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17 May 2013Interview: Anna Grodzka on life as Poland’s only openly trans MP 10 In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, Anna Grodzka, currently the only serving openly transgender MP in Poland, and the world, talks of the struggles that the trans community face in her native country. -
17 May 2013Video: Finland’s pro-equal marriage Eurovision entrant stages lesbian kiss and gets into final 15 Following the second set of semi-finals tonight, Finland's Eurovision entrant found herself with a place in the final, following her performance of her pro-equal marriage song, which included a lesbian kiss. -
16 May 2013Ukraine: Amnesty pushes urgent introduction of anti-LGBT discrimination laws + Amnesty International has published a report which urges the Ukrainian Government to introduce legislation to tackle discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, following a number of attacks. -
16 May 2013Russia: Moscow Pride organisers file court appeal over declined application to hold events + The organisers of several gay pride events in the Russian capital city Moscow, have filed a complaint with a local court, as the applications to hold the events were denied. -
16 May 2013ILGA-Europe releases 2013 European LGBT rights map 51 ILGA-Europe has unveiled its European LGBT rights map for this year. -
15 May 2013Moscow security official: Attempts to hold gay pride march will be ‘thwarted’ 4 The Mayor's office in Moscow has refused an application to hold a gay pride even in the city later this month, security officials said because of a "negative attitude" to the application, and that attempts to hold an unofficial march will be "thwarted".
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14 May 2013Italy: Benefits approved for same-sex partners of MPs 5 Italy's Parliament on Tuesday approved a rule which will allow gay MPs to extend their healthcare benefits to their partners. -
14 May 2013Ukraine: Parliament drops gay anti-discrimination bill as hundreds protest against it 6 A bill to protect gay Ukrainian workers from discrimination based on their sexual orientation has been dropped by the country's parliament, as hundreds of anti-gay protesters gathered to demonstrate against it.
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14 May 2013France: Watchdog reports 27% spike in homophobia leading up to equal marriage debate 7 A leading gay rights watchdog has reported that, in 2012 leading up to the French Parliament's approval of a bill to allow equal marriage and adoption, homophobic attacks and slurs increased by over a quarter. -
14 May 2013Russia: Family and friends of male rape beer bottle murder victim say he wasn’t gay 23 The parents of a man who was killed and raped with beer bottles in Russia say the victim was not gay. -
14 May 2013Cyprus: Gay couple dragged from car and beaten by gang of eight 30 A gay couple have been brutally attacked by a group of eight people in Cyprus. -
13 May 2013Russia: Identity of man killed and raped with beer bottles revealed 10 A photograph has emerged which is believed to show the 23-year-old gay man tortured and killed in a brutal attack in Russia on Friday.
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13 May 2013Ireland: New LGBT advice guide launched for GPs 1 The Irish College of General Practitioners has launched a new LGBT guide for GPs. -
13 May 2013Lithuanian Bishops: European convention on domestic violence will promote homosexuality and ‘transsexualism’ 15 Bishops in Lithuania have urged their government not to sign a Council of Europe (COE) convention tackling domestic violence, as they claim it will lead to homosexuality and "transsexualism" being promoted in schools. -
13 May 2013Italy: Rome mayoral candidate pledges to introduce same-sex civil unions 8 A candidate to become mayor of Rome on Monday promised that he would issue same-sex civil unions in the city, if he is elected. -
13 May 2013Georgia: Government minister arrested for secretly filming male journalists having a threesome 3 Georgia's deputy interior minister Gela Khvedelidze has admitted posting a video online of three journalists engaging in a threesome. -
12 May 2013Russia: Tortured and killed gay man was ‘raped with beer bottles’ 55 A gay man from the southern Russian city of Volgograd who was tortured to death in an apparent hate crime, was sexually assaulted with beer bottles, and had his skull "smashed with a stone", authorities said on Sunday. -
11 May 2013Russia: Possible homophobic killing spikes concerns of gay community 11 The death of a man in a possible homophobic attack in Russia has concerned activists, who say prejudice is becoming more concentrated due to anti-gay laws.
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11 May 2013Church of Ireland denies setting up Select Committee to ‘stall’ on gay issues 10 The Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Richard Clarke, has denied that the Church of Ireland is attempting to "stall" on the issue of homosexuality on the church by setting up a Select Committee to consider it. -
10 May 2013Albania: Deputy Defence Minister accused of homophobic discrimination 3 The Albanian Deputy Defence Minister Ekrem Spahia, and a Socialist Party official Artan Lame, have both come under heavy criticism for publicly using discriminatory language against the LGBT community.
