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18 January 2013
US: Boeing will now allow pension survivor benefits for same-sex couples 2 Boeing, one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, has reversed a previous decision to deny pension survivor benefits for married same-sex couples.
20 June 2012
Exclusive: LGBT delegates leave Fire Brigades Union conference after voting rights removed 53 LGBT representatives have left the Fire Brigades Union national conference in Blackpool today after guaranteed voting rights for minority representatives across the union were removed by ballot.
13 January 2012
Legal groups: Canada’s overseas gay marriages are safe 9 Gay advocacy groups have responded to a statement by a government lawyer yesterday which called into question the validity of thousands of gay marriages between foreign nationals on Canadian soil.
14 October 2011
New Jersey teacher accused of anti-gay Facebook comments 114 A teacher in New Jersey, US, has been criticised for allegedly saying homosexuality is "perverted" and "breeds like cancer" on her Facebook page.
28 June 2011
Lesbian elected as vice-president of Unison 9 The union Unison has elected a lesbian as vice-president.
26 January 2011
Obama: Gays will serve openly in the military this year 3 US President Barack Obama mentioned the military gay ban in his State of the Union address yesterday.
19 January 2011
European Parliament calls on Lithuania to shelve anti-gay law 9 The "public promotion of homosexual relations" would be punishable by a fine of up to €2900 if new legislation is adopted.
12 November 2010
Elton John concert paid for by EU development funds 5 The European Union is investigating why its development funds were used to pay for an Elton John concert in Italy last year.
21 October 2010
Gay rugby player Gareth Thomas hopes to find London club 2 Gareth Thomas, the out gay former Welsh rugby captain, is planning to join a London rugby union team.
12 February 2010
European Parliament says candidate countries must offer gays protection 17 The European Parliament has said that Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey must prove they can offer "genuine protection" to gay people in order to join the European Union.
28 January 2010
Obama promises to end military gay ban 15 US President Barack Obama promised to end the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military last night.
26 January 2010
Obama expected to mention military gay ban in State of the Union address 12 US President Barack Obama will mention the country's ban on gays serving openly in the military in his State of the Union address tomorrow, a senior lawmaker said.
10 October 2005
Michigan To Offer Gay Partner Benefits + A Michigan judge ruled this week that public universities and governments can provide health insurance to the partners of gay employees without violating the state constitution.The ruling sets aside a legal opinion issued this year by Republican Attorney General Mike Cox saying that the city of Kalamazoo could not provide benefits to gay partners.

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