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19 June 2008Gay discrimination law passes Lithuanian parliament + Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation has been included in a new Law on Equal Treatment passed by the Lithuanian parliament. -
19 June 2008Californian voters split over gay marriage 1 With the arrival of legal gay and lesbian marriages in California, same-sex marriage opponents are working feverishly to render those same marriages illegal. -
19 June 2008Home Office minister will join Stonewall at hate crimes report launch 1 New research conducted by gay equality organisation Stonewall will have high-level government support at its launch next week. -
19 June 2008Sweden warns Moldova over LGBT rights + Swedish Foreign Minster Carl Bildt has condemned the violence against homosexuals during the Moldova Pride Festival and demanded that Moldavian government upholds the rights of its LGBT people. -
19 June 2008Cardiff will celebrate Pride in September + The Welsh capital will have a Pride event this year following the cancellation of Cardiff Mardi Gras. -
19 June 2008More than 100 people complain to police about “gay cure” MP 5 A meeting in Belfast organised by gay advocacy group the Coalition on Sexual Orientation (CoSo) earlier this week was told than more than 100 complaints have been lodged with police about Iris Robinson. -
19 June 2008Australian Senate delays gay equality legislation + The Australian Democrats have accused opposition parties of homophobia after they used their Senate majority to delay legislation on same-sex discrimination. -
19 June 2008Turkish trans singer faces jail over Army comments 1 A well-known trans performer in Turkey is facing jail after a TV outburst where she implied that military action against separatists is not worth soldier's lives. -
19 June 2008Rainbow Project to push anti-homophobia work during Stormont reception + Northern Ireland's only health project for gay and bisexual men has said it is determined to make the most of an event in Parliament Buildings later this month. -
19 June 2008Gay prince to speak at EuroPride + Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, from the Royal Family of Gujarat in north west India, will be one of the three opening speakers at EuroPride 2008 in Stockholm. -
19 June 2008Davis accused of supporting rights for suspected terrorists but not gays 7 An openly gay government minister has mocked the civil liberties campaign of former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis. -
19 June 2008Albania failing to protect gays from violence and discrimination + The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights has highlighted the problems faced by gay, lesbian, trans and bisexual people in Albania. -
18 June 2008Gay and lesbian couples marry across California + On Monday, California became the second state in the U.S. -
18 June 2008Thai school introduces special bathrooms for trans students 3 A secondary school in north eastern Thailand has designed a new bathroom for its growing community of transvestites. -
18 June 2008London’s gay rugby club in world tournament final 1 London’s only gay rugby club, the world famous Kings Cross Steelers has won places in the finals of The Bingham Cup in Dublin, Ireland. -
18 June 2008Court gives US woman joint custody over former partner’s child 1 In a landmark case in America, a woman has been given joint custody over the biological child of her former lesbian partner. -
18 June 2008Groundbreaking survey accuses NHS of failing lesbian and bisexual women 2 The NHS has failed to provide adequate care and information for the lesbian and bisexual female community, a recent survey shows. -
18 June 2008New series exposes the level of drug use in London clubs + A New TV series called 'Wasted', which is due to air on Current TV next week, will expose the ways in which drugs and alcohol are used and abused by young people today. -
18 June 2008Straight Spouse Network to ‘come out’ during US Pride Month + Straight spouses of the LGBT community have taken Gay Pride Month to come out of their own closet. -
18 June 2008Police charge man with the murder of gay Manchester clubber + Police in Manchester have confirmed that a 40-year-old man has been charged with the murder of David Brown in September 2007.
