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1 May 2012
Law to wipe gay sex convictions given royal assent 60 The Protection of Freedoms Act, which will enable men to wipe the records of thousands of convictions for consensual gay sex under now-repealed laws, has received Royal Assent today.
13 January 2012
Jersey’s religious civil partnership rules near implementation 10 The island of Jersey's new civil partnership law will be coming into effect in the next few weeks with provisions for religious ceremonies after receiving royal assent.
5 January 2012
Washington state Governor says it is “time for marriage equality” 20 The Governor of the state of Washington, has given her support to legislation which would introduce marriage equality for gay couples in the state, saying it is "the right thing to do".
20 December 2011
Comment: Should the law protect us from insults? 271 PinkNews.co.uk reader Stuart Ross discusses his experience of receiving offensive comments online amid the ongoing debate over whether to remove the use of "insulting words" from the offences in the Public Order Act.
15 December 2011
Filipino gays perform updated Christmas carols for Catholic Bishops 11 A group of rights campaigners in the Philippines has lobbied the country's Catholic Bishops Conference with an unusual round of carol-singing, including Jingle Bells rewritten with a human rights theme.
6 December 2011
60,000 petition Nigerian President not to sign anti-gay law 56 Activists have delivered a copy of a 60,000-strong global petition addressed to the Nigerian President, urging him not to sign in new laws that target gays.
2 December 2011
Russian minister’s call for national version of St Petersburg’s anti-gay law was “only about paedophilia” 11 Dmitry Kozak's press secretary says his comments only applied to the section on paedophilia, not LGBT issues.
2 December 2011
Russian deputy Prime Minister: A national “gay propaganda” law should be considered 30 The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak has said he is in favour of St Petersburg's pending "gay propaganda" law, and wants it considered at a national level.
30 November 2011
Nigerian Senate votes to punish gay marriage with 14 years in prison 150 The Nigerian Senate has voted through a bill criminalising gay marriage, with prison sentences of up to 14 years for those couples who try to enter into an unofficial union and ten years for witnesses.
24 November 2011
UK Government criticises proposed anti-gay Russian law 14 In a statement, released on Wednesday, an FCO spokesperson said: “The message of this law, that homosexuality is unacceptable, let alone in any way similar to a crime like paedophilia, is wrong".
23 November 2011
Outcry prompts St Petersburg legislature to reconsider “gay propaganda” law 20 Law which passed its first reading with near unanimity this week will be reconsidered after international condemnation.
18 November 2011
Interview: Alice Nkom and Jonathan Cooper on the future of criminalisation 9 Alice Nkom talks about defending people charged with homosexual offences, as the newly-launched Human Dignity Trust aims to help lawyers overturn those laws.
14 November 2011
Australian PM will allow ministers a “conscience vote” on gay marriage 63 Julia Gillard will allow her party members to vote according to their own "values and beliefs" on whether to introduce gay marriage.
14 November 2011
London campaigners to stage kiss-in over Nigeria’s anti-gay draft law 70 Organisers say the protests hopes to "kiss homophobia, biphobia and transphobia goodbye" after Nigerian government considers criminal sanctions for those holding unofficial gay weddings.
11 November 2011
Judiciary Committee passes DOMA repeal bill into Senate 22 Bill is passed to Congress' upper house, but pundits doubt it will be tabled by the Senate's leader.

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