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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.
16 April 2012
Canada: Wildrose Party candidate under fire for homophobic comments 14 The leader of Alberta's Wildrose Party, Danielle Smith, is under pressure to sack one of her candidates, after one of his blogs from last year was discovered, where he said homosexuals are deemed to spend an eternity in hell.
11 April 2012
Leader of Wildrose Party in Canada says she is pro-gay, pro-choice 16 Danielle Smith, leader of the Wildrose Party in Canada, has moved to quash rumours surrounding her social beliefs by confirming that she is in favour of marriage equality, and is pro-choice on abortion rights.
9 April 2012
KD Lang to collaborate with Alberta Ballet for new production 4 KD Lang is to collaborate with the Alberta Ballet in Canada, for a new production called Balletlujah!
3 April 2012
Transgender contestant may be allowed to return to Miss Universe Canada 96 A woman who was ousted from the Miss Universe Canada competition because she is transgender has been allowed back into the competition if she can prove she meets the requirements for gender recognition by Canadian authorities.
17 February 2012
Canada expected to fill gay marriage ‘gap’ today 21 Canada is expected to announce changes to its Civil Marriage Act today which will stem fears about the validity of gay marriages between couples who could wed in Canada but not their home countries.
16 January 2012
Canada to fill ‘gap’ on gay marriage 10 The Canadian Justice Minister has reassured thousands of gay couples who have married in his country that their unions will be recognised there, but admitted there is a "legislative gap" in the rules on foreign nationals' marriages.
13 January 2012
Legal groups: Canada’s overseas gay marriages are safe 9 Gay advocacy groups have responded to a statement by a government lawyer yesterday which called into question the validity of thousands of gay marriages between foreign nationals on Canadian soil.
3 June 2011
Married gay couples in Nova Scotia can now obtain a blessing from Anglican church 6 Legally partnered same-sex couples in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Canada, can now obtain a blessing from the country's Anglican Church.
31 May 2011
New Canadian exhibition looks at gay maritime life of the post-war years 7 A new exhibition has opened at The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Canada, looking into the gay and lesbian subcultures that flourished at sea on passenger cruise ships, naval vessels and freighters from the 1950s onwards.
10 November 2010
Two lawsuits filed against US Defence of Marriage Act 9 Two lawsuits have been filed against the US Defence of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of gay marriage.
8 November 2010
Thousands join Argentina’s gay Pride march 2 Thousands of people joined Argentina's annual gay Pride march on Saturday in Buenos Aires.
8 November 2010
Travel companies ‘need to do more to be gay-friendly’ 16 Although plenty of travel companies now advertise themselves as being gay-friendly, a survey shows that many need to do more to justify the claim.
25 October 2010
2,000 join London vigil against hate crime 13 Two thousand people braved the wind and rain to join a London vigil to remember victims of hate crime on Saturday evening.
13 August 2010
Orthodox rabbis sign pro-gay document 14 Three Montreal rabbis became the latest signatories yesterday of a statement calling for the acceptance of Jewish gay men and lesbians into synagogues.
23 June 2010
Toronto gay rights protesters march against G20 1 Gay rights activists stormed the streets of downtown Toronto yesterday ahead of this week's G20 summit, demanding that world leaders seriously address LGBT issues.
26 May 2010
Canadian researchers argue for lifting of blood ban for gay men 9 A team of investigators in the online edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal has argued that the lifetime ban on gay men giving blood should be replaced with a deferral for those who have been in a stable, monogamous relationship for at least one year.
23 February 2010
US Army will not accept temporary ban on gay firings 7 US Army chiefs told a Senate hearing today that they would oppose attempts to implement a temporary ban on firings of out gay servicemembers.
22 February 2010
Openly gay soldiers ‘won’t cause disruption’ 4 A new study of militaries around the world has found that changing policy to allow gay soldiers to serve does not cause disruption.
22 February 2010
Mass screening ‘could eradicate AIDS in 40 years’ 28 A leading researcher has claimed that testing billions of people could eradicate HIV/AIDS within 40 years.

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