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29 December 2008Facebook slams homophobic groups 4 Social networking site Facebook has responded to calls for two Serbian homophobic groups to be removed from the web. -
24 December 2008Comment: Pope is wrong about “gay threat”, gay sexuality is part of human ecology 17 By choosing to highlight homosexuality instead of hunger, war and homelessness, the Pope has lost his moral bearings and sense of priorities writes gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell -
23 December 2008ILGA defends gay family exhibition at Euro Parliament as second MEP complains 1 A leading gay rights group has said it "regrets" that two MEPs have objected to an exhibition highlighting the legal and social discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-led families. -
22 December 2008Nativity scene featuring Mary in drag upsets Amsterdam Christians 20 A Christmas celebration that featured the Virgin Mary played by a drag queen and Joseph in black leather shorts has offended Christians in Holland. -
17 December 2008Berlin’s memorial to gay Holocaust victims targeted by vandals 1 A memorial to gay men who died in the Holocaust has been attacked by vandals for the second time in four months. -
17 December 2008Cypriot MEP “offended” by pictures of gay families 29 An exhibition designed to highlight the legal and social discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-led families has upset an MEP from Cyprus, who claims he is being harassed by the "gay lobby." -
16 December 2008First Baltic Pride will be celebrated in Riga next year 2 LGBT organisations from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have announced their plans to hold a joint Pride event next year. -
16 December 2008Catholic and Orthodox bishops enthuse about the joys of (heterosexual) marriage 17 Roman Catholic and Orthodox bishops have issued a statement about the importance of marriage - for heterosexuals. -
16 December 2008Sweden’s highest court rejects same-sex marriage case 3 A gay couple who got married in Canada should not be regarded as a married couple under Swedish law, a court has ruled. -
15 December 2008Which MEPs are supporting civil partnerships recognition? 6 Here is a recent list of MEPs that are backing a written declaration on civil partnerships. -
15 December 2008British MEPs not signed up to civil partnerships recognition across EU 15 Campaigners for equal recognition of gay marriage and civil partnerships across the EU have said that not all British MEPs are signed up to their cause. -
15 December 2008Hungarian court blocks same-sex partnership law 10 Hungary's Constitutional Court has annulled a new law due to come into effect next month that would legally recognise gay and lesbian relationships. -
15 December 2008Lithuanian MPs vote to “protect” minors from homosexuality 10 Gay people in Lithuania have expressed concern that a new law will lead to a ban on gay activities. -
15 December 2008Human rights groups urge countries to support UN gay rights statement 1 More than 60 nations from across the world are supporting a statement on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. -
11 December 2008Same-sex couples denied EU right to freedom of movement 13 Gay and lesbian couples who have legal same-sex marriages or unions are being denied their rights to move and reside freely within the EU.
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10 December 2008Mayor of Moscow’s message to gay Eurovision fans – stay off the streets 18 The Mayor of Moscow has used a Eurovision Song Contest ceremony to warn gay people visiting the city for the event next year that they are not welcome on the streets. -
10 December 2008Gay political leader pledges to cut German aid to homophobic countries 5 An openly gay politician in Germany has said that if he is appointed Foreign Minister next year he will cut aid to countries that discriminate against women or sexual minorities. -
10 December 2008Vatican claims to support human rights but still opposes UN declaration on sexuality 9 The Director of the Vatican Press Office has claimed that the Roman Catholic Church supports the human rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people. -
10 December 2008Italian TV channel attacked for showing cut version of Brokeback Mountain 3 Italy's national broadcaster has said it will show gay cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain in full after it came under fire for broadcasting a cut version. -
10 December 2008Russia, US and South Africa under pressure to sign UN decriminalisation statement 4 LGBT activists in several countries have asked their governments to support a declaration on the universal decriminalisation of homosexuality to be presented at the UN next month.
