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20 January 2013Angry crowd of fascists attack gay activists in Russian city of Voronezh 51 Homophobic Russians have attacked gay activists in the city of Voronezh, the attacks have taken place following a protest against homophobic legislation in place in parts of the country and being considered in others. -
17 January 2013France: Elle magazine releases ‘marriage for all’ pro-equality issue 6 The French edition of Elle Magazine has come out in support of equal marriage in France, amidst a heated debate on the issue by featuring a lesbian couple getting married, on its cover. -
17 January 2013Italian PM Mario Monti opposes equal marriage and same-sex adoption rights 20 Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said he opposes same-sex marriage and adoption rights for gay people. -
17 January 2013Vatican criticises pro-gay European Court of Human Rights ruling 56 The Vatican's foreign minister has criticised a pro-gay ruling from the European Court of Human Rights that affirms employers’ right to limit the expression of religious beliefs in the workplace when it conflicts with equality laws. -
16 January 2013Paris: Anti-equal marriage protesters ordered to pay €100,000 clean-up cost 42 The Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoe has imposed a hefty cleaning bill on the organisers of a march opposing same-sex marriage. -
15 January 2013Georgian prosecutors report gay ‘honey trap’ network in military police 5 Military prosecutors in Georgia have reported that they are investigating a network formed to blackmail celebrities by filming them having gay relationships. -
14 January 2013ComRes poll places UKIP second in EU voting intentions poll 12 ComRes, the same polling organisation that found that a majority of UK residents are opposed to equal marriage, despite other polls suggesting the opposite, has published a new poll which places the UK Independence party second in the rankings for the European Parliamentary elections. -
13 January 2013France: 340,000 protest against equal marriage rights in Paris 102 Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris protest against the country’s upcoming bill which would allow equal marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples. -
13 January 2013Vatican: Topless women demonstrate for equal marriage rights during Pope’s weekly prayer 32 A Ukrainian feminist group have protested topless at St Peter's Square for gay rights, as Pope Benedict XVI gave his weekly prayer. -
12 January 2013Thousands of French lesbians travel to Belgium for artificial insemination 7 Thousands of French lesbians couples are believed to have travelled to Belgium in order to conceive babies, through artificial insemination, which is not available in their home country. -
12 January 2013Malta: Labour government would grant civil partnerships and trans identity law if elected 9 The leader of the Labour party in the Maltese House of Representatives has said his party would allow gay couples to have civil unions, a gender identity law for trans people, and that he would appoint a minister for civil rights and equality. -
11 January 2013Italian Supreme Court in landmark gay parental ruling 13 Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation ruled on Friday that there is no reason why gay people cannot have custody of children. -
11 January 2013France: Comedian who claims to be pro-gay plans to rally 200,000 against equal marriage 32 An anti-equal marriage movement in France, which has organised a rally this weekend hoping to bring out 200,000 demonstrators, has found a leader in a comedian who has denied accusations of homophobia. -
11 January 2013Poll: Strong support across Europe for equal marriage and adoption – but France divided 9 A majority of people in several European countries believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to get married and adopt children, but in France the public is divided, according to a poll.
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11 January 2013Serbia: Court makes landmark ruling against homophobic discrimination 8 A court in a city in northern Serbia set a legal precedent when it fined a man for discriminating against a work colleague because he was gay. -
10 January 2013Turkish newspaper calls gay people ‘dirty deviants’ after student protest 14 A nationalistic newspaper in Turkey, Yeni Akit (The New Covenant) has described gay people as 'dirty' and 'deviants'. -
10 January 2013Sweden ends forced sterilisation rule for people who undergo gender reassignment 12 Sweden has ended a law which made forced sterilisation compulsory for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery, in order for the state to recognise their gender identity. -
9 January 2013France drops assisted reproduction for lesbians from ‘marriage for all’ bill 5 The ruling French Socialist government dropped medically assisted reproduction for lesbian couples, from the country's upcoming bill to legalise marriage equality.
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9 January 2013French Government: Twitter should ban homophobic and anti-semitic tweets 7 The French Government has suggested that the social networking company Twitter should be fighting against homophobic, anti-semitic and racist tweets that potentially break its laws on hate speech. -
9 January 2013Poll: Support for marriage equality in Poland doubled over nine years, but remains low 23 According to a new poll, support for equal marriage in Poland has doubled since 2003, but still remains low.
