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13 December 2011
250,000 sign petition against St Petersburg “gay propaganda” law 7 Nearly a quarter of a million people have signed a petition calling on world leaders to hold Russia to account for a draft law in St Petersburg which threatens to silence its gay community.
23 November 2011
Outcry prompts St Petersburg legislature to reconsider “gay propaganda” law 20 Law which passed its first reading with near unanimity this week will be reconsidered after international condemnation.
12 September 2011
David Cameron backs new international gay rights charity 35 A new UK-based charity will be launched to support LGBT people suffering persecution around the world.
3 December 2010
Poland gets first out gay elected official 28 Krystian Legierski has become Poland's first openly gay elected official.
26 November 2010
Apple removes ‘anti-gay’ iPhone app 30 Apple has apparently removed an app from its iTunes store which rails against gay marriage and LGBT rights.
25 August 2010
Ed Miliband calls for marriage equality describing civil partnerships as “not good enough” 9 In an exclusive comment column for PinkNews.co.uk, Ed Miliband, who is a contender in the Labour leadership race, has pledged that his party will fight for full marriage equality, an end to homophobic hate speech and better treatment of LGBT asylum seekers.
25 August 2010
Comment: Labour must listen and lead in the fight for LGBT equality by Ed Miliband 51 Ed Miliband, one of the five Labour leadership candidates, writes for PinkNews.co.uk on what he promises to do for LGBT people.
24 June 2010
Manchester Cathedral celebrates LGBT heritage of the city 14 The Bishop of Manchester, the Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch, last night welcomed the city’s LGBT community to Manchester Cathedral for a service to celebrate their heritage in the city.
24 June 2010
Hillary Clinton discusses subject of homophobia in Albania 1 During her speech in honour of LGBT month, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke out in support of an Albanian man who came out publicly on television.
23 June 2010
Potential violence expected at Czech Pride 2 The Czech city of Brno will host the country's third gay pride festival this coming Saturday.
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.
23 June 2010
President Obama vows to push ahead with gay rights agenda 5 President Obama addressed an LGBT audience at the White House last night, assuring them that he is fully committed to repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and to other issues including same-sex visitation rights in hospitals and the repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy.
28 May 2010
Bulgaria’s third LGBT pride parade has diplomatic support 1 The International Diplomatic Society in Sofia, Bulgaria, has again expressed its staunch support of the capital's third annual pride parade, to be held on 26 June.

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