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17 May 2013
France: Final marriage equality hurdle passed as Constitutional Council approves bill 37 France has overcome the final obstacle in efforts to become the 14th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.
19 April 2013
France: MPs come to blows during equal marriage debate in parliament 38 The equal marriage debate in France has come to blows as French Parliamentarians engaged in a heated debate around the issue.
15 April 2013
Ecuador: Former presidential candidate barred from politics for saying ‘gays are immoral’ 5 A former Ecuadorian presidential candidate who was previously fined for making homophobic comments has been banned from political activity for a year.
15 April 2013
Zambia: Lawmakers seek to ban ‘homosexuality’ and ‘lesbianism’ in new constitution 14 Lawmakers in Zambia are pushing ahead with plans to further ban same-sex activity in the country’s new constitution.
25 March 2013
EU eases restrictions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government 9 Despite its reputation for violating human and LGBT rights, the EU has suspended the majority of its sanctions against Zimbabwe’s government.
8 March 2013
Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai accused of ‘hate speech’ by gay rights group 11 Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai has been criticised for denouncing homosexuality and reportedly saying marriage “should be between a man and a woman.”
1 March 2013
Moldova: Second largest city overturns local ban on ‘gay propaganda’ 2 A court in the second largest city in Moldova has struck down a local ban on what authorities had referred to as "homosexual propaganda".
5 December 2011
Video: Michele Bachmann says people of Iowa did not want gay marriage 42 Michele Bachmann has said this week that Iowa did not want the rules which allow gay couples equal marriage rights in the state, and said judges needed to start acting "like judges" and stop telling people "what their laws are".
7 September 2011
Court says Arizona must continue paying benefits to gay government workers 5 A court has ruled that the US state of Arizona must continue to pay spouse health benefits to gay and lesbian government workers.
2 December 2010
Kenyan prime minister denies saying gays should be arrested 3 The prime minister of Kenya claims he never said that gays and lesbians should be arrested.

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