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10 November 2008Hungarian parliament approves homophobic hate crimes legislation 1 Two landmark measures extending protections to LGBT people have been adopted by the Hungarian parliament. -
10 November 2008Nicole Kidman lines up bisexual and trans roles 1 Actress Nicole Kidman is to play a Danish artist who underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1931, one of the first documented cases of transsexuality. -
6 November 2008Belarusian authorities ban gay rights protest in Minsk + Officials in Belarus have refused permission for a protest outside the Russian embassy in the capital Minsk. -
5 November 2008Irish Catholic leaders ready for court challenge to civil partnerships 21 The Roman Cahtolic Church in Ireland may support a legal challenge to new legislation that aims to give gay and lesbian couples the right to civil partnerships. -
31 October 2008Vatican approves new tests to weed out ‘gay’ priests 20 Men who aspire to the priesthood may face psychological tests to check whether they are homosexual, despite the fact that Roman Catholic priests are celibate. -
30 October 2008Queen of Spain speaks out against gay marriage 26 Queen Sofia of Spain has caused outrage among gay groups after extracts from a new biography show she is hostile to gay people. -
30 October 2008Ireland’s President urges kids to fight gay bullying 3 The President of Ireland has spoken at a forum for gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans young people. -
25 October 2008Mandelson reveals he first met Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska in 2004 3 Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has confirmed that he met with the controversial Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska in 2004, two years earlier than his former European Union officials. -
25 October 2008Travel: Sinful but fun-filled St Tropez 2 Of all the exuberant cities on the Cote d'Azur, St Tropez has the most sinful reputation for fun and frolicking. -
25 October 2008Travel: Get arty in Aarhus + Denmark's second largest city Aarhus, offers a vibrant art and cultural scene making it an excellent choice for an "art-house" weekend away. -
24 October 2008Polish President’s visit scuppers gay rights march 5 The decision of the President of Poland to attend an anniversary event in Krakow has frustrated plans for a gay rights event on October 31st. -
24 October 2008Court backs Swedish lesbian’s right to puppies 1 Sweden's Court of Appeal has rejected a kennel owner's request to appeal a sexual orientation discrimination case he lost after he refused to sell a dog to a lesbian. -
24 October 2008Conspiracy theories surround death of Austria’s gay fascist leader 7 The widow of Joerg Haider wants another autopsy to be carried out amid suggestions that his death was not an accident. -
23 October 2008Trans woman claims violation of human rights over marriage refusal + A woman in Malta who has been refused the right to get married to her male partner because she used to be male has challenged the decision in court. -
23 October 2008Leader of Austrian right sacked for revealing Haider was his gay lover 5 The man who has taken over the leadership of right wing political party Alliance for the Future of Austria after the death of Joerg Haider has revealed that they were lovers.
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22 October 2008Irish gay rights group says civil partnerships “a matter of immediate urgency” 4 Despite considerable progress in the last year, there remain significant challenges for gay and lesbians in Ireland, according to the annual report from the nation's leading homosexual rights group. -
21 October 2008Nigerian ambassador to EU pressured over treatment of gay Christians 1 Members of the European Parliament have drawn attention to the harassment faced by people working for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in Nigeria. -
18 October 2008Thousands attend funeral of right-wing gay Austrian politician Joerg Haider 1 Tens of thousands of people have lined the streets of the Austrian city of Klagenfurt for the funeral of the fascist politician Joerg Haider, who died in a car crash a week ago.
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17 October 2008Dutch court hears evidence from victims of ‘HIV gang’ + The trial of three men accused of deliberately injecting others with HIV-infected blood has heard testimony from some of their alleged victims.
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17 October 2008Europe cannot impose recognition of same-sex partnerships says EU Commissioner 11 The man responsible for the new EU directive on discrimination has said that it is up to individual member states whether or not to legally recognise gay and lesbian relationships.
