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12 December 2011Tel Aviv gay park ‘becoming too dangerous’ 28 A Tel Aviv park popular with the gay community is becoming too dangerous after a series of attacks, campaigners say. -
24 November 2011US professor: Pro-gay Israeli stance “conceals Palestinian human rights violations” 89 "Pinkwashing", according to the professor, has emerged as "a deliberate strategy to conceal the continuing violations of Palestinians’ human rights behind an image of modernity." The idea was described as "ludicrous and offensive".
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17 November 2011Michael Lucas: Beware of the risk of homophobia arising from the Arab Spring 174 Gay entertainment mogul Michael Lucas warns of the risks of homophobic Islamist governments forming after the Arab Spring. After decades in power, a brutal dictator in a Muslim country is dramatically deposed by a massive popular uprising. -
13 September 2011Gay Iranians come out on Facebook 24 A Facebook group has been set up for gay Iranians to come out and discuss their personal stories. -
6 September 2011Human rights group claims Iran hanged three men for gay sex 111 A human rights group has claimed that three Iranian men have been hanged for having gay sex. -
12 August 2011Tel Aviv LGBT youth centre faces closure 4 An LGBT youth centre in Tel Aviv may have to close because of financial problems.
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5 August 2011Israel LGBT youth conference cancelled 95 An international LGBT youth conference will no longer be held in Israel after Palestinian gay groups complained.
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3 August 2011HIV ‘epidemics’ emerging in gay men in North Africa and the Middle East 17 New research suggests that HIV epidemics are emerging in North Africa and the Middle East among men who have sex with men (MSM). -
29 July 20112,000 join Jerusalem Pride 4 Around 2,000 people joined a largely peaceful pride march in Jerusalem yesterday. -
4 July 2011Pakistan Muslim groups condemn US embassy gay meeting 126 Muslim groups in Pakistan have condemned a gay rights event at the US embassy as "social and cultural terrorism". -
27 June 2011Michael Lucas: ‘Poisonous’ anti-Israel lobby should not complain over LGBT meeting 420 Gay porn producer Michael Lucas says an LGBT youth conference should be held in Israel, despite objections from critics.
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27 June 2011Peter Tatchell: Holding LGBT conference in Israel will inflame homophobia 78 Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says that holding the International LGBTQ Youth and Student Organisation general assembly in Israel will inflame homophobia, cause divisions and stop delegates from the Muslim world attending. -
19 June 2011Row after Israeli airport staff strip search Barcelona gay rights leader’s boyfriend 231 Two of the leading members of Barcelona's LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) community have claimed that they were subjected to humiliating security checks while trying to fly home to Spain from Israel's Ben Gurion Airport. -
16 June 2011Comment: What life is really like for gay Syrians 28 Sami Hamwi, the Syria editor of GayMiddleEast.com, offers a glimpse of what LGBT life is really like in the country. -
13 June 2011Man defends hoax ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ blog 34 The author of the hoax 'Gay Girl in Damascus' blog has defended the deception and says he may even write a book about his experience. -
13 June 2011Gay Girl in Damascus blog written by 40-year-old Edinburgh man 23 A 40-year-old married man in Edinburgh has admitted to being the author of the Gay Girl in Damascus blog. -
10 June 2011Tens of thousands expected at Tel Aviv Gay Pride 11 Tens of thousands of people are expected to join Tel Aviv Pride in Israel today. -
9 June 2011Confusion over ‘kidnapped’ lesbian Syrian blogger 8 There is confusion over the identity of a lesbian blogger allegedly kidnapped in Syria.
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7 June 2011‘Gay girl in Damascus’ blogger feared kidnapped 12 Relatives of Amina Abdallah, author of the "Gay Girl in Damascus" blog, say she has been abducted.
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6 June 2011Israeli Knesset Speaker angers orthodox Jews over involvement in Gay Pride Month 61 Reuven Rivlin the Speaker (presiding officer) of the Knesset - the Israeli parliament - has angered conservative Jewish Knesset Members (MKs) over his plans to meet with leaders of the gay community in Israel in honor of Gay Pride Month.
