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13 June 2013
US: Gay Jewish activist wins $3.5M lawsuit against cousin for ‘brutal’ childhood abuse 5 The Brooklyn Supreme Court has awarded $3.5 million (£2.2 million) to a gay activist who accused his cousin of carrying out "brutal" sexual abuse against him as a child - but he says it was "never about the money".
30 April 2013
Raul Castro’s daughter granted travel rights to attend LGBT conference 4 Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, has been given the go-ahead to attend an LGBT conference in the US, where she will receive an award for her contributions to gay rights, after initially being barred from travelling within the US.
30 July 2012
Tanzania: Gay rights activist found dead 14 Tanzanian gay rights activist Maurice Mjomba has been found dead at his house in Dar es Salaam.
18 April 2012
Canada: Man to be charged today over murder of gay rights activist + A man is due to be charged with second-degree murder today following the death of a popular gay rights activist.
3 January 2012
Gay rights activist and charity founder receive MBEs in New Year Honours 10 The gay rights activist whose legal challenge led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Northern Ireland and the founder of the Allsorts LGBT youth project will both receive MBEs in the New Year Honours.
31 December 2011
PinkNews.co.uk’s top 50 Twitter users influencing LGBT life in 2011 30 Earlier this month, we asked for your nominations for the LGBT voices you listen to online.
26 October 2011
Peter Tatchell: A tribute to Nikolai Alekseev 5 Russian gay activist Nikolai Alekseev has announced that he is standing down as chief organiser of Moscow Pride and of the LGBT human rights project GayRussia.Ru – two major initiatives that he pioneered.
12 October 2011
Gay rights campaigner Frank Kameny dies aged 86 25 Frank Kameny, the US gay rights campaigner, has died aged 86.
2 February 2011
Reports say man confessed to Ugandan gay activist murder 7 A man has reportedly confessed to killing Ugandan gay rights campaigner David Kato.
27 January 2011
Tributes to ‘brave’ gay rights campaigner David Kato 12 Ugandan gay rights campaigner David Kato was brave, inspiring and stubborn, his friends and supporters say.
27 January 2011
Ugandan gay rights activist beaten to death 79 A Ugandan gay rights campaigner who sued a newspaper for publishing the names and photos of gay people has been beaten to death.
11 January 2011
Johnny Weir: ‘I don’t celebrate being white so why should I celebrate being gay?’ 67 Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir says he was surprised by the press reaction to his coming out as gay.
17 December 2009
Gay activist killed in Honduras 12 A gay rights activist has been killed in Honduras in a drive-by shooting.

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