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8 December 2012Lady Gaga thanks Russian Prime Minister for his softer stance on gay people 19 The singer Lady Gaga has posted two messages of support for the anti-homophobia comments made by the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. -
7 December 2012Russian Prime Minister says there is no reason to “regulate” homosexuality 13 The Russian Prime Minister has said that he doesn't see any reason why homosexuality should be banned legally in the country, and that it is not an big issue for many Russians. -
6 December 2012Belgium’s gay Prime Minister: My country has become less not more tolerant 15 The Belgium prime minister Elio Di Rupo, who is openly gay, has said that he feels that his country has become a less tolerant place over recent years. -
5 December 2012Ireland: Man accused of raping woman after telling her was gay + The trial of a 46-year-old man accused of raping a woman, having previously told her he was gay, is drawing to a close at the country’s Central Criminal Court. -
5 December 2012Joey Barton threatens to sue Daily Mail over ‘gay hero’ article 61 Footballer Joey Barton says he may sue the Daily Mail newspaper after it published an article that suggested he should become football’s “gay hero”. -
5 December 2012Poland: Gay man wins homophobia case against Danish supermarket Netto 13 A Polish gay man who was branded a ‘faggot’ by his former supermarket manager has won a discrimination case. -
4 December 2012Paris gay-friendly mosque denounced by Islamic leaders 30 Islamic leaders in Paris are condemning the opening of what's been described as Europe's first gay-friendly mosque. -
4 December 2012France: President’s partner to be a witness at one of the first same-sex weddings 2 Valérie Trierweiler, the partner of the French President François Hollande, has shown her support for moves to make marriage equal by announcing that she will be a witness at one of the first same-sex marriages. -
4 December 2012Ireland: Gay man found guilty of attacking taxi driver 20 A gay beauty salon worker who beat a Dublin taxi driver, claiming he had made an offensive remark, has been found guilty of assault.
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4 December 2012Germany: Angela Merkel faces party divide over tax breaks for gay couples 11 Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a divide within her ruling Christian Democratic Union party, over tax reliefs for gay couples, which have so far been reserved for married, straight, couples. -
4 December 2012Norway: Princess took secret India trip to care for gay palace employee’s newborn twins 15 Norway's Crown Princess secretly travelled to India to care for infant twins born to her gay friend, and employee's surrogate mother, after his travel visa was delayed. -
30 November 2012Politicians call on EU to show ‘leadership’ ahead of World AIDS Day + UK MEPs have called on the European Union to intensify efforts to curb the HIV epidemic ahead of Saturday’s World AIDS Day. -
30 November 2012Interview: Jean-Luc Romero talks on the fight against AIDS, social media, and equal marriage in France 1 Jean-Luc Romero, a French politician, author, and active campaigner against HIV/AIDS, after having been the first French politician to be openly HIV-positive back in 2002, he has focussed his career on "the human", and human rights. -
29 November 2012Turkish LGBT campaigner to receive David Kato award 2 Ali Erol, an LGBT activist in Turkey has been honoured with this year’s David Kato award, which was set up in memory of the gay Ugandan campaigner who was murdered in 2011. -
29 November 2012Study: More than half of LGBT Italians believe ageing is harder for them than for heterosexuals 9 In a survey of LGBT Italians 55% said they are concerned about their future in Italy, and 52% said that being gay and ageing is more difficult for them than it is for straight people. -
29 November 2012Venice looks to suspend partnership with St Petersburg over anti-gay laws 9 The Venice Municipal Council is currently considering ending a partnership with the Russian city of St Petersburg over the latter’s recently adopted anti-gay laws. -
29 November 2012France: Parkinson sufferer awarded €200,000 after medicine turned him into gay sex addict 42 A French court has upheld a compensation payment to a previously heterosexual man who became a gay sex addict after taking medication for Parkinsons. -
28 November 2012Malta: Politician with controversial equalities record appointed EU health commissioner 5 European ministers have approved Tonio Borg for the job of the EU’s top health official despite opposition by some Liberal and Green MEPs over the Maltese politician’s conservative views. -
28 November 2012Sun pays Louis Walsh £403,500 after wrongly accusing him of male sexual assault 10 X Factor judge Louis Walsh has reached an out of court settlement with the Sun newspaper after it falsely accused him of carrying out a nightclub sexual assault on another man. -
27 November 2012Lithuanian pensioner: Changing my number plate would make people think I’m gay 22 A 67-year-old man in Lithuania has come up with a homophobic excuse for not wanting to change his car number plate.
