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8 May 2013
National AIDS Trust responds to Queen’s Speech by urging ministers to focus more on HIV 26 The National AIDS Trust has responded to the Queen’s Speech by urging the government to pay more attention to the needs of people living with HIV.
4 May 2013
President Obama: Including gay couples in immigration bill is ‘the right thing to do’ 5 US President Barack Obama has said that he thinks recognising gay couples in a broad immigration bill currently pending in Congress is "the right thing to do".
28 April 2013
US: Gay rights groups disappointed as immigration reform bill leaves out same-sex couples 10 Gay rights organisations pushing for same-sex couples to be included in an immigration reform bill in Washington, have expressed worry as a version of the bill introduced this month makes no mention of same-sex couples.
14 February 2013
US: Bill backed by Obama proposes to give immigration rights to same-sex partners 4 The Uniting American Families Bill proposes to "grant same-sex, bi-national couples the same immigration benefits heterosexual couples have long enjoyed."
13 February 2013
US: Obama State of the Union speech calls out to gay service members 3 President Obama referred to gay soldiers in his State of the Union address last night and said that Americans should be able to get ahead "no matter who they love".
30 January 2013
US: Obama’s immigration reform plan aims to support same-sex families 2 Plans laid out by President Barack Obama for immigration reform, include provisions for recognising same-sex families from different countries, and allowing visas for same-sex couples wishing to live in the US.
29 January 2013
US: Obama immigration reforms predicted to include same-sex couples 5 Sources have claimed that President Obama will include measures to help binational same-sex couples when he unveils his plans for immigration reforms later.
9 January 2013
Student activist forced to justify sexuality in asylum case 14 A member of the NUS Black Students’ Campaign Committee is to be brought before a hearing on his asylum in the UK, and has been asked to "prove" his sexuality.
14 December 2012
Polish journalist says he risks being deported from USA for being bisexual and not gay 13 Ivo Widlak, a bisexual Polish investigative journalist has said that he risks being deported from the United States because local immigration officials cannot understand the nature of his marriage to a bisexual woman.
9 May 2012
Sweden: Trans woman ‘in hiding’ to escape deportation to Russia 12 A Russian trans woman refused asylum in Sweden appears today to be defying Swedish authorities by refusing to aid them in their efforts to deport her to Russia.
4 May 2012
Sweden: Deportation nears for trans woman abused in native Russia 130 Time is fast running out for a Russian trans woman who, it was reported recently in Pink News, fears being forced by Swedish authorities to return to Russia, where she expects to face violence and possible imprisonment at the hands of the authorities.
24 April 2012
Analysis: Sweden to deport trans woman assaulted and urinated on by Russian police 26 As a Russian trans woman prepares to return to violence or worse if she is expelled from Sweden later this week, the latter country’s reputation as a less than welcoming place for the trans community is once more in the spotlight.
2 April 2012
Gay couples file suit against DOMA in New York 5 Five married couples, wherein one partner had a non-US nationality, have filed suit in New York today against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), arguing that it denies gay men and lesbians the right for permanent residence, as it is available to heterosexual couples, thereby violating equal protection under the constitution.
28 February 2012
Free HIV treatment for foreign nationals in England welcomed 281 A move to allow some overseas visitors in Enland to receive free treatment for HIV in the same way as other communicable infections has been welcomed.
2 November 2011
MPs call for ‘humane’ gay asylum policy 16 Shadow Immigration Minister joins others to stress the importance of a consistent approach to gay asylum seekers.
25 August 2011
Maltese LGBT community faces legal anomaly after discriminatory rule is revoked 21 Mediterranean archipelago is forced to allow EU citizens' gay partners across its borders, but does not give own citizens the same opportunity.
19 August 2011
White House announces immigration changes that could benefit gay couples 14 The Obama administration has announced changes in immigration policy that could benefit gay couples.
4 April 2011
Defense of Marriage Act still applies to US immigration 6 US immigration officials have confirmed that the Defense of Marriage Act still applies to gay spouses seeking a green card.
27 January 2011
Don’t send gays and lesbians back to Uganda, asylum group warns 26 An LGBT asylum group says the murder of Ugandan gay campaigner David Kato is evidence of the threat gays and lesbians face in the country.
17 January 2011
Gay couple are first to be recognised as civil partners in Ireland 26 A gay couple are celebrating after becoming the first recognised civil partners in Ireland.

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