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21 June 2010Elton John plays controversial Israel show 52 Elton John played a gig in Israel last week after refusing to bow to pressure to pull out. -
11 June 2010Tel Aviv Pride kicks off 20 Tens of thousands of people are expected to join Tel Aviv Pride today, the Middle East's only significant gay celebration. -
10 June 2010Madrid Pride bans Israeli gay group over Gaza ship raid 25 A group of gay activists from Tel Aviv have been barred from marching in Madrid Pride next month. -
26 May 2010Gay father of twins to be allowed back into Israel this week 7 A gay man with twin sons born to a surrogate mother in India is to be allowed to return to his native Isreal this week after being stranded in a Mumbai hotel for the past two months because of the Ministry of the Interior's refusal to issue a paternity test. -
20 May 2010Iranian lesbian actress may face death if deported 17 An Iranian actress is fighting to win asylum in the UK because she fears she will be killed if sent home. -
11 May 2010Elton John to perform in Morocco despite calls to ban him 4 Elton John will still perform at a music festival in Morocco despite calls to ban him because he is gay.
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27 April 2010Comment: Labour is shunning gay Iraqis, asylum seekers 13 As he launched Labour's international LGBT manifesto last Wednesday, foreign secretary David Miliband made one howler, echoed by another in the manifesto's text. -
27 April 2010UK ‘breaching UN rules’ on returning gay asylum seekers 32 An Amnesty International report claims that the UK and several other European countries are breaching United Nations rules on returning vulnerable Iraqi asylum seekers. -
24 March 2010Comment: Iraq is the most dangerous place on earth for gays 37 It often shocks people to hear this but talk to Iraqi gays who've made it out and they'll tell you - life was better under Saddam.
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23 March 2010Exclusive: Campaigner says delay in asylum claims is ‘killing gay Iraqis’ 7 A gay Iraqi asylum seeker whose application has been stuck in the system for three years has complained that the delay is harming LGBT people in the country.
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22 March 2010Iranian actor returns to screens after gender reassignment 4 An Iranian actor has returned to screens as a man after transitioning. -
9 March 2010Bing ‘censors gay and lesbian searches in Arabic countries’ 7 Microsoft's Bing search engine has been accused of blocking non-pornographic gay and lesbian searches in Arabic countries. -
3 December 2009Opening of Chinese gay bar delayed 6 The opening of a Chinese gay bar designed to tackle HIV infections has been delayed. -
27 November 2009Israeli ambassador first to be accompanied by gay spouse 19 A Liverpool-born man has become the first gay spouse of an Israeli ambassador.
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12 November 2009Jewish settler accused of attacks on gay Israelis 12 A Jewish settler accused of killing two Israelis and carrying out attacks on gays, left-wing Israelis and messianic Jews told a court this week that God was "proud" of him.
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9 November 2009Three Iranian men on death row for homosexuality offences 119 Three Iranian men are thought to be facing the death penalty for having homosexual relations. -
11 September 2009Iran may allow trans marriage 5 Iran is set to allow a woman to marry a trans man. -
25 August 2009Gay Prime Minister poll provokes homophobic response from Israeli MP 14 A poll for an Israeli newspaper that revealed that 44% of Israelis may be ready for a gay Prime Minister has provoked a vitriolic response from one of the country's MPs. -
21 August 2009Israeli rabbis discuss gay parenting 12 A Jewish initiative may see gay men marrying women to have children while continuing relationships with their male partners. -
20 August 2009Jerusalem gay community centre hires armed guard + Following a fatal shooting at a Tel Aviv gay youth venue several weeks ago, Jerusalem's only gay community centre has now employed an armed security guard.
