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27 November 2008Polish Catholics boycott IKEA over catalogue “promoting” homosexuality 33 Catholics in Poland are calling for a boycott of furniture retailer IKEA because its catalogue features pictures of same-sex couples. -
27 November 2008Serbian government funds LGBT information website + The Ministry of Culture in Serbia has given financial support to an online news website dedicated to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual and transgender population within the country -
26 November 2008Trans ex-MP triumphs as Italy’s newest reality TV star + While Brian Paddick, former Lib Dem contender for Mayor of London, is baring all in the Australian jungle courtesy of I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, another LGBT political figure has just won fame and public adulation. -
26 November 2008Cyprus grants resident status to gay Iranian asylum seeker 2 MEPs have welcomed the decision of Cyprus interior minister to grant resident status to an gay Iranian asylum seeker. -
26 November 2008Russian Orthodox ‘vigilante groups’ worry gay rights activists 8 From next month religiously-motivated gangs will be on the streets of Moscow, assisting police with monitoring "suspicious citizens" and other public order duties. -
26 November 2008French politician vindicated over homophobic comments 6 The French Court of Appeal has overturned a previous court judgement against parliamentarian Christian Vanneste. -
26 November 2008Music stars back campaign against HIV discrimination in Ireland + The first national report on HIV-related stigma in Ireland has revealed that half of people living with the condition face discrimination from their own friends. -
25 November 2008EU Commission reports on gay rights in candidate countries 1 A leading gay rights group has praised the European Union for raising the human rights of LGBT people in this year's progress reports on candidate countries. -
25 November 2008Gay Mayor of Paris distances himself from Socialist party infighting + The French Socialist party has been left in chaos following the narrow victory by Martine Aubry in the election for leadership. -
21 November 2008MEPs ask Commission if gay asylum seekers should be returned to Iran 9 Members of the European parliament have intervened in the case of a gay man from Iran who was reportedly refused asylum in Cyprus on the grounds of his sexual orientation. -
20 November 2008Dutch men responsible for homophobic attacks police figures reveal 7 A new system for reporting hate crimes in The Netherlands has found that the vast majority of homophobic attacks are carried out by native Dutch men. -
20 November 2008MEP calls for EU strategy on HIV ahead of World AIDS Day + Across the world people will mark World AIDS Day on December 1st, its 20th anniversary. -
19 November 2008Sweden removes transvestism and other ‘sexual behaviours’ from list of diseases + The National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden has decided to remove a range of 'sexual behaviours' from the official disease registry. -
18 November 2008Stars back gay-bashing campaign for “traditional love” in Ukraine 20 Pop stars and footballers are among the celebrities in Ukraine backing a new campaign that promotes "traditional love." -
18 November 2008New report on Ireland’s gays reveals isolation and discrimination 4 A new study of the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in the West of Ireland has found that nearly 70% of them have suffered some form of discrimination. -
18 November 2008Slavic Gay Pride will unite Belarusian and Russian activists + Gay rights groups in Belarus and Russia have agreed to hold an annual Slavic Pride event. -
17 November 2008Court setback for Russian gay activists over ban on Tambov march + Courts in the Russian region of Tambov have rejected futher action aganist a homophobic politician and dismissed a ban on a gay rights march. -
14 November 2008New exhibition documents homophobia at Riga Pride 1 A photographic exhibition in Glasgow featuring images from the disrupted Riga Pride 2008 is a "shocking" reminder of the hate, intolerance and violence still existing in Europe. -
14 November 2008Norwegian bishops consider special liturgy for gay couples 1 The Church of Norway has yet to decide if it should create a new liturgy for same-sex couples. -
14 November 2008Sarkozy asked to raise gay rights with Russian President at weekend summit + Human rights in Russia should be on the agenda at this weekend's EU/Russia summit in Nice, according to gay activists in Moscow.
