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2 February 2009Iceland makes history as lesbian Prime Minister takes office 4 An openly gay person has taken office as head of government for the first time. -
30 January 2009Russian thug boasts of beating up gay German MP at Moscow Pride 4 Police in Moscow have been forced into action after a news magazine published an interview with a man who boasted about beating up a gay German MP in the city in May 2006. -
30 January 2009Court rules Spanish children cannot opt out of gay rights class 5 Parents in Spain who do not want their children to attend civics classes that include lessons on gay rights do not have the right to conscientiously object, a court has ruled. -
30 January 2009Profile: World’s first lesbian Prime Minister’s slow rise to power 9 When it was announced earlier this week that Johanna Sigurdardottir was likely to be appointed prime minister, little did Icelanders realise that their small island would be making history. -
30 January 2009MEPs call for EU to pressure Honduras on trans murders 1 Members of the European Parliament are demanding that the EU raise the issue of violence against trans people with the Honduras government. -
28 January 2009People who reject Church teaching on homosexuality should leave says bishop 31 A Roman Catholic leader in Malta has said that church members who do not accept "Christ's teachings" should leave altogether. -
27 January 2009Icelandic politician may become world’s first lesbian Prime Minister 26 The President of Iceland has asked Social Democratic party leader Ingibjorg Gisladottir to try to form an interim administration.
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27 January 2009Lihtuanian MPs consider law against “promotion” of homosexuality to children 15 An EU member state is considering new laws targeting "agitation for homosexual relations" to children. -
27 January 2009Civil partnerships bill listed in Irish parliament’s spring session 5 The Irish government has listed a Civil Partnership Bill among legislation for the spring session of Parliament. -
23 January 2009French government minister confirms he is gay 1 The French Secretary of State for Parliamentary Relations has revealed he is gay in an interview ahead of the publication of his autobiography. -
23 January 2009160 MEPs signed up for recognition of civil partnerships 6 All Labour and Lib Dem MEPs have backed a written declaration on civil partnerships at the European Parliament. -
22 January 2009Polish MP disciplined after asking if former Prime Minister is gay 3 A member of the ruling party in Poland is to be removed as the chair of a parliamentary committee after he publicly questioned if one of his political opponents is gay. -
22 January 2009EU and UN condemn arrest of AIDS workers in Senegal 1 The United Nations AIDS organisation and representatives of the European Union have called on Senegal to decriminalise homosexuality after the arrest of nine gay men. -
21 January 2009Istanbul gay rights group wins appeal against closure under morality laws 1 Turkey's leading gay rights group will be allowed to continue to operate after a Supreme Court ruling. -
21 January 2009Swedish MPs move to legalise gay marriage 2 A motion tabled in the Swedish parliament and backed by three of the four parties in the coalition government would legalise gay marriage. -
20 January 2009Malta’s government accused of double standards on gay rights 4 An opposition MP in Malta has accused the government of ignoring the rights of gay people now they have been re-elected. -
16 January 2009Song promoting “ex gay” movement angers Italian activists 10 A singer who has penned a song about a man that "used" to be gay is going to be one of the acts headlining at the Sanremo music festival in Italy in February. -
16 January 2009US Christian fundamentalists attack gay rights measure at Euro Parliament 14 An American legal group associated with homophobic Christian preachers such as James Dobson has attacked a European Parliament initiative on human rights.
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14 January 2009European Parliament recommends mutual recognition of same-sex partnerships 3 MEPs have adopted the Report on the Situation of Fundamental Rights in the EU.
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13 January 2009MEPs to vote on recognition of existing same-sex partnerships 5 The European Parliament will vote on tomorrow on a resolution which calls for same-sex marriages to be recognised across all EU states.
