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14 October 2011
‘Inspirational’ Ugandan lesbian campaigner wins human rights award 8 Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, the Ugandan gay rights campaigner, has been honoured with a prestigious human rights award.
3 October 2011
Obama attacks Republican booing of gay soldier 26 Barack Obama has criticised Republican presidential candidates for staying silent when a gay soldier was booed at an Orlando debate.
6 September 2011
Lesbian congresswoman Tammy Baldwin hopes to become first out gay senator 21 US congresswoman Tammy Baldwin has entered the race to win retiring Wisconsin senator Herb Kohl’s seat in 2012.
6 September 2011
Human rights group claims Iran hanged three men for gay sex 111 A human rights group has claimed that three Iranian men have been hanged for having gay sex.
25 June 2011
Updated: Russian police arrest 14 gay rights campaigners in St Petersburg 25 Russian police have arrested and charged up to 14 LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) activists who were attempting to hold a demonstration in St Petersburg.
8 February 2011
Seven-year-old donates to LA gay centre because he thinks inequality is unfair 40 A seven-year-old has donated $140 to the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) because he doesn't think it's right for gay people not to be treated equally. The child, called Malcolm, was given $140 by his parents to donate to the charity of his choice.
1 February 2011
Six trans women killed in Honduras in two months 7 LGBT campaigners are calling on Honduran authorities to fully investigate the murders of six transgender women in just 60 days.
1 February 2011
Video: George Bush’s wife and daughter support gay marriage 12 Former US president George Bush's daughter has joined his wife in declaring her support for marriage equality.
1 February 2011
Governor of Illinois signs gay civil-unions into law 9 The Governor of Illinois has signed the state's same sex civil-union legislation into law.
31 January 2011
UK gay marriage challenge goes to European Court 27 A challenge against the UK's bans on gay marriage and straight civil partnerships will be filed at the European Court of Human Rights this week.
20 January 2011
Elton gig raises $3 million for California gay marriage 14 Elton John raised $3 million for the campaign to bring gay marriage back to California last night.
6 January 2011
Turkish LGBT group shut down by court 35 Another Turkish LGBT organisation has been ordered to close.
25 November 2010
Russian gay activists hold first legal demonstration 3 Gay rights activists in St Petersburg held Russia's first legal pro-gay demonstration last Saturday.
23 February 2010
Uganda MP says he would kill gay son 20 A Ugandan MP provoked shock at a human rights forum in Kampala last week when he said he would kill his son if he discovered he was gay.
15 December 2009
Updated: Christian registrar Lillian Ladele loses appeal 254 An Islington registrar who refused to carry out civil partnerships for gay couples has lost her appeal.
12 December 2009
Gay soldier Ben Rakestrow comes out on return from Afghanistan 39 A 21-year-old member of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2RTR) has become one of the first British openly gay soldiers serving in a major conflict.

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