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17 May 2013
EU study finds one in two LGBT people face discrimination 3 Today the EU Fundamental Rights Agency will publish the first-ever comparative study on the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the 27 Member States and Croatia.
17 May 2013
Comment: LGBT rights in Europe: La vie en rose? 2 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, prospective Liberal Democrat candidate for the European Parliament Giles Goodall assesses the nature of LGBT rights across Europe.
16 May 2013
ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 51 ILGA-Europe has unveiled its European LGBT rights map for this year.
26 April 2013
MEPs welcome European Court of Justice ruling on anti-gay Romanian football owner George Becali 7 A European Court of Justice preliminary ruling on the homophobic conduct of a football club owner in Romania has been welcomed by MEPs.
24 April 2013
Germany: Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats banned from using Berlin Pride float due to equal marriage stance 41 Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats won’t be allowed their normal float at this year's gay pride festival in Berlin.
18 April 2013
Comment: Don’t forget the rest of Europe in the fight for equal marriage 25 Writing for PinkNews, Adrian Trett says although equal marriage campaigners are scoring big victories in France and Britain, activists in other European nations need greater support in achieving the goal.
18 April 2013
European Parliament relaxes visa restrictions on Ukraine despite looming anti-gay bill 4 Efforts to halt the European Parliament’s decision to relax visa restrictions on Ukraine, due to the country’s support for homophobic legislation have failed.
10 April 2013
London Tory MEP welcomes progress in North Cyprus gay ban repeal 6 Conservative MEP Marina Yannakoudakis has welcomed the latest developments in decriminalising homosexuality in the northern part of Cyprus.
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.
19 March 2013
Finland: 50,000 sign petition in one day forcing lawmakers to consider equal marriage 11 After taking just one day to gather 50,000 signatures on a petition in order to force lawmakers to consider an equal marriage bill, pensioners delivered the petition to parliament.
8 February 2013
UKIP leader Nigel Farage blames European Commission report for David Cameron’s same-sex marriage bill 121 UKIP have claimed that an EU report is sparking the push for equal marriage in Britain and France.
8 February 2013
Comment: Why do Europe and LGBT equality measures cause such splits in mainstream parties? 17 Writing for PinkNews, Chair of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats Adrian Trett says there are political similarities when it comes to arguing the case for equality and the European Union.
4 February 2013
Vatican official: The Catholic Church is being ‘persecuted’ due to its anti-gay positions 160 The Vatican's head of doctrine says critics of his faith's anti-gay crusade are conducting a "concerted campaign" to discredit the Catholic Church that is resulting in open attacks against priests.
21 January 2013
Travel: A what’s on 2013 guide to Benidorm 8 What better way to escape the cold British winter than a trip to the Spanish sunny gay haven of Benidorm.
28 December 2012
Ugandan bishop: I have never seen homosexuality in my country — only in Europe 53 According to an Anglican Bishop in Uganda, same-sex relationships don’t occur in his country because “African sexual values are completely heterosexual".
29 November 2012
Study: More than half of LGBT Italians believe ageing is harder for them than for heterosexuals 9 In a survey of LGBT Italians 55% said they are concerned about their future in Italy, and 52% said that being gay and ageing is more difficult for them than it is for straight people.
28 November 2012
Malta: Politician with controversial equalities record appointed EU health commissioner 5 European ministers have approved Tonio Borg for the job of the EU’s top health official despite opposition by some Liberal and Green MEPs over the Maltese politician’s conservative views.
23 October 2012
Macedonia: Anti-gay attacks on the rise 14 MEPs have expressed concern over an increase in homophobic incidents in Macedonia.
6 August 2012
France: Catholic Church opposes gay adoption in revived national prayer 42 The Catholic Church in France is reviving a tradition begun in the 17th century of praying for the country on 15 August to hope the government does not listen to "special requests" and to oppose gay adoption.
31 July 2012
Travel: Vibrancy and tradition in gay Stockholm 4 Home to international icons including IKEA and H&M, Stockholm is a vibrant city filled with great people, great food and lots of activities for the LGBT community, Joey Amato writes.

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