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16 May 2012
Israeli parliament rejects gay and inter-faith civil marriage bill 69 Legislation for the option of civil marriage for Israeli citizens who cannot be wed via religious institutions, including same-sex marriage and marriages between members of different faiths, like Muslims and Jews, was rejected by the Israel parliament, or Knesset.
18 April 2012
Iranian cleric criticises western laws allowing ‘disgusting’ gay acts 53 An Iranian cleric has described gay men and the politicians who pass laws protecting them as being 'worse than pigs and dogs'.
12 April 2012
Dubai: British man jailed for three years for public gay sex 59 Two men have been sentenced for three years in jail for having drunken gay sex in public in Dubai.
20 March 2012
Dubai police chief denies gay party arrests 7 The Dubai Chief of Police has denied reports of 30 arrests in the emirate but says homosexuality is illegal and against the local norms.
19 March 2012
Omar Sharif’s grandson comes out over political fears for Egypt 24 The grandson of veteran Egyptian actor Omar Sharif has come out publicly as a gay, half-Jewish man citing fears for his country's political future after the Arab Spring.
16 March 2012
30 gays arrested in Dubai say unconfirmed reports 44 An United Arab Emirates LGBT group claims that more than 30 men have been arrested by government forces for being gay.
12 March 2012
US embassy in Baghdad backs emo and LGBT murder vigil 9 The US Embassy in Baghdad has sent a message of support to San Franciscan activists holding a vigil for Iraqi emo, goth and LGBT people who are currently being murdered.
11 March 2012
Source: Iraqi government complicit with alleged emo and LGBT massacres 26 The Iraqi Interior Ministry has backed an alleged massacre of up to 100 Emos and LGBT people last month, a new wave of massacres may start today or Monday, says a Gay Middle East Iraqi source.
9 March 2012
Reports of emo youth and LGBT people ‘being massacred in Iraq’ 31 Since 6 February there have been continuous reports of militia targeting youths which focus on attacks, kidnapping, torture and murder of ‘emo’ youth and individuals perceived as gay, lesbian or trans.
2 March 2012
Feature: Gay testimonies from the Emirates 18 The removal of an anti-gay video, made in the United Arab Emirates, from YouTube has started the first stirrings of positive dialogue around lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in the Emirates.
27 February 2012
UAE: Pulled ‘gay cure’ video gets ‘unprecedented’ media interest 10 Following the article 'UAE 'gay cure’ video removed from YouTube', The National, one of the country’s most widely respected English language broadsheets, followed suit and reported on the matter.
24 February 2012
UAE ‘gay cure’ video removed from YouTube 8 A homophobic video filmed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been removed from YouTube following a campaign by Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transexual Rights UAE (GLBTR UAE) working with Gay Middle East and the international LGBT Press.
20 October 2010
Israel’s only gay MP speaks out for marriage on visit to London 8 Nitzan Horowitz, the first openly gay politician to be elected to the Israeli Knesset (Parliament), is a man on a mission.
12 August 2010
Gay German foreign minister does not take partner to anti-gay countries 15 German vice-chancellor and foreign minister Guido Westerwelle has stated that he does not take along his partner when making diplomatic trips to countries in which homosexuality is punishable by law.
19 February 2010
Jesus was gay, says Elton 56 Elton John has said that Jesus was a "super-intelligent" gay man In a magazine interview, in which he also discussed his former drug addiction, the singer spoke his mind about the son of God.

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