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20 July 2012European court to hear life tariff appeal for killer of gay men 41 European judges will hear an appeal from three British murderers, including one who killed four gay men, that the 'life tariffs' on which they are imprisoned violate their human rights. -
14 June 2012Law Society backs equal marriage, says faiths will not be forced to marry gay couples 108 The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, has lent its support to equal marriage rights for gay couples and called for faiths to be allowed to perform gay weddings if they so choose, saying the European Court of Human Rights has shown it is 'not going to force religious groups to conduct same-sex marriages'. -
19 March 2012French gay couple lose adoption appeal at European Court 58 The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against a lesbian couple from France who were seeking to jointly adopt a child one of them had conceived.
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18 January 2012‘Life tariff’ upheld for killer of four gay men 19 A man convicted of killing four gay men lost an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to overturn the sentence which will see him die in jail.
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3 January 2012Gay 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. -
26 October 2011Russian gay rights campaigner Nikolai Alekseev retires 7 Nikolai Alekseev, the face of gay rights campaigning in Russia, has retired. -
2 June 2011Amsterdam city officials to be annually questioned on their support for gay marriage 9 Marriage commissioners in Nieuw-West district of Amsterdam will have to undergo an annual evaluation in order to ensure their consistent support for same-sex marriage. -
25 November 2010Russian gay activists hold first legal demonstration 3 Gay rights activists in St Petersburg held Russia's first legal pro-gay demonstration last Saturday. -
23 August 2010Proposed film may test Greek attitudes to gay marriage 5 A new screenplay about gay marriage by a Greek-based British author is expected to be shot next summer by a consortium of UK production companies. -
25 June 2010European law not required to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples, court rules 33 The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that under European law, the 47 member states have no legal obligation to grant same-sex couples the right to marry. -
25 June 2010Sofia Pride in Bulgaria Tomorrow 3 Bulgaria's capital city, Sofia, will host their third pride parade tomorrow, Saturday 26 June. -
15 December 2009Updated: Christian registrar Lillian Ladele loses appeal 254 An Islington registrar who refused to carry out civil partnerships for gay couples has lost her appeal.
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