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UK Queen set to sign new Commonwealth gay rights charter


British monarch Queen Elizabeth II is set to sign a new Commonwealth charter that backs equal rights...

Obama may bypass Congress again for actions on ‘protecting home owners, gay rights’


President Barack Obama is considering a series of new executive actions aimed at working around a re...

Promotion of gay rights to be illegal in Russia


``homosexual propaganda`` may soon bring a fine of up to 10,000 pounds, according to an upcoming leg...

Chinese court ruling on `gay wives` sparks debate


A recent court ruling allows women who have unwittingly married gay men to seek an `annulment` of th...

Carla Bruni supports French gay marriage plan


France`s former first lady Carla Bruni says she disagrees with her conservative husband Nicolas Sark...

Same-sex marriage approved in two US States


US gay rights advocates claimed a major victory as voters in Maine and Maryland became the first to ...

Homosexuality not a disorder: Activist to SC


Homosexuality is not a mental and psychological disorder and it is a normal form of sexuality, gay...

‘Criminalising gay sex is against Constitution’


Gay rights activists submitted in the Supreme Court that criminalising homosexual acts is against c...

St Petersburg passes anti-gay law despite outrage


The local parliament in Russia`s second city of Saint Petersburg on Thursday passed a controversial ...

US to use foreign aid to promote gay rights


Gay rights groups praised the order as a significant step for ensuring that gays and lesbians are tr...

Mugabe calls British PM `satanic` for backing gay rights


Mugabe has for decades ranted against homosexuality, and his latest speech again threatened to punis...

British PM threatens to cut aid over gay rights


Britain will consider withholding aid from countries that do not recognise gay rights, PM David Cam...

Thousands march in Taiwan gay rights parade


The parade has attracted gays from around the world, with many marchers dressing up as prom queens, ...

Forty detained during Moscow gay rights rally


Russian police say they detained dozens of anti-gay protesters and gay rights activists during a ga...

Britain plans to introduce same-sex marriage


The British government has drawn up plans to introduce same-sex civil marriages before the next el...

Hundreds rally in Nepal for gay rights


The gay community has been holding demonstrations on the festival day in the capital.

US infuriates Pak more, vows to support gay rights


Islamists in Pakistan have denounced a gay rights event hosted last month by United States embassy.

Pakistani Muslims condemn US gay rights meeting


Jamaat-e-Islami claimed the meeting was the second most dangerous attack by US against Pakistan.

UN rights council passes gay rights bill


The UN Human Rights Council passed a historic resolution that seeks equal rights for everyone regard...

UN Rights Council passes historic gay rights bill


The UN Human Rights Council passed a historic resolution that seeks equal rights for everyone regard...

Hundreds of parade for gay rights in Rome


Hundreds of thousands of people paraded through central Rome in a gay pride parade.

More than 30 arrested at Moscow gay rights demos


Moscow police have arrested more than 30 people in a pair of attempts by activists to hold unautho...

Scuffle mars burial of Uganda gay rights activist


David Kato was killed on Wednesday at his home outside the capital Kampala.

Uganda gay rights activist murdered


A Ugandan gay rights campaigner who last year sued a local newspaper which outed him as homosexual i...

UN, US officials call for gay rights


UN chief stressed the need to pay urgent attention to gender identity rights.

Secret sex video linked to NJ student`s suicide


The death of a Rutgers University freshman stirred outrage and remorse on campus from classmates who...

Gay rights movement celebrates decade in Nepal


The only country in S Asia to recognise same sex marriages, Nepal Sunday celebrates a decade of the ...

Tsvangirai backs Mugabe in rejection of gay rights


Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has backed President Robert Mugabe`s stance against includ...

No gay rights in Zimbabwe: Mugabe


Zimbabwe`s president says gay rights will not be protected in a Constitution being drawn up under a ...

Thousands march for gay rights in Washington


Thousands of demonstrators marched to the US Capitol on Sunday to advocate for gay rights and urge P...

Centre not to take any hasty decision on gay sex: Moily


Taking note of sentiments expressed by different sections of the society, the Centre today said it ...