Zealand novel The Whale Runner from curriculum after parents claim it will 'corrupt' children's minds

TV presenter denies calling for a gay All Black to come out

New Zealand TV presenter denies Sunday newspaper report that he is calling for national rugby players to come out

Israel’s politicians give a unique pledge to legislate pro gay laws

Representative of Israeli political parties promise more action on LGBT rights during a panel debating the upcoming elections and gay rights

Senators hint at tough confirmation for Chuck Hagel

Senator promises close examination of Chuck Hagel's past statements on Iran and Isreal in upcoming confirmation hearing

Vatican newspaper links gay marriage to communism

Semi-official Catholic newspaper adamant it is not homophobic, saying 'people do not want to see' society destroyed

Cameron: I will not back down on gay marriage

The UK Prime Minister said his cabinet is determined to see marriage equality pass, and said he'd like to stay PM until 2020

Jamaica hints a law banning gay discrimination may be passed

Jamaican Minister of Justice hints a law banning anti-gay discrimination may be introduced due to pressures to accept  ‘Western’ human rights

The Advocate names Tammy Baldwin as Person of the Year

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin is called the person of the year by The Advocate

New study shows Chinese tolerance for homosexuality over thousands of years

A new study by a Chinese sociologist has documented tolerance of homosexuality and same-sex relationships going back thousands of years in China

Boehner swears in gay congressmen with partners present despite opposition to gay marriage

The Republican leading Congressional opposition to the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act has sworn in two gay congressmen with their partners and families present

Anti-gay priest calls 911 after getting stuck in handcuffs

Illinois priest whose church has criticised same-sex marriage plans in the state was caught gagged and handcuffed in his rectory

Fury and praise over Church of England allowing gay bishops

Liberals and Conservatives have weighed in on the announcement gay men will be allowed to become bishops, as long as they remain celibate

Gay rights group prepares for Chuck Hagel's nomination as Defense secretary

LGBT military organization OutServe-SLDN gets ready for Chuck Hagel's leadership of the Defense Department

Pentagon still banning personnel from accessing LGBT websites

US personnel are still banned from accessing LGBT content from US Department of Defense computers well over a year after the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Gay murder-suicide at Bangkok hotel

A lovers’ quarrel between two security guards on the rooftop of a Bangkok hotel ended with both men dying

Turkey progress report slammed - no progress for gay rights

Turkish activists claim: Turkey's own progress report to the European Union ignores repeated critique of the country's failure to protect LGBT people 

Barney Frank wants to become first gay male US Senator

Former congressman from Massachusetts has confirmed his desire to fill John Kerry's seat on temporary basis

British government accused of misleading in gay lawyer’s extreme porn case

Simon Walsh, a gay former aide to London Mayor Boris Johnson, was cleared of all charges in ‘extreme porn’ case but fall-out continues

Church of England to allow gay clergy to become bishops

A decade after gay cleric Jeffrey John was forced to step down as a bishop by traditionalist Christians, the CoE have said they have evolved on allowing gay bishops