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4 December 2009Gay hurling star wins book award 11 Donal Og Cusack, the Irish hurling star who came out in his autobiography, has won a prestigious award for the book. -
3 December 2009Swedish minister suggests aid funding could be cut over Uganda’s anti-gay bill 12 Swedish development assistance minister Gunilla Carlsson reportedly suggested that her country could cut aid funding in Uganda as a result of a proposed law on homosexuality. -
1 December 2009Sweden to lift lifetime blood donation ban for gay men 5 Sweden will allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood so long as they have not had sex with a man in the last 12 months. -
30 November 2009Trans recognition laws to come before Irish parliament 15 New laws to give greater legal recognition to trans people will come before the Irish parliament (Dail) next year. -
22 November 2009Exemptions allowing churches to refuse to employ gays to be scrapped following pressure from EU 60 The European Commission is putting pressure on the British government to drop the exemptions from equality legislation by religious organisations who currently have the right to refuse to employ LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) staff. -
20 November 2009Trans woman in Italian political scandal found dead 3 A Brazillian trans woman at the centre of a scandal involving an Italian politician has been found dead in a burnt-out basement. -
20 November 2009Newspaper roundup: New EU foreign affairs chief Cathy Ashton has strong gay rights record 15 In a profile published for The Guardian, Caroline Davies argues that the new European Union's new High Representative For Foreign Affairs has a strong history of standing up for equality. -
19 November 2009Gay German spy accused of betraying state secrets 1 A German spy is on trial accused of handing over secret documents to his lover. -
18 November 2009Austria allows civil partnerships but gay adoption ban stays 9 Austria's government has agreed to legalise civil partnerships for gay couples. -
13 November 2009Workplace equality and violence top concerns for Irish gays and lesbians 1 A nationwide survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in Ireland has found that their top concerns are equality in the workplace, anti-gay violence and bullying. -
10 November 2009French lesbian couple win 11-year battle to adopt 2 A lesbian couple in France have won their 11-year battle to adopt a child. -
9 November 2009Sweden ordains first openly lesbian bishop 3 Eva Brunne, Sweden's first openly lesbian bishop, has been sworn into her new role. -
3 November 2009France condemns Uganda’s proposed anti-gay law 10 The French foreign ministry has attacked a bill in Uganda which would see gay people facing the death penalty or life imprisonment. -
3 November 2009Danish club fires footballer for ‘I hate gays’ comment 47 Polish goalkeeper Arek Onyszko has been fired by FC Midtjylland, a Danish football club, for making homophobic comments in his autobiography. -
26 October 2009Film about gay Neo-Nazis wins top honours at Rome Film Festival 1 Brotherhood, a film about two male Neo-Nazis who begin a relationship, has won the best film accolade at the Rome Film Festival. -
23 October 2009Russian lesbians to marry in Canada today 10 A Russian lesbian couple will marry in Canada today and then attempt to force their native country to recognise their marriage. -
22 October 2009Rome holds flash mobs to call for legal protections for gays 6 A number of demonstrations were held in Rome, Italy, last weekend to call for more laws to protect gay people from hate crime. -
22 October 2009Germany gives pension rights to gay civil partners 8 Germany's high court today ruled that civil partners of government employees are eligible to receive the same pension rights as their straight married counterparts. -
22 October 2009Sweden allows gay couples to marry in church 17 The Lutheran Church of Sweden has decided to allow gay couples to marry in church. -
20 October 2009Gay Irish hurling star says family have been hurt by homophobic slurs 10 Dónal Óg Cusack, the hurling star who recently revealed he was gay, has said his mother will not attend his matches because of the homophobic abuse she hears.
